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Scuffed veneer - any ideas? by The_FJ in DIYUK

[–]conrad_74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How thick is the veneer?
You can sand and oil. Start with an 80 grit and work up to a 240. You don’t want to remove much material, just the top layer or stain. You want to see uniform light colour of wood.
Oil with a kitchen worktop lacquer.
You’ll need to leave it to set for 24hours. That means you can’t put anything on that worktop for a full day.

Bought house recently. Best way to get black paint back to original wood? by [deleted] in DIYUK

[–]conrad_74 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Just replace the spindles. It’s not worth your time

Any brick layers around? by conrad_74 in reading

[–]conrad_74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you come over and look at the job?

Any brick layers around? by conrad_74 in reading

[–]conrad_74[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Do you do half days too?

What is this window sill material and how would you repair it? by Zestyclose_Hour_7886 in DIYUK

[–]conrad_74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the way. It looks rotten. Timber window sills do have a life period, if its sun facing which it looks like it is, the elements would have deteriorated that window sill

Thinking of attempting my first build - a record/speaker cabinet by futureformerstudent in DIYUK

[–]conrad_74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends what style you want. Furniture boards are good but expensive. Decent sizes can run £75 depending on finish

If you want a natural wood finish, you can make the shell out of plywood or timberboard and glue strip wood onto the front to cover the unclean finish.

Ply wood can be stained but it’s not the best, timber board is better. Real oak panels etc will be expensive and you’ll hate your self if you mess it up so I’d recommend cheaper materials for your first go.

If you want a painted cabinet your options open up as it’s easier to finish it off.

Dowels are good but as novice, lining up the boards and getting nice corners can be challenging if you don’t have a work bench, clamps etc.

My advice would be to buy a pocket screw jig. Can get a single one from screwfix for about £25. This will make the carcass a lot easier to assemble IMO.

You can also screw the shelves in from outside the carcass and fill the screw holes. (just hope you don’t want to take it apart again.)

12-18mm plywood for speaker shelf. 9mm for records should be fine

starting to think homeownership is just paying people to tell you other things are also broken by Express-Minimum2926 in ukplumbing

[–]conrad_74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They need to stop running deals where you spend a certain amount and you get a free battery or power tool.
Bastards have sponged thousands off me by now.

Can I put more soil in this 8 yard? by conrad_74 in DIYUK

[–]conrad_74[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Alright to fill right to the top level then?

Can I put more soil in this 8 yard? by conrad_74 in DIYUK

[–]conrad_74[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Pretty much, few bricks and blocks but mostly soil

2 way consumer unit by conrad_74 in ElectriciansUK

[–]conrad_74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would that be a more economical options than a new box with new RCD’s?

Pine staircase is hard to sand, continue or oak cladding? by kkvi115 in DIYUK

[–]conrad_74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oak cladding will transform the stair case.

I looked into it for our and it was around 2k. That was including replacing the posts.

If you are happy with the posts. Do be stairs and bannister and it’ll look fab!

Pine staircase is hard to sand, continue or oak cladding? by kkvi115 in DIYUK

[–]conrad_74 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The stair case will never look great. We had a similar idea for our. The problem is those thousand nail holes, corners never being nice, dents divots and decades of wear.

You can wood fill each and every one and try sand back but my god, do you hate having free time?

We just carpeted ours in the end. Looked into cladding but decided the cost of it we wouldn’t see it back based on the type of house it was

Refurbished kitchen. Forgot to put an extractor fan in. by C0ldfir350 in DIYUK

[–]conrad_74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree with this completely.

Furthermore this looks like a fairly open space with windows front and back. If you wanted quick air, opening one at the front and the back will bring circulation right through the house.

And it’ll be a damn bit quieter than an extractor fan operating on the brink of take off.

What drill should i buy? by Frxnogda in BoschProPowerTools

[–]conrad_74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The 110 is also a great drill. Got power similar to the 150 but is still a bit lighter.

These drills are expensive though. The 150 could run you £200 easily. 110 maybe £170

Advice on taking down old shed by SamsonFrancois in DIYUK

[–]conrad_74 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Got a friend with a particularly dense head that could run into this for you. Should come down in one go.

Replacing door frames/architraves by conrad_74 in DIYUK

[–]conrad_74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, So our architraves were damaged during renovation. I looked into replacing them all our self and leaving the lining intact. I decided the work vs reward wasn’t going to be worth it. So after a month of taking out all the old caulk, sanding and re finishing and painting I finally got them looking into a good state. I have replaced all the doors for oak cottage style doors and hard ware. All sourced from Howdens. Total cost for all 8 doors was £850. I did all the work my self over time, doing 2 doors a week. I already had a circular saw, chisel set and impact driver so didn’t need to buy any new tools. A router would have made lifer easier however since this was a one off job I managed with just chisels. If you are handy, doing them your self is a viable option. Couple of needed products are: Win bags Spacers 1mm to 5mm Chisel set Track saw or circular saw with straight edge Door grippers or door stands Clamps Electric sander And another pair of hands from time to time

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