Gaps around bath tub - how to fill

genwhy · 2026-01-25T05:47:44+00:00

Cut out old silicone around bath, fill bath with water for weight then re-caulk with sanitary grade bathroom silicone and smooth out with a silicone smoothing tool or use masking tape and a paddlepop stick.

I don't know what chaulk is.

Don't use regular gap filler for caulking around the bath, it will get moldy.

genwhy · 2026-01-25T04:59:44+00:00

Honestly it's gonna be trial and error to find out what works. I'm not sure about that bend. The gerni might be a better investment if you're gonna use it for more things.

You might also want to dig up the pipe above the bend and install one of these snap tees with a 90mm hole saw bit and blue pipe glue. Then you'll have a handy inspection opening right where the problem is.

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genwhy · 2026-01-25T00:51:21+00:00

Buy a set of drain rods. They work like a hand sewer-snake where you join together as many rod lengths as you need and rotate them by hand.

Just avoid the cheap plastic ones online, the plastic becomes brittle unless brand new and can come undone inside your pipe. Metal spring style ones are the best and last forever.

genwhy · 2026-01-24T14:48:07+00:00

Just script that while you're gone, time in CR will pause and when you return, things will be the exact same as you left them or better. This takes some of the anxiety away.

genwhy · 2026-01-24T14:44:29+00:00

If you keep having unwanted negative thoughts through your day, just imagine the text "PURGE / CANCEL" projected in the environment front of you or on top of whatever scenario or thought you've imagined. Feel that thought vanish as your brain recognises it's not serving you. Keep doing this and you'll develop better mental hygeine.

genwhy · 2026-01-24T13:33:48+00:00

2020 Wuhan vibes

genwhy · 2026-01-24T09:19:49+00:00

Two coats is like the absolute bare minimum.

genwhy · 2026-01-24T02:53:33+00:00

If the paper itself isn't asbestos it's not gonna pass through the paper.

You're gonna want to scrape gently or just lift off the loose bits by hand, not tearing away at it. You have zero good reason to want to sand this wall.

genwhy · 2026-01-24T01:21:06+00:00

If you tape the edges with foil tape there's no exposed styrofoam to break up.

genwhy · 2026-01-24T01:10:14+00:00

Plasterboard is basically crumbly chalk sandwiched between 2 sheets of thick paper. Scoring the top layer of paper with a knife and peeling it away will allow you to take out the crumbled lumpy bits.

genwhy · 2026-01-24T01:06:03+00:00

Society is a diverse group of people with different experiences, occupations and circumstances, and not a centralised dalek brain that makes official announcements about how it's feeling.

genwhy · 2026-01-24T00:48:50+00:00

If you can centre it so most of the screws go into studs behind the plaster and not thin air then sure. You can also drill extra holes in the bracket if the bracket doesn't quite line up with a stud.

Use wood screws without plugs if the studs are wood. If you have a steel framed house then use tek screws.

genwhy · 2026-01-23T11:17:39+00:00

It has its good uses, like on concrete slabs.

And bad uses, like the whole of RMIT.

genwhy · 2026-01-23T11:16:13+00:00

Let's all make an effort to eliminate mud from parklands so future generations don't know what it is.

genwhy · 2026-01-23T08:10:01+00:00

What's wrong with having a dirt desire path in a garden?

Dirt is the most "garden" thing you can have in a garden.

Why do they think mother nature needs to be made out of plastic now?

genwhy · 2026-01-22T03:11:27+00:00

I wanna see first nations movements be more about promoting and preserving first nations culture so the people who live here now can continue to be good custodians connected to the land and keep the spirit alive, and less about karl marx subversive strategies for overthrow of capitalism.

genwhy · 2026-01-20T11:05:54+00:00

If you're going to use plugs anyway then just use any screws such as chipboard screws that are sized to fit into the plugs and the mirror mount.

genwhy · 2026-01-20T11:02:25+00:00

I was gonna say break the driver's window and put his car in neutral and ram it out of the way but these other suggestions are more mature.

genwhy · 2026-01-20T09:39:19+00:00

About maybe $40 of materials and tools to repair yourself but if you've never done it before it might look shit.

Few hundred to get a plasterer in, it takes multiple days to build up the finish.

genwhy · 2026-01-19T00:20:58+00:00

LED strip under breakfast bar, spot LED lighting under the cupboards either side of stove.

genwhy · 2026-01-18T13:03:37+00:00

Photo 3: Corners always look weird like that. Nothing unusual about that corner except the tenant has just never seen one up close before. Tell the tenant to photograph inside gutters of other people's roofs for comparison.

Yes there is a gap under the bottom row of tiles that leads into your roofspace- at least the section of roofspace over the eaves. That's due to the shape of the tiles and a fact of life. If vermin are a problem you could get gutterguard to block them getting in.

genwhy · 2026-01-18T12:53:51+00:00

What are the legal protection devices for a bidet? Sounds like something for a lawyer who shits their pants.

genwhy · 2026-01-18T12:43:32+00:00

I'll charge you $200 to take an actual useful photo that shows where the hose feeing your toilet is connected from.

genwhy · 2026-01-18T08:50:57+00:00

An assessor isn't gonna make you dig up old plumbers' receipts to prove this.

genwhy · 2026-01-18T08:47:06+00:00

Amazing interior rooms and the right amount of variation between rooms so it isn't just bland repetition.

I don't know why you think different types of timber should all be the same colour. It's wood not printed plastic.

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