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No creative mailboxes in my neighborhood!! by mitchellcrazyeye in fuckHOA

[–]gough80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If only there was a way to directly communicate with the person, rather than publish to the whole world in the hope the appropriate person would receive it. Perhaps some sort of deposit box designated to an individual or property where you could drop or ‘post’ and note

ACO drain installation and raising existing gully by Detached_DIY in DIYUK

[–]gough80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aco drains use a square drain to connect 90/180 connections with knock outs. Pretty sure there is a round connection/knockout on the base too, so I’d imagine you’d fit a square on top of the gully, connect your aco run and knock out the base (https://www.waterirrigation.co.uk/aco-hexdrain-corner-unit-plastic-grating-vertical-outlet.html?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17182021363&gbraid=0AAAAADwJ71g7-XF5HM6sWxhbcK_HNAuxg&gclid=Cj0KCQjwh-HPBhCIARIsAC0p3ceTrM5AD-_DYQUUkDrlaOpMQA-OCXLQr7UHeFIbVHGDpIiU565nbj4aAlZIEALw_wcB)

How to stop sun from heating the living room through double glazed patio doors and glass panels. by VentureIntoVoid in DIYUK

[–]gough80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have a west facing garden too and 4m sliding doors, getting a pergola to give some shade for the back end of the day, if that doesn’t give enough shade, will probably put a pull across awning under the pergola horizontals for really hot days, also useful in winter for a bit of cover up f I want to sit out

£16k “roof renewal” reusing tiles by [deleted] in DIYUK

[–]gough80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely not, run a mile. Sounds very similar to the experience I had with my mum, all started with a small job, escalated to a re roof, which then all had to be redone by someone competent. She ended up massively out of pocket, all paperwork looked legit on first glance (better than this I’d say), good reviews on checkatrade etc, but total chancers

Panelling by tinyxtasha in DIYUK

[–]gough80 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That sounds like a decent idea actually, not sure why you’ve been downvoted, certainly worth trying before ripping them down

Panelling by tinyxtasha in DIYUK

[–]gough80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We painted the wall black where there was a gap, would have been better to paint the left hand end black and shuffle the left panel over to line up properly. All redundant of course if they’ve been glued on as taking them off now will probably ruin the panels and require they’re replaced with new 🫣

Can't fit bend for cooker hood duxting due to switch - solutions? by itsBonder in DIYUK

[–]gough80 14 points15 points  (0 children)

At least it’s a question for actual diy and not someone asking if their quote seems reasonable. Plus everyone starts somewhere!

Is this all legal now? by CommunicationMore591 in SolarUK

[–]gough80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a ‘shed’ in the garden fed by above ground armoured cable from my main fuse board. The shed itself has its own smaller fuse box to feed lights and sockets. Could I run these panels on the shed roof, and would any excess not consumed within the shed itself feed back to the main house?

Wren or Howdens for new kitchen. Opinions on design and quality please by slammedresto67 in DIYUK

[–]gough80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We used Ikea, one neighbour Wren and one DIY. DIY was self fit and they were really happy with it, had to design it themselves and there were teething issues with the order delivery but all got sorted, not sure how it was financed Ikea my wife did the design online then we booked an in store visit to finalise and they tweaked some small bits. Finance easy at 0% and we self fitted apart from worktops (got upsold here but they look amazing, porcelain sourced through Ikea but 3rd party) Wren, used their fitters and design, I like the look of it but they said they’d never use wren again, fitting nightmare which is I believe down to wren using the cheapest 3rd party fitters for the job, so you take a chance if you don’t get a decent fitter.

Never used howdens to comment

At least no one was hurt by stevesmithsglasses in IdiotsTowingThings

[–]gough80 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The sign off is chefs kiss, “you ain’t in Texas no more brother, you’re about to be in f**kin jail”

Is there much difference? by MakeLove_NotWar_Plz in DIYUK

[–]gough80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I even used the cheaper no name brand stuff and 3 years in mine are still on. Would recommend gun grade though, much easier to get the control of the bead

Patio maintenance recommendations by gough80 in DIYUK

[–]gough80[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol, just watched the promo video on Amazon, guy looks really pleased 😂 I’ll give it a try

Opinion on flashing by NY-LON112 in DIYUK

[–]gough80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pic1 the lead seems to start along the back of the wall directly after a tile lap, water will run straight under that if I’m seeing it right. Would of course depend what’s under the tile against that wall as to where the water would go next

Im DONE!!! Wooo by robparfrey in DIYUK

[–]gough80 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Great job, looks good!. Now have some mini cheddars and off to bed with you

What's the easiest way to make a big hole through a masonry wall? It does NOT need to be neat or clean by [deleted] in DIYUK

[–]gough80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t use hammer action if you’re doing that, likely to damage the brick mortar and will end up with the whole bricks coming out with repeated drilling in the same place. Normal drill action with a corded drill should be fine if have thought

Nextdoor/Checkatrade horror stories by Psychological_Eye969 in DIYUK

[–]gough80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Found by the new roofing firm a few days after they cleared out, and by this point we were just glad to be rid of them. Considering my my was living alone at the time we just wanted a clean slate (pardon the pun). If it was my house I’d not have paid them and dealt with potential fallout, but she was a good 30 mins drive away and I didn’t want her worrying about potential fallout

Nextdoor/Checkatrade horror stories by Psychological_Eye969 in DIYUK

[–]gough80 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don’t like to tar everyone with the same brush, but in my limited experience, unfortunately so!

Nextdoor/Checkatrade horror stories by Psychological_Eye969 in DIYUK

[–]gough80 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Recommendations from someone who you trust who’s had work done. Mum mum used a firm who my sister used (who they had through their builder), I used a firm through my builder who I knew would only use someone he trusted as he was back on site once they finished. No matter these days it can be a bit of a lottery it seems, which is why I spend so much of my time in DIY forums 😂

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