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I need to sort all the images out, I'm probably going to put them together into a single album in case people are interested in flicking through it.
I haven't got the 2 post lift in yet, I haven't had the time or the money. I want to sort the stairs and a work bench/cupboards at the end first, which I will probably do over the winter.
I haven't got the 2 post lift in yet, I haven't had the time or the money. I want to sort the stairs and a work bench/cupboards at the end first, which I will probably do over the winter.
There's no hurry is there really on the lift ...
Just about to ring round a few places to get some idea of price on the Cedral. I don't want that much (black) ...
What did you use to cut it in the end? I saw on another thread roofer was talking about a chop saw or some kind of diamond cutter?!
Thanks
Edit:
£17.75 a board here ... I guess you had a lot though.
http://www.chilterntimber.co.uk/product/fibre-ceme...
Just about to ring round a few places to get some idea of price on the Cedral. I don't want that much (black) ...
What did you use to cut it in the end? I saw on another thread roofer was talking about a chop saw or some kind of diamond cutter?!
Thanks
Edit:
£17.75 a board here ... I guess you had a lot though.
http://www.chilterntimber.co.uk/product/fibre-ceme...
No, not much of a hurry, I want to swap the engine in my VX, but frankly at the moment I am struggling to find the time, what with watching football, playing football, playing bowls next door and looking after my 2 year old son while my wife works night shifts. I'm steadily getting through minor house related bits of snagging, but the lift will be the last thing I do.
I think I paid around that for the Cedral, I couldn't secure much of a volume discount at all.
I bought the garage door from Foremost Garage Doors in Ipswich, I fitted it myself. It took a fair while to do, a couple of weekends. The suppliers wanted about £900 to fit, which in hindsight was not too bad, but there were a few fitting peculiarities which I think would have made them inclined to cut corners or charge more money. I am particularly thinking about the mounting to retain as much headroom was possible.
I think I paid around that for the Cedral, I couldn't secure much of a volume discount at all.
I bought the garage door from Foremost Garage Doors in Ipswich, I fitted it myself. It took a fair while to do, a couple of weekends. The suppliers wanted about £900 to fit, which in hindsight was not too bad, but there were a few fitting peculiarities which I think would have made them inclined to cut corners or charge more money. I am particularly thinking about the mounting to retain as much headroom was possible.
Sorry I forgot to mention about cutting, for straight cuts use a laminate floor guillotine, it works perfectly and they cost about £20 instead of the £200 for the "specialist" cutters which are identical.
For diagonal cuts I tried a vibrating multitool, which takes ages and unsurprisingly chews through blades very quickly. By far the best tool was a petrol disc cutter. I know all the instructions say not to use one and it does create a lot of dust, but it produces a great cut and is very quick.
For diagonal cuts I tried a vibrating multitool, which takes ages and unsurprisingly chews through blades very quickly. By far the best tool was a petrol disc cutter. I know all the instructions say not to use one and it does create a lot of dust, but it produces a great cut and is very quick.
I’ve bought a large high spec German kitchen for a song, complete with granite worktops (although I don’t think they will be practical so will probably be sold).
Last minute dash to collect them yesterday evening and then up at 5am to unload the van and return it. The granite was phenomenally heavy!
kitchen...
, could even lend a hand shifting those about if you wanted.uk66fastback said:
Why would the granite be impractical, I would have thought it would be ideal ...!
I suspect a bit too fragile to mount a vice on or to bash something with a hammer on. Annoyingly the piece of granite around the sink smashed as we moved it, but in truth the sink in it, which was a double was too small for what I wanted anyway.Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff