Angry Ram Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Putting up curtain rails.. Have a nightmare every time, always some steel lintel or something that means I cannot drill into the wall without some sort of industrial drill. Arghhhhh. TVs on walls... Okay do you go by the spirit level and get it perfectly straight, only for it to look wonky because the building is not perfect. Then you end up doing it by eye but it just feels wrong. Always feel TV's on walls in unnatural, too high normally and uncomfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 I did feel your pain, however investing in a decent SDS drill is worth it. Soon pays for itself, especially if you have tiles to remove. I got a lightweight Bosch one. Will be giving you a like once home, crap work phone, TVs on walls in houses are wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarboroughwa Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 All of them. I have been doing DIY since I bought my first home 30 years ago and I'm still no good at it. I am so not good at it that I have decided not to do it any more. Having said that, I have got an absolute shitload of concrete to get up. All around the house, a great big patio, and the drive, What sort of jackhammer is going to make that magically happen for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Never quite understood the tv on the wall thing, even more so when you see them hung above the fireplace leaving you watching Eastenders like 90 minutes of Rowett Pulis football. There is a reason why TV cabinets are the height they are and not 6ft up. Not for me. As for DIY, avoid it at all costs, the missus wants to replace a kitchen cupboard with a integrated dishwasher, thought we already had one but she wants an electric one. I appear to have the only kitchen cupboard that's rock solid and held together with zero screws. I'll figure it out one year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarboroughwa Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 3 minutes ago, David said: Never quite understood the tv on the wall thing, even more so when you see them hung above the fireplace leaving you watching Eastenders like 90 minutes of Rowett Pulis football. There is a reason why TV cabinets are the height they are and not 6ft up. Not for me. As for DIY, avoid it at all costs, the missus wants to replace a kitchen cupboard with a integrated dishwasher, thought we already had one but she wants an electric one. I appear to have the only kitchen cupboard that's rock solid and held together with zero screws. I'll figure it out one year. Yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Ram Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 I find YouTube invaluable. I have those awful recessed ceiling lights in the kitchen with those strange metal grip rings. They mystified me but I saw on YouTube how to tackle replacing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 All of them. Like jogging, DIY is best left to those that get some sort of weird pleasure from getting shitted up and knackered lifting s**** etc and making a big effing mess in the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteHorseRam Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 The DIY job you get 'guilted' into at about 4.40pm on a Sunday afternoon, having spent the rest of the day doing the mother-in-law's garden. 'No, no, it's alright, I understand your tired.I'll try and put up the blind on my own. You stay their and watch the Dam Busters or whatever it is.' ******Frost***** ****Glare****** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Ram Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 1 hour ago, David said: Never quite understood the tv on the wall thing, even more so when you see them hung above the fireplace leaving you watching Eastenders like 90 minutes of Rowett Pulis football. There is a reason why TV cabinets are the height they are and not 6ft up. Not for me. As for DIY, avoid it at all costs, the missus wants to replace a kitchen cupboard with a integrated dishwasher, thought we already had one but she wants an electric one. I appear to have the only kitchen cupboard that's rock solid and held together with zero screws. I'll figure it out one year. 100% right on the TVs, never in a lounge but wall mounted in bedroom is okay I suppose. @froggg likes a wall mount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Ram Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 I will add ceiling lights.. FFS who would be an electrician, devils work. Purchased one with a fan from Argos. Seriously getting to the moon would be easier. Instructions written by a moron ( okay probably read by one ) but I can't be too harsh on medium Angry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Papering a ceiling...one of only two times me and the Mrs had serious words, terrible job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Wallpapering. In the end, we put woodchip up, and it;s been there for the last 40 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, eddie said: Wallpapering. In the end, we put woodchip up, and it;s been there for the last 40 years. Be back in fashion soon then, couple years you'll have a modern house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevin Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 This ain't going to be a help line like when David had a go at kitchen fitting is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 10 minutes ago, King Kevin said: This ain't going to be a help line like when David had a go at kitchen fitting is it? Tried asking on here before, all I got was ring a joiner or a kitchen fitter. Some help that was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Love wallpapering. Hate painting. Hate everything involving cars. Or grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 2 hours ago, David said: Never quite understood the tv on the wall thing, even more so when you see them hung above the fireplace leaving you watching Eastenders like 90 minutes of Rowett Pulis football. There is a reason why TV cabinets are the height they are and not 6ft up. Not for me. As for DIY, avoid it at all costs, the missus wants to replace a kitchen cupboard with a integrated dishwasher, thought we already had one but she wants an electric one. I appear to have the only kitchen cupboard that's rock solid and held together with zero screws. I'll figure it out one year. Get @mozza round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Just now, uttoxram75 said: Get @mozza round. Was him that told me to get a professional round! Was a bit miffed that an amateur thought he could handle wood without qualifications if I recall correctly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 8 minutes ago, David said: Tried asking on here before, all I got was ring a joiner or a kitchen fitter. Some help that was. If you're deffo having a dish washer, then take the hammer to the cabinet. Trouble is though, if there's any pipework on the wall behind the existing unit and you won't get the built in washer far enough back. look behind the hinges of the units either side, it's a secret screwing point into the next unit. (Don't tell anyone though, it's a secret.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 3 minutes ago, uttoxram75 said: Get @mozza round. He gets a nose bleed when he leaves the end of his road!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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