Be Excellent To Each Other

Also drill a pilot hole with a small bit first.

Cheers. Drilled pilot holes and had the bit moving. All six shelves up and as level as the wall allows.

We've also
Siliconed the extractor to the worktop
Duct-taped most of the extractor ducting
Put a shelf in the custom under-hob cabinet we (mostly H) made
Put a left-over door on the back of it as a decorative item (most of the "back" of the hob cabinet is visible from the house end of the kitchen)
Filled-and-re-drilled-with-a-smaller-bit the door bracket holes in another unit (because "someone" drilled too big and the brackets went wobbly immediately)
Located and cut a hole in the back of it so we can get at the hidden sockets
H rewired the fridge and freezer from Euro-plug-plus-horrendously-bulky adaptors
Dropped-and-raised the bare plug poles/wires and fitted them back to the plugs in the hidden sockets
Reattached all the cupboard doors

We're in danger of finishing this kitchen. Unfortunately, the big job is the one left to do - drill a 150mm hole in the wall and fix the extractor motor to the floor, finishing the ducting while we're at it, in a space barely bigger than the motor with access from the front only. Like the fridge-freezer plugs, this would've been considerably easier if we'd done it before the granite worktops went in.

Slightly worryingly, one of the units which supports a huge piece of granite seems to have turned/distorted. Granite's still level though.

Asbestos! Hurrah! leaking asbestos roof! Further hurrah!

Every time there is a downpour, the garage roof leaks.

Because it was finally daylight and I was at home I was able to have a looksee into what the problem is.



Everywhere they have nailed the asbestos sheet to the beam, it looks like this. As short term fix, I was going to get some sealant of sorts and go around each hole. Hopefully that will fix it. If it doesn't, I'll get a ladder and seal the outside of the roof using a broom and something like bitumen. In the summer I suppose I'll spend a Saturday removing the sheets, bagging them up and getting someone to cart them away and place a corrugated plastic roof over the top until such a time as I replace the entire garage with something a bit sturdier as I want to have a viewing platform on top of it to have drinks on and shizzle. And a hot tub. And a mortar to fire up out through a hole to land on Baildon Moor.

Fucking asbestos.

EDIT: I've also got slug trails in the dining room. I suspect they are coming up through the floor, and getting under the floor through an airbrick. I will chuck slug poison through the airbricks and glue a fine wire mesh over them. That'll learn the fuckers.

Yes they are pretty good imo, I used to install them all the time when I was fitting boilers, they are simple and effective at capturing the Magnetite.



The black shite s the magnetite and if left in the system can gradualy build up and reduce the pipe diameter, it can get to the point of causing complete blocks if some breaks loose and wedges further down.







Aye you don't want lots of fresh water going into your system adding oxygen as that does increase corrosion. This however is pretty nifty as you have a shut off valve on the inlet and outlet of it so you are only removing around a liter of water so not much to top up at all. The magnet is in a plastic sheath so you remove it and just rinse the magnetite out, the slightly more expensive model has and wire filter in it which also needs rinsing but supposedly will catch more of the crap.

The heating system should definitely have Inhibitor in it anyhow so such a small amount of oxygen added in when you top the system off (if it even needs it) is a minor issue, it will just generate some more magnetite which will be caught by the magnet for cleaning next time, but you don't want this crap building up in your systems.

If you have a older heating system and you notice cold spots on you radiators in the lower middle of the rads it is more than likely magnetite building up and stopping the water circulating.



You are basically loosing a great big chunk of your heating efficiency, your possibly not getting the heat into the rooms as you need so turn the heating up higher and use more fuel.

To sort this out the best first stem is to add a chemical cleansor to the heating system and run it as normal for a few weeks, the chemicals clean the inside of the pipe in a fairly gentle fashion and hold the magnetite in suspension, after a month flush the whole system out and run fresh water through until it runs clear, fill back up and ADD INHIBITOR. Unless the problem is really bad this is the best and cheapest 1st step (£15 fr the chemicals plus labor, very easy to do yourself if you are feeling confident in your man skills).

British Gas and some other companies will jump straight to step 2 (As it is a great little earner for them) and recommend a power flush. This is because it is a chargeable service not covered in their insurance. The prices I have heard BG has quote for it varies greatly but £1000 is not uncommon. A Power flush is when you connect a big pump that looks like a Dalek in place of the boiler and pump chemicals around the system very vigorously.




This can be a very good treatment for a system if it really needs it, however some of the old systems that really need it have been known to develop leaks after due to it having been the magnetite stopping the leak

This isn't so much of a issue with newer pressurized heating systems but has been known to get bad on some.

Used expanding foam to stop water coming in through the garage roof. The seals have perished. Probably not the best solution but I intend to replace it all soon. Fuck you rain.

You *bastard*.

I think the last owners went through a lot of door handles...

We've just had to replace the latch mechs in all 7 doors we had replaced less than 2 years ago - fuck knows where he got them from but 3 had already exploded and the rest were on their way. Of the 3 'standard' lengths he used the uncommon one. And he fucked up.drilling the holes. And most of the handle.fitting. Still, done now. Apparently I'm a better joiner than at least one professional joiner. And I have as new wood chisel.

We took an innocent stroll round homebase yesterday and on a whim decided to try and sort out the garden, since the lawn was totally waterlogged and patchy and rubbish. Two days of digging and I can now barely stand and have blisters on both my hands, but the garden is looking decent again!this was after the first dig, when I broke my bag removing all the old grass. my car, full to bursting with turf, compost and top soil. after the second dig, ready to be raked. finished!
Might plant some shrubs along the border to stop the dogs running up and down it when the neighbours dogs are out. Still got to paint the fence and decking, think I'll need to strip the decking first because it was all mossy before I power washed it and the slabs.
Now enjoying a very hard earned glass of wine.

Willow helped in her own unique way by sneakily grabbing all the stones we removed from the soil and burying them in new places in the garden.

That's brilliant Gilly! Looks really tidy. Fancy coming to do ours?

Love that Willow helped too!

I has been diying too.

Apologies for the crappy quality of the pics, but new wardrobes I have a tie drawer and everything!

That is excellent organisation drawer skills.

I put up a coat hook yesterday. Amazing screwing in skills. No pics due to insufficient impressiveness of task.

I like the tie drawer.

Is that famous Swedish furniture?

It'll stay like that too, as I never wear ties

It's the PAX wardrobe system stuff from ikea, the slim wardrobe on the left has shelves and a pull out trouser rail

I had a pax system years ago, the last ex has it

The left hand wardrobe.

Kate has pretty much the same in hers, but you don't need a picture, just imagine the same layout-ish, but much more messy...

I like the Batman Belt!

I have Batman, Superman and Captain America.

Also, a whisky flask buckle

Sod that, it's amazing

Your definition of a coat is interesting.

We have one for coats. It was decided that we also needed one for bags. I don't know why

I was going to write that!

It's because ALL THE BAGS live in our house.

Look, there is a bag on the top right that you should buy Mrs Grim...

It has a squizzle.

It really doesn't.

It does! It's ears are tucked behind where I have hung the bag up, but on the right is his bush little tail.

So lovely.

Debenhams. looksy: http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/sto ... 0120394_-1

So cute.

Aawwwww, squizzel x

I think its ripped-open stomach may put her off.

what ripped open stomach? haha, he has little dots on his belly

SIGNIFICANT objection.

I sympathise, there are bags and fucking scarves hung from what feels like every possible outcropping in our flat. There have been times after I've struggled to open a door due to all the shit hanging from the handle that I've just unhooked the lot and dumped it in the middle of the room in a vain attempt to make a point. Later it's all just hung right back where it was. Fuck sake.

I can point to some fairly substantial bag deposits near me now.

The squiggle bag is very nice though - I know someone who'd like that but I've just bought her one with owlz.

I have also just found an owlz bag at Debenhsms

We have a hat drawer. A big drawer at that.
We also have a glove and scarf hanger. A big hanger at that.
Now I have installed a second set of hooks just for bags.

We can finally get in through our front door again.

FOR NOW.

It'll soon be time for a bigger house.

WooHoo! Drain unblocking time booked in for Wednesday.

In preparation for Craster's meat?

Blablablah... Same old sterotype about women with shoes and handbags...

Indeed, you all conform beautifully.

Oi!

I think Joans has more shoes than me, he certainly packs more pairs when we go away anywhere...

Nah, it's true. Chicks dig accessories.

No, I think if Russell wants to prove his point that I have "too many' shoes, bags, hats and scarves he should buy me more to just push the point, right?

Is joans a lady?

I have quite a few pairs of shoes, boots and trainers to be fair. The new Mrs Kov like shoes and bags too.

Is the plumbing for a dishwasher similar to that of a washing machine? Hot/cold inlet + waste?

<insert sexist joke here>

depends on the dishwasher. Mine is only cold water inlet.

Thanks Bobby. Makes sense, most washers are only cold fill these days too.

He was busy laying tiles.

Grossest thing I've read on BeeX.

cold in, waste out. Same fittings.