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Ascender wrote: Fri Sep 05, 2025 12:08 pm There's an unfinished garage across the our house which had a few courses of bricks laid about 30 years ago and then left so we've decided we'll finish it and use it for storage. The floor is being poured next week and then we'll get the rest finished, but I'm now starting to think it's a waste of a view!

Maybe I need to add a door and make a deck out the back of it.

DeskJockey wrote: Fri Sep 05, 2025 3:28 pm The tap in the kitchen has started leaking enough that I needed to do something about it. Tried to replace the gaskets/seals but finding some that fit an 18yo no-brand tap proved impossible, instead of a small leak I ended up with a big one.

As I was trying to turn the water off using the isolator valves, one of the joints started spraying water as well, so instead it was time to turn it off at the main and call a plumber.

Four hours later we have a new kitchen tap, new connector gaskets (they both started leaking), and a new isolator valve on the hot water pipe. While he was here he replaced the bath waste as that was also on the list.

That leaves me with the joyous job of refitting the bath panel and messing with silicone to keep the water out.

jamcg wrote: Fri Sep 05, 2025 7:49 pm

DeskJockey wrote: Fri Sep 05, 2025 3:28 pm The tap in the kitchen has started leaking enough that I needed to do something about it. Tried to replace the gaskets/seals but finding some that fit an 18yo no-brand tap proved impossible, instead of a small leak I ended up with a big one.

As I was trying to turn the water off using the isolator valves, one of the joints started spraying water as well, so instead it was time to turn it off at the main and call a plumber.

Four hours later we have a new kitchen tap, new connector gaskets (they both started leaking), and a new isolator valve on the hot water pipe. While he was here he replaced the bath waste as that was also on the list.

That leaves me with the joyous job of refitting the bath panel and messing with silicone to keep the water out.

Make sure to remove all the old silicone, Clean everything down with methylated spirits, don’t over apply silicone, Make a bowl of water with a couple of drops of washing up liquid and do your finger in it to smooth out the silicone

Ascender wrote: Tue Sep 16, 2025 10:36 am I think I'm going to put a solar panel on the shed/store to power an indoor light and maybe some other small stuff. Has anyone done this sort of thing on outbuildings before? I was also wondering about what I'd need to power a couple of cameras down at the horse field too. Is that something you've done @Mito Man?

Simon wrote: Tue Sep 16, 2025 1:52 pm I was thinking of doing the same, and adding a door open alarm/monitor for inside the house as the shed is in the side alley and the kids keep opening it and leaving it open, then it rains and soaks everything.

Any ideas?

Mito Man wrote: Tue Sep 16, 2025 2:22 pm

Simon wrote: Tue Sep 16, 2025 1:52 pm I was thinking of doing the same, and adding a door open alarm/monitor for inside the house as the shed is in the side alley and the kids keep opening it and leaving it open, then it rains and soaks everything.

Any ideas?

Just a wifi door sensor. Got one from donkeys ago working on Apple Homekit. Just sends a message on my phone saying door has been opened/closed. Not my exact model...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tapo-T110-Real ... d_source=1
I guess you could also just fit a self closing hinge