The House Projects Thread

[Carlos]

Sounds like the right solution for such a big area. We have a very high output vertical rad (11,000 BTU) by the French doors and there's a noticeable drop in temperature the other side by the Ovens.

I need to read the instructions for the remote for the plinth heater on the opposite side

[Swervin_Mervin]

Is yours a suspended floor Rich?

[V8Granite]

We are close - just a load of annoying little bits... I like the new grey doors though, so that’s good!





The floor should come up a little darker, it’s still very dusty - there’s still some creaks but I can’t fucking sort them!

It’s a nightmare, we have a tiny bit of movement, you don’t see it or feel it unless looking for it, 2 or 3mm right near th middle of the floor. That’s on a concrete base and room to move under the skirting.

That Herringbone looks awesome. You WILL be a bit of a scratch nazi for 6 months or so, any toy with plastic wheels, chairs dragged instead of lifted etc will make you wince. After a year or so though when more scratches and marks are evident it starts to look much better with them.

Also to repair scratches, grab a walnut and rub it into the floor, it really works and is obviously pretty safe.

Get a robot vacuum, I found wooden floors attract dust and dirt like no other.

Dave!

[Simon]

We are close - just a load of annoying little bits... I like the new grey doors though, so that’s good!





The floor should come up a little darker, it’s still very dusty - there’s still some creaks but I can’t fucking sort them!

That's looking fantastic, well done.

I think we'll go underfloor for the kitchen if/when we extend, not because of the advantages of heating uniformity, but because I like to be bare-foot around the house and I really hate stepping on cold tiles (like we have at the moment). I have finger-parquet in the last house all across downstairs before I covered it with carpet and that was cold too!

[Nefarious]

Just finished this one as a favour for a neighbour. Not a patch on some of the others shown on here, but very pleased to have turned it round in just over 2 weeks and kept the budget to just over £4k (including 12 days from the joiner) for what was basically a bare-brick build.

[mik]

Lovely big telly at the sink too. Unusual to get a 4:3 format screen these days mind.

[Nefarious]

Lovely big telly at the sink too. Unusual to get a 4:3 format screen these days mind.

Don't get me started on that window. Stupid bloody thing - too big to properly support its weight on the hinges, and impossible to clean on the outside without a complicated folding tap arrangement. DG panel has failed in it anyway, so I strongly adviced to replace with a double, but the budget simply wouldn't stretch, so we've lived with it. Grrrr...

[speedingfine]

Who built that and thought, i know, let's fill that gap entirely with a UPVC window.

[JLv3.0]

'Guys we've run out of bricks and blocks!'
'You think you've fucked up? I've got this bloody great window left over!'

[Mito Man]

See every new build shithole flat in London. Sticking a massive window in a 40 sq metre dump doesn’t make the place feel big and airy.

[JLv3.0]

Ask your Dad for more money maybe?

[Rich B]

That Herringbone looks awesome. You WILL be a bit of a scratch nazi for 6 months or so, any toy with plastic wheels, chairs dragged instead of lifted etc will make you wince. After a year or so though when more scratches and marks are evident it starts to look much better with them.

Also to repair scratches, grab a walnut and rub it into the floor, it really works and is obviously pretty safe.

im ok with scratches on this one - it’s such a rustic finish it doesn’t really effect it. It was “knee slide tested” extensively when my nephew came round the other day and my little chap is currently running round with an empty coffe can hitting everything! Oh look, now he’s using the sky remote....

[Rich B]

Well, I oiled the shit out of the floors last night and the creaking has pretty much gone as hoped

...but now I have a way too shiny floor - it looks wet!

[JLv3.0]

Quite frankly I think that's fucking epic

[Rich B]

Quite frankly I think that's fucking epic

cheers matey!! - it’s coming together now!

I did some work in the downstairs wc yesterday too. Again with mixed fortune....









I opened up the box with the toilet in - lifted it out and wondered why it was making clinky noises... oh good, that’s because it’s shattered...

[Simon]

Minor project is starting today. I've done some diagnosis and noticed that both the 2-way valves on my S-plan heating system are faulty. They close when they should, but the microswitch in each is sticky and sometimes still calling for heat. End result is that both my bypass loop and also the bathroom circuit are acting as a shock absorber for all that heat.

So, I've ordered up 2 new Honeywell valves to replace them completely (they're currently a Danfoss and a Drayton). I've also just got the proper Honeywell 10-way junction box to rewire the lot, which is currently terminated behind a wall plate with loads of individual terminal blocks.

The job to replace all my old TRVs and lockshields with new Honeywell 10mm TRVs continues. By the time every one in the house is done, the new evohome will likely be available, so I'll pick that up later in 2019 and fit it. I'll just need a new boiler then, but I'm hoping mine will last until the extension, at which point it'll be moved from its current location to inside a kitchen cupboard.

[jamcg]

Minor project is starting today. I've done some diagnosis and noticed that both the 2-way valves on my S-plan heating system are faulty. They close when they should, but the microswitch in each is sticky and sometimes still calling for heat. End result is that both my bypass loop and also the bathroom circuit are acting as a shock absorber for all that heat.

So, I've ordered up 2 new Honeywell valves to replace them completely (they're currently a Danfoss and a Drayton). I've also just got the proper Honeywell 10-way junction box to rewire the lot, which is currently terminated behind a wall plate with loads of individual terminal blocks.

The job to replace all my old TRVs and lockshields with new Honeywell 10mm TRVs continues. By the time every one in the house is done, the new evohome will likely be available, so I'll pick that up later in 2019 and fit it. I'll just need a new boiler then, but I'm hoping mine will last until the extension, at which point it'll be moved from its current location to inside a kitchen cupboard.

I'd recommend one of these wiring centres instead of the Honeywell one, it’s got more space inside than the Honeywell one and has dedicated points for neutral and earth, just don’t try and use their wiring diagram as it’s baffling. Also don’t forget your links when you wire it up, everyone forgets to connect the valve neutrals and the greys to permanent live

https://www.toolstation.com/salus-tc100 ... tre/p82276

[Simon]

Minor project is starting today. I've done some diagnosis and noticed that both the 2-way valves on my S-plan heating system are faulty. They close when they should, but the microswitch in each is sticky and sometimes still calling for heat. End result is that both my bypass loop and also the bathroom circuit are acting as a shock absorber for all that heat.

So, I've ordered up 2 new Honeywell valves to replace them completely (they're currently a Danfoss and a Drayton). I've also just got the proper Honeywell 10-way junction box to rewire the lot, which is currently terminated behind a wall plate with loads of individual terminal blocks.

The job to replace all my old TRVs and lockshields with new Honeywell 10mm TRVs continues. By the time every one in the house is done, the new evohome will likely be available, so I'll pick that up later in 2019 and fit it. I'll just need a new boiler then, but I'm hoping mine will last until the extension, at which point it'll be moved from its current location to inside a kitchen cupboard.

I'd recommend one of these wiring centres instead of the Honeywell one, it’s got more space inside than the Honeywell one and has dedicated points for neutral and earth, just don’t try and use their wiring diagram as it’s baffling. Also don’t forget your links when you wire it up, everyone forgets to connect the valve neutrals and the greys to permanent live

https://www.toolstation.com/salus-tc100 ... tre/p82276

Oooh, good advice, ta!

[mr_jon]

Interestinng factoid, honeywell = garret.

[Barry]

Feeling left out from all these cool house remodels, I had the smallest room in my house redone just before Xmas. The tiles were coming off the walls in the shower and every winter the boiler has struggled to run the shower when outside temps drop below freezing so I wanted to swap it out for an electric one. Not a huge project by any stretch and being physically allergic to DIY I just paid a few guys to come in and do it all in a week for me. Quite pleased with the improvement though:

BEFORE:


AFTER:



Massive tiles was a gamble in such a small room but I think I got away with it.