DIY tips

[Neilds]

Believe me if you're drilling in to a tough concrete linlel, with a rotary hammer drill and an sds bit, the whole room will be covered in dust, such is the power of the drill! So the vacuum cleaner tip is by far the best and easiest way to keep the job clean and tidy.

Which hand are you holding the hoover in? If the job needs the drill you describe I can guarantee it will take both hands to control it

 

[jim8flog]

When drilling walls, especially a concrete lintel, use a vacuum cleaner pipe with crevice tool attached.
Hold pipe close to drill bit and all dust will shoot down pipe and not down your lungs or over furniture and floor covering.
Then sit down with a cup of tea and admire a nice clean job! ?

My advice for that is get an envelope and sticky tape stick the tab part of the envelope below the hole and squeeze the sides of the envelope to open it and all the debris just falls in to it.

 

[Golfmmad]

Which hand are you holding the hoover in? If the job needs the drill you describe I can guarantee it will take both hands to control it

It's a technique you get used to when you do it all the time. Failing that, get the wife or someone else to hold the pipe.
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[Blue in Munich]

My advice for that is get an envelope and sticky tape stick the tab part of the envelope below the hole and squeeze the sides of the envelope to open it and all the debris just falls in to it.

BT actually had envelopes made that were designed for this with a semi circular cut out to sit directly under the drill hole and a sticky strip behind it.

 

[Golfmmad]

Which hand are you holding the hoover in? If the job needs the drill you describe I can guarantee it will take both hands to control it

BT actually had envelopes made that were designed for this with a semi circular cut out to sit directly under the drill hole and a sticky strip behind it.

It's a good tip, for a lightweight job where the drill doesn't throw out so much dust.
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[bobmac]

I book trades to come and look at a job for a time when one of us will be in.

Really? that's dam clever of you

 

[Dando]

When your other half says “shall we paint the kitchen” be prepared to do it all yourself

 

[ColchesterFC]

When your other half says “shall we paint the kitchen” be prepared to do it all yourself

I don't have that problem. Mrs Colch will say, "I think the kids bedrooms need painting" and my response is always "OK, you crack on". By the time I get back from my next offshore trip it's all done. She'll just get on and do stuff without me. She describes it as being in a relationship for a couple of months and then being a single mum for a month or 6 weeks. Several years ago we were looking at a new house to rent. I was away so she went to view one with her mate, liked it, and by the time I got back from my trip we were living in a new house.

My only DIY advice is, if it involves gas or electric get a professional to do it, other than that I'm willing to give it a go. And then get a professional in to fix it.

 

[Smiffy]

Get the wife to hold the pipe.
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Is that before, or after you attempt the DIY?

 

[Newtonuti]

Really? that's dam clever of you

It'll never catch on........

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Really? that's dam clever of you

I know right. Just thought I’d share the tip as there are a few on here complaining about the time they have waited staying in.

 

[jim8flog]

Decorating-

If you are right handed find a left handed mate to help you.

My wife was left handed and she always did some sides whilst I did the others. She also did the detailing as she had a far more steady hand than me.

 

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[Crow]

While sorting the paint tins in the garage the other day I came up with an idea that's so obvious that I'm sure most people do it already.
If you've saved a tin of coloured paint from a room, write which room it is on the tin to make identification easy when you next sort the garage.

 

[arnieboy]

While sorting the paint tins in the garage the other day I came up with an idea that's so obvious that I'm sure most people do it already.
If you've saved a tin of coloured paint from a room, write which room it is on the tin to make identification easy when you next sort the garage.

That is a very sensible tip, I just know I am going to use the wrong paint when I get round to decorating.

 

[rulefan]

While sorting the paint tins in the garage the other day I came up with an idea that's so obvious that I'm sure most people do it already.
If you've saved a tin of coloured paint from a room, write which room it is on the tin to make identification easy when you next sort the garage.

And if you had it 'made up' to be a specific shade, note the settings on the blending machine. I had to repaint the whole room because I couldn't get exactly the match when I was only wanting to touch up one wall.

 

[clubchamp98]

If your knocking a nail into wood.
Blunt the point of the nail with the hammer as it stops the wood splitting.