[House build thread] Andy’s house ( not from scratch )

[Aldo]

Pink stuff is great gear! Works good of blackened exhaust tips

 

[andybond]

Pink stuff is great gear! Works good of blackened exhaust tips

I did not know that.

 

[andybond]

Just doing some trivial DIY on Boxing Day and the sun is out in our bedroom.

No carpets ( to be fitted on Jan 03 ) but I am liking it so far

 

[andybond]

Before / after. Carpet fitting 03 JAN

 

[andybond]

3 rooms have carpet.

I have never been this excited I for carpet ever.

 

[andybond]

A man that can has also done us sone samples for the floor stuff.

 

[andybond]

Eldest sons room now has carpet , and furniture.

 

[andybond]

Youngest sons room!

 

[DaveL485]

Bed, desk, computer, massive screen. Teenage boys dream.

 

[andybond]

The master bedroom is just about complete

 

[andybond]

Swapped over the firebricks.

 

[DaveL485]

Thats a big old log burner mate, thats going to chew through a shitload of wood! Good reason to buy a chainsaw

 

[andybond]

Thats a big old log burner mate, thats going to chew through a shitload of wood! Good reason to buy a chainsaw

11.9kw.

Last one was 5kw.

Looking for a local wood to recover potential combustible material…

 

[Aldo]

Speaking to a mate recently about collecting firewood. Next council District to me offers a scavenger license, so where the council is dropping trees or doing some clearing, they let you know. You can front up and take what you can get.

Ideal for filling a log store for the year coming, but fairly time consuming in the same breath.

 

[DaveL485]

Speaking to a mate recently about collecting firewood. Next council District to me offers a scavenger license, so where the council is dropping trees or doing some clearing, they let you know. You can front up and take what you can get.

Ideal for filling a log store for the year coming, but fairly time consuming in the same breath.

It's getting in that year-cycle of drying it too, you need to think ahead at least 12 months!

 

[andybond]

Indian stone cleaned in the kitchen. A million times better!

Before


After

 

[Spooky]

Wow, massive difference, looks so much better!

 

[andybond]

Wow, massive difference, looks so much better!

Whole room is a million times lighter.

We were due to get the floors sanded and oiled tomorrow but the guy has got cold feet. Somewhat ironic as it’s under floor heated.

Am now the worlds leading authority on oiling manufactured flooring.

 

[andybond]

I have a few extractor fans around the house that have been vented in the shortest route from inside to outside via wall.

They work, but are open 24/7. One bathroom is cool due to no thermal barrier in the extractor —> external grille

I want something that’s sealed until activated. Can anyone recommend anything with a high CFM suitable for bathrooms / high humidity areas?

 

[Duncan Grier]

You could have a look at black hole vents @andybond, they are baffled and designed to reduce draft, noise etc while maintaining required flow. Some models have drip tray also if needed but also designed to have appliances feeding them to vent....can't confirm will be what you need but something to look at