In reply to Post #15
Good points there Henry
I suppose I could be overly worrying, but that's just me, I'm that sort of person.
I take on many jobs at home and my philosophy is to strive for the very best, I may not achieve it but what I get should be fine.
The only job I won't take on is plastering large areas, I've tried, but just as I get to the point of a reasonable finish I try to go one step further and make it worse.
Then I get stuck in a loop, make it reasonable again and then **** it up again
Good points there Henry
I suppose I could be overly worrying, but that's just me, I'm that sort of person.
I take on many jobs at home and my philosophy is to strive for the very best, I may not achieve it but what I get should be fine.
The only job I won't take on is plastering large areas, I've tried, but just as I get to the point of a reasonable finish I try to go one step further and make it worse.
Then I get stuck in a loop, make it reasonable again and then **** it up again
In reply to Post #16
Ha ha ha spot on there Bob👍 I come from a family of plasterers on my Mums side in Ireland and always wish I'd learnt the skill but never did but in a way I'm glad as i possibly would have done it for a living and when I look at my Uncles now mostly in their late 70's through to 80's ( they were a big family, she had seven brothers!) their bodies are all ruined from the work, it's a killer of a job but still would have been good to learn I guess.
I've just had a load of work done in my house, had the flank wall ( hall, landing and box room) hacked back to brick and insulated board installed, like you I got it done by a plasterer and everything else I've done myself like painting, new sockets, skirting, architrave and anything I can do myself I do, it saves money and I don't see the point in paying someone to do something if it's something I can do myself
Ha ha ha spot on there Bob👍 I come from a family of plasterers on my Mums side in Ireland and always wish I'd learnt the skill but never did but in a way I'm glad as i possibly would have done it for a living and when I look at my Uncles now mostly in their late 70's through to 80's ( they were a big family, she had seven brothers!) their bodies are all ruined from the work, it's a killer of a job but still would have been good to learn I guess.
I've just had a load of work done in my house, had the flank wall ( hall, landing and box room) hacked back to brick and insulated board installed, like you I got it done by a plasterer and everything else I've done myself like painting, new sockets, skirting, architrave and anything I can do myself I do, it saves money and I don't see the point in paying someone to do something if it's something I can do myself
In reply to Post #17
Apart from the money saved you get the job satisfaction.
Also you get it as you want it, not how someone else wants it.
I sometimes spend ages doing something a certain way because I want it that way.
Others can't see the point, but I can, it's because I'm a fussy ****er
Apart from the money saved you get the job satisfaction.
Also you get it as you want it, not how someone else wants it.
I sometimes spend ages doing something a certain way because I want it that way.
Others can't see the point, but I can, it's because I'm a fussy ****er
In reply to Post #16
Buy yourself a sponge float 😉
Buy yourself a sponge float 😉
In reply to Post #19
I'll take a look Ralphy.
Watch out though, too many people using them and you'll be out of job
I'll take a look Ralphy.
Watch out though, too many people using them and you'll be out of job
In reply to Post #8
Just spoken to my neighbour about this and he reckoned you have done the right thing.
He did say that worktops vary a bit in depth so if yours are only 600mm then perhaps that is why the units were kept back close to the wall.
Given a 620mm (or more) worktop and fairly straight walls that don't need the decorative panels cut too much, then he tries to position the units to give a decent air gap behind.
He also thought that either way you wouldn't have a major problem, but the motor would have run longer with a smaller air gap.
Just spoken to my neighbour about this and he reckoned you have done the right thing.
He did say that worktops vary a bit in depth so if yours are only 600mm then perhaps that is why the units were kept back close to the wall.
Given a 620mm (or more) worktop and fairly straight walls that don't need the decorative panels cut too much, then he tries to position the units to give a decent air gap behind.
He also thought that either way you wouldn't have a major problem, but the motor would have run longer with a smaller air gap.
In reply to Post #21
Thank you for finding that out for me
If I were doing it again I'd do it differently but it's good to know that what I've done should be ok
Thank you for finding that out for me
If I were doing it again I'd do it differently but it's good to know that what I've done should be ok