spikey Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 In my case, the main one is getting a neat finish on a line of silicone sealant 'twixt bath and wall tiles. I've just tried yet again, and given up. Finally. Yet again ... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted January 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2019 Gloss paint on a door 40 years ago - full of runs and the wife banned me from painting - that's still the case and although I do preparation and the ceilings, she does everything else . . . . . 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2019 Gloss paint anywhere - it always looks 'weathered' for some reason... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) I can't do neat sealant either. But my own superpower is being unable (to motivate myself) to do the little finishing jobs on a project. Hence the B residence is a cornucopia of small, unpainted areas, skirting boards that finish an inch or so from where they should, and kitchen countertops that will, one day, get the bits of T-section inserted to cover the joins. Probably the day before the house goes on the market. Edited January 22, 2019 by PatB 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted January 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2019 I used to be hopeless with sealant. But on my most recent job the letting agent's inventory clerk actually complained that there was no sealant around the new bath tub. Either he should have gone to Specsavers or I have got rather good with the sealant. My skills with the gun are slightly improved but, above all, it is the availability of a rather neat little tool that has done the business. Now to get leakproof joints on my plumbing... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I am now restricted on any job where straight lines and right angles are required to doing the job in bright enough sunshine to stop out the variable and differing astigmatism in both of my eyes*. so lots of jobs have to wait for good summer days when plentiful sunlight is assured. *The consultant tells me I will 'grow out of it' - that's the variability of the astigmatism by light level - by loss of retinal sensitivity so that the iris aperture is large enough that the astigmatism will always be present. Alternatively I could have the astigmatism correction in a pair of really dark sunglasses which would keep the iris aperture large, and thus consistently present, but we agreed that was no option really! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Can't plaster a wall for toffee, renovated a house from top to bottom, did it all myself except the walls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CLARENCE Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 According to my wife, I can't do anything right, so I've stopped trying! (except for my railway, of course, where I do excellent work). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold grandadbob Posted January 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2019 I seem to have a problem with avoiding bloodstains on the finished work, whatever it is!. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Richard_A Posted January 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2019 Silicone is easy, apply a bead of it,then paint a solution of washing up liquid and water over it,then smooth if off using a tool of some description or your finger. The washing up liquid stops it sticking to anything other than the surface/join you want to seal. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Vecchio Posted January 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2019 Plastering with traditional UK plaster. Impossible stuff. Unfortunately I am good with most other diy stuff. So my wife has plenty of good ideas.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiles Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) Any of it! I always want things done perfectly....which I can't do......and can't afford to pay anyone to do (and when I have they've been useless)......so things don't get done! Edited January 23, 2019 by admiles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnofwessex Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 DIY........... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted January 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2019 Plastering with traditional UK plaster. Impossible stuff. Unfortunately I am good with most other diy stuff. So my wife has plenty of good ideas.... Might have to face that soon, planning on ripping various things out of the bedroom (fitted wardrobes and a boxed in chimney breast). I've never even tried plastering so I'll have to leave that to someone who knows what they're doing. It'll require getting the cellar dry enough to stick some cupboards in to store all the junk in the wardrobes first (and hopefully my bit-of-a-layout), and I'm wondering how much to attempt DIYing that. The dirt floor might be a problem (I suspect the original stone floor is what's backfilling the original stairs, which come down from what's now next door). I've not encountered any particularly difficult DIY jobs so far though, but then again I've not actually tried anything much beyond a bit of painting and rebuilding the garden gate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium rab Posted January 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2019 Don't Involve Yourself 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guius Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Can't plaster a wall for toffee, renovated a house from top to bottom, did it all myself except the walls. Me too, I can usually make an acceptable job of most constructional jobs including brick/block laying but, plastering the merest patch of wall or, even worse ceiling is quiet beyond me. And I have honestly tried my best over many years of trying. Guy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted January 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2019 Can't plaster a wall for toffee, renovated a house from top to bottom, did it all myself except the walls. I've never even tried plastering! But my tendonitis probably rules it out these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted January 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2019 Plastering with traditional UK plaster. Impossible stuff. Unfortunately I am good with most other diy stuff. So my wife has plenty of good ideas.... You think UK plaster is difficult. French plaster goes off before you can pick up the bucket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I can get plaster on the walls/ceiling, but I cannot get it flat, I tried smoothing it with an orbital sander and killed the sander, just put up plaster board now and then either paper or paint it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 I used to be hopeless with sealant ... it is the availability of a rather neat little tool that has done the business. Oooooh. Pray tell ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) For those of you struggling with sealant, try one of these....Makes it a doddle. https://www.amazon.co.uk/FUGI-PROFESSIONAL-Grouting-Silicone-Profiling/dp/B018SMCHKW Edited January 22, 2019 by gordon s 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
#steamtrain# Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Not moving a large ornament to a place of safety before moving the mattress out of the bedroom prior to decorating. Good job I bought a new bottle of superglue. Think I have got all the bits. Oops...………. Should have heard the language from SWMBO..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 For those of you struggling with sealant, try one of these....Makes it a doddle. https://www.amazon.co.uk/FUGI-PROFESSIONAL-Grouting-Silicone-Profiling/dp/B018SMCHKW Hmmmm. Looks to be the biz, but ... £17!!?? I could buy a wagon for that! Anybody know of anything less comprehensive and therefore cheaper? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglian Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Skimming plaster. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I seem to buy faulty spirit-levels: I can see that the shelf is crooked. The pencil rolls off it. But the spirit level bubble stubbornly sits exactly in the centre of the lines. So I trust the level and fix the shelf according to the bubble, and anyone who beholds the shelf says: "It's crooked!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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