RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Morning all, Sorry for not clarifying yesterday. The THW is the Technisches Hilfswerk and they specialise in rescue, heavy recovery and so on. They also have a youth section. I discovered a leak in the shower yesterday, so guess what I have been doing over the weekend! Have a good day everyone... One would presume not showering! This morning, I was enjoying a breakfast on our kitchen terrace, with blue skies a gentle breeze and plenty of sun shine...................... Then I was rudely woken up by Elsa, who, having somehow escaped from the kitchen, decided to let me know it was breakfast time, by jumping onto the bed (and therefore me). She has also shown her displeasure at the real, as opposed to virtual weather, by declining to go outside for her usual anti squirrel sortie. I spent yesterday fixing things: The faulty electrical connection in the bathroom light: Dismantled an Ikea flat pack desk in the office and moved it into the workshop, where it now completely blocks things up. Re erected another, later and better version of said desk (which Morgan had dismantled from out of his bedroom), in the office and generally moved things around to make the office it more 'roomy'. We never waste anything in this house. We even recycle the recycling if at all possible. (As a result it can on occasion, look like a cross between Woodham's yard in it's heyday, and a rather upmarket landfill site! The Obergrumpenfuhrer is currently suffering a bad back, which makes her even more grumpen than usual, although I shall be spared this as she is out to lunch with some of her friends from Girlguiding UK. Ideally i should be fettling some Bachmann 16 ton mineral wagons. Well, to be truthful, just re-wheeling them to EM for now. But the box that contains the wheel sets is in the workshop, and with the dismal weather and the aforementioned log jam caused by the desk, I fear it presently is a lost cause. Have a lovely and peaceful Sunday Edited January 26, 2014 by Happy Hippo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2014 Morning all The dinner last night went very well, so I didn't get to bed until 2. Then up reasonably early for Richard delivering hay, having dived into St Cosme to get some cash to pay him! Two large round bales installed, but I need to do a bit of tidying up later. Overcast and mild but dry so far, although it won't last. As usual UK seems to be much worse affected, while Germany is darned cold. Dom's video suggest a turbocharger failure on the lead unit to me. Hope your day of rest meets the spec. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2014 Grey: Rain, rain rain rain.... No going out. So.... Looks like I'll have to do some baseboard work.... Between that, and cups of tea, looks like the day is sorted... Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2014 Morning all, And it's raining - but at least not accompanied by last night's winds which succeeded in blowing various things around the garden. And we are actually forecast light snow for tonight, turning to sleet later - which will all no doubt turn out to be rain, again. And not even a proper job breakfast to inject some hope and happiness into the gloom. So today will no doubt be partly spent on here plus hopefully getting to grips with trying tio simplify a particularly complex part of a Rule Book while still affording the necessary safety and legal protections to those concerned - even if they don't want to be so protected. Have a good day one and all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Shedman5 Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2014 Morning, heavy rainfall overnight continues with a lazy wind ie one that doesn't go round you just straight through you. Welcome in one sense though as it shows I cured the leak in the conservatory which was coming from a section of the ridge on Friday. Very fortunate that said spot was reachable by hanging out the upstairs bedroom window with the mastic gun, has earnt me a couple of brownie points! A lazy day with papers/laptop beckons! Enjoy the day 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2014 The dinner last night went very well, so I didn't get to bed until 2. Then up reasonably early for Richard delivering hay, having dived into St Cosme to get some cash to pay him! Two large round bales installed, but I need to do a bit of tidying up later. Why don't you buy a proper bed like everybody else? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2014 My plan to go for a walk before it started raining has been thwarted. I fell asleep again after posting on ER earlier and it certainly isn't dry outside now. Dog won't mind! I think we will have something that minimises my walk and maximises Robbie's. He likes to be a few hundred yards ahead of me so I just keep changing direction. He is usually travelling at full speed as he overtakes to take up his new position! Tony 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Thankfully, I have been able to shower! When we renovated the downstairs cloakroom, we put in a second shower. The room isn't actually big enough for a shower tray, so it is a wet room. However, it suffices for guests and when upstairs is out of order. I have tracked down the leak to a crack in the grout, so thankfully it looks like no plumbing is required. Having spoken to a relative who is a builder, he recommends removing the tiles in the wet part, allowing everything to dry out and then apply a damp proof membrane before re-tiling. That makes my work a lot easier because I thought I would have to replace the plasterboard - he cautioned against that because I will have to replace the whole wall! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Our en-suite bathroom as installed by the builders was a real bodge job. Odd because everything else was well done. The shower tray turned out to have had cardboard between its central support bracket and floor, and the tiling was very poor. None of the walls were vertical and the corners were not right-angles. I put a new floor and built new walls (using aquapanel at the shower end). I was really pleased with myself as I had said to Aditi that I would do as much as I could and then we would get someone in for the tiling but by then I was almost getting good at DiY. Some people down the road had their en-suite go through the floor and damage the integral garage ceiling. Ours just leaked. Edited January 26, 2014 by Tony_S 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two_sugars Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Sodding sodden weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2014 Thankfully, I have been able to shower! When we renovated the downstairs cloakroom, we put in a second shower. The room isn't actually big enough for a shower tray, so it is a wet room. However, it suffices for guests and when upstairs is out of order. I have tracked down the leak to a crack in the grout, so thankfully it looks like no plumbing is required. Having spoken to a relative who is a builder, he recommends removing the tiles in the wet part, allowing everything to dry out and then apply a damp proof membrane before re-tiling. That makes my work a lot easier because I thought I would have to replace the plasterboard - he cautioned against that because I will have to replace the whole wall! Sometimes it's easier to tile straight over the existing tiles. If you have a 'square' wall, then the existing tiles will make good bed for the new covering. Make sure you keep the tile courses away from the old ones IE overlap them, to remove the chance of water egress. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Just repaired one of Sandy's watches. Used the German technique. "Ve haff vays of making zem tock!" Coat - gone [EDIT] This entry courtesy of the Many-Times-Recycled Jokes Company Edited January 26, 2014 by Coombe Barton 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Shedman5 Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2014 Thankfully, I have been able to shower! When we renovated the downstairs cloakroom, we put in a second shower. The room isn't actually big enough for a shower tray, so it is a wet room. However, it suffices for guests and when upstairs is out of order. I have tracked down the leak to a crack in the grout, so thankfully it looks like no plumbing is required. Having spoken to a relative who is a builder, he recommends removing the tiles in the wet part, allowing everything to dry out and then apply a damp proof membrane before re-tiling. That makes my work a lot easier because I thought I would have to replace the plasterboard - he cautioned against that because I will have to replace the whole wall! I have just finished a wet room redone due to leakage, whoever put it in originally did a right bodge job. Tanking (waterproofing) was applied to all the plasterboards concerned, quite an easy job but I would let everything dry out first, wont take long.I had to replace a section of plasterboard and it was obvious no tanking had been done in the first place. If you put Tanking into Google a couple of videos come up which are helpful. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Modelling suspended while I untangle knots in some of madam's jewellery chains. Apparently I have the skills and equipment (tweezers and magnifying stuff) and so am racking up the brownie points 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 and so am racking up the brownie points Always a good move if you have time. I'm ahead of the game right now as I cleared the snow from one of her friends driveway..... Best, Pete. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 ... as I cleared the snow from one of her friends driveway..... Best, Pete. Is that the one you covered in snow from your driveway with your super duper blower? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2014 Thankfully, I have been able to shower! When we renovated the downstairs cloakroom, we put in a second shower. The room isn't actually big enough for a shower tray, so it is a wet room. However, it suffices for guests and when upstairs is out of order. I have tracked down the leak to a crack in the grout, so thankfully it looks like no plumbing is required. Having spoken to a relative who is a builder, he recommends removing the tiles in the wet part, allowing everything to dry out and then apply a damp proof membrane before re-tiling. That makes my work a lot easier because I thought I would have to replace the plasterboard - he cautioned against that because I will have to replace the whole wall! Robert, That's builders for you! When I was renovating our bathroom, where plasterboard needed to be replaced we just cut out the effected areas and replaced with small sections which we had cut to shape and then blended in. Where we were putting a wall mounted tap into place we cut out the section of plasterboard and when we replaced it we put in a reinforcing plate of plywood behind the plasterboard so we could use get a decent fixing point. I suppose this is one of the joys of living in a modern house, that is brick on the outside and cardboard and tissue paper construction on the inside! Regards R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2014 Sometimes it's easier to tile straight over the existing tiles. If you have a 'square' wall, then the existing tiles will make good bed for the new covering. Make sure you keep the tile courses away from the old ones IE overlap them, to remove the chance of water egress. Ian I did wonder about doing that when I retiled the bathroom in our last house but when I was tapping one of the existing tiles to see how sound a base it would make it came lose - I then found I could remove virtually all the tiles round the bath by getting to an edge and then pulling off the wallpaper they had been fixed to, and as it was 'waterproof' wallpaper it hadn't done a very good job at absorbing the paste! When we had an extension built and that wall had to come out the only way the builders could get my tiling off was to knock the plaster of the blockwork. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 My plan to go for a walk before it started raining has been thwarted. I fell asleep again after posting on ER earlier and it certainly isn't dry outside now. Dog won't mind! I think we will have something that minimises my walk and maximises Robbie's. He likes to be a few hundred yards ahead of me so I just keep changing direction. He is usually travelling at full speed as he overtakes to take up his new position! Tony Standard Spanniel Behaviour! Daft as a brush! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2014 Standard Spanniel Behaviour! Daft as a brush! I changed direction while he was busy sniffing at something down by a stream. He was so distracted by the investigation he didn't check out our relative position and when he did deign to look for me, it resulted in a high speed dash and overtake as predicted. Robbie will be 10 this summer but still is very active when out, though he does take it easy when at home. Not every pigeon has to be seen off! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 26, 2014 Afternoon All Spaniels and builders today - my house was "improved" by a DIYer with no building skills. His best efforts were many and varied:- Removal of bricks from the kitchen wall and replacement with filler. Fitting a jacuzzi which was not through a circuit breaker Fitting a shower with NO waterproofing, and the only thing preventing water from going everywhere was some cut up rubber mats Fitting a breakfast bar in the kitchen, and a double door from the living room, which opened into the kitchen and would only open part way as it hit the breakfast bar. My builder did a good job of putting all right at a pretty reasonable cost. Spaniel walk now in prospect. Regards to All Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 About to embark on the inside valve gear on a High Level 14xx chassis. I may be some time. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2014 About to embark on the inside valve gear on a High Level 14xx chassis. I may be some time. I think if I tried to get my Airfix 0-4-2 going I could be even longer! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 26, 2014 A'noon. Spent the day at Groudle Glen stripping the boiler of the Steamplex ready for the boiler inspector, while those with better hips laid some new track. I got dirtier than them!....removing the firebars, cleaning out the ashpan and the firebar supports was possibly the bad end of the deal, and starting to wash out the sludge from the bottom of the foundation ring was foul. It's going to take a while longer to get all the scale out though, as this is an ex-steamboat boiler we think it's new life in a locomotive has rattled scale off that has been there for years in the rather cusioned life it lead previously! Affter that stripping boiler fittiings and valves at the bench was pleasant. Cream crackered now! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2014 We had a phone call from Matthew earlier (he has actually phoned every day to see how his Mum is). He was telling us about his plans for Easter as he hopes to go to some student conferences. It occurred to me that it was like the plot of one of those 1970s cold war thriller novels. Fly to Helsinki, ferry to Tallinn, bus to Kaliningrad and then bus/train to any airport back to UK. I think he won't be travelling alone as he will go with the Finns from the Helsinki meeting to the Kaliningrad meeting. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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