Hey friends,I've tiled a bit further around the bathroom walls this week. I'll pick out a few of the most involved bits.A happy coincidence of the layout I chose has meant that most of the cut-outs are on the edge of my tiles rather than in the centr...

Hey friends,Box spanners! That's what my mystery tools from last time are. Used for getting into tight spaces for things like spark plugs or under taps.I couldn't reply to everyone so to make it fair, I replied to no one. But thank you. They sound us...

Hey friends,I trust none of you have spontaneously combusted in the heat. Since I dedicate a significant portion of my newsletters complaining when it's not summer, I can't complain when it is. So let's crack on.🛀 Ready For TileWhere we left off ther...

Hey friends,Apologies for my absence the last few weeks. Another bout of covid hit us one by one so there's not been much to write about. On the bright side the enforced sofa time has given me some space to think about what's been happening in the ec...

Hey friends,Let's address the niggles I had from the electrics from last week's email. Many of you pointed out that the dimmer switch is configurable and I should be able to resolve the dimming/extractor fan problems. Thank you! I was embarrassingly...

Hey friends,💡 Bathroom LightingThe bathroom lighting is complete and looking pretty good. Steve once again helped wire everything up but I feel pretty good having run all the cabling myself. I'm improving!Here's a schematic of the cabling with everyt...

Hey friends,Apologies of the lateness this week. I got addicted to watching the new series of Stranger Things and put off writing my newsletter.📏 Imperial vs MetricA review of the unit of measurement for foodstuffs will be happening to mark the Queen...

Hey friends,♨️ Loft VentsBetween waiting for the plumber and taking a weekend for family outings it's been a bit of a slow week but there are a few things worth reporting.I popped in the downlights we discussed last week so my next task was to go up...

Hey friends,Once again I'll dive right in. You'll remember I was feeling nervous about cutting the soil stack and had hoped the plumber would do it for me because pipes = plumbing in my book. The reason he didn't want to is that if the angle grinder...

Hey friends,I'll jump right back in where we left off last week. The tape and jointing went well but for a couple of small patches where the paper tape just hadn't stuck to the jointing compound. I've heard a DIY hack is to wet the tape first to avoi...