It seems like we get a bit more done on the kitchen every month, and July is the month of flooring:
Just the snagging list left and it’ll be done! Well, almost done: still need a fridge-freezer, blind, table and chairs… and a new boiler. (The boiler couldn’t have gone wrong before fitting the new kitchen could it?!)
Another quick floor related update- if only doing the work was as quick! Despite the best efforts of the pipes to get completely in the way, there’s a now a new bit of floor in the house…
I even stood on it without ending up downstairs in the kitchen! It took a little longer to fit than expected due to the cunning B&Q cutting service plan not quite working out as well as I hoped. Luckily the new piece of chipboard was too big to start with!!
As if to prove a point, the original leak has got worse, so will definitely need to get that fixed soon. At least there’s a floor to put the drip tray on in the mean time!
As if by magic, a hole appeared…
For bonus points, all the pipes survived and, even better, that’s not blood on the radiator!
Tomorrow I will mostly be aching.
So looking through my big book of DIY I had an idea for a completely new style of DIY book. The books I’ve seen all have illustrations or photos of someone confidently performing some task with exactly the right tools, and no chaos or clutter. Either I’m the odd one out or this version of reality is somewhat unrealistic. My new, “Accurately Illustrated Guide to DIY” will instead have illustrations of someone looking confused or throwing tools at the wall, and photos of battered pieces of wood nailed crookedly to a wall… through a pipe.
In chapter one I’ll be explaining how not to go about fixing floorboards damaged by a leaking radiator.
Helpfully there are plenty of other pipes just underneath to provide an excellent opportunity for disaster.
Any suggestions or material for future chapters gratefully received. That and any sensible tips for repairing floors!
Notes from a small field 