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Bath seal and shower pole fixed

The shower pole attachment is broken and the bath need resealing around the edge.

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So off the B&Q to source a new fitting. This can take a bit of time and persistance to find the right item & at a reasonable cost. There where items costed at over £50 and not always the best solution.

The seal around the bath also needs attention, as you can see the seal is messy and probably not affective. So now I have the old shower fitting removed from the wall I will remove the old silicon and clean up the area, this is quite a time consuming job as all the old silicon should be removed.

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There that looks better now the new silicon is added. Now to fit the new shower pole.

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Great job! Now let’s give everything a clean.

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Drive Way Bricks

The bricks on the drive have come loose and need re positioning correctly and securing.

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So, time to remove all the loose bricks and sort the background out. Having found all the bricks and cleared the base out, I re laid the background and levelled with sharp sand. The edging bricks are to be set in cement to hold everything in place.

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There that’s better. I later added some top soil to cover over the sand, just need some grass seed and all will look fantastic in the summer.

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Ikea wardrobe to fit.

Ikea Wardrobe to assemble and cut down to fit floor to ceiling height.

This is an interesting job, the wardrobe from Ikea is 30 mm higher than the floor to ceiling height.

So, we have to cut the sides of the unit from the base end so we can get it in to fit between the floor and the ceiling. Luck is on our side as there is an area under the baseboard we can cut, which will mean there will be no base plinth cover at the front but that’s okay because the base will be 12 mm off the floor anyway.

Also, to bear in mind that the unit will have to be assembled upright, not lying on the floor, as we will not be able to tilt it back to the wall, the height of the top side will hit the ceiling.

Having assembled the unit we cut away the skirting to the edge of where the wardrobe is going to be positioned so the back of the unit is flush with the wall. We now secure the unit to the wall with the system Ikea provides checking the vertical level first.

There, the job is done. It actually took longer to fit, assemble all the shelving, draws and internal units than to assemble and fit the wardrobe carcass itself!

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Now that’s a flush fit!

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Going up a Ladder

Sometimes a job requires going up a ladder.

The customer needs the guttering cleared and at this time of year, it’s the leaves falling off the trees that need clearing out. I personally don’t mind going up to a ladder but care must be taken to make sure the ladder is placed correctly and on a level hard surface.

 

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Here I am going up, I have a standoff attached and a person to be at the base of the ladder to add weight and stability.

Right, let’s get those gutter cleared.

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Front of shed paneling needs replacing

The customer wants the rotten timbers replacing with new boards to the front of his shed.

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So let’s get to it, take some measurements and get the timber from JT Atkinson builders merchants. Having removed the old boards from the front I can see that the timber frame is also rotten along the base and up the 3×2 stud work. I will have to cut the old and replace with new.

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The 3×2 frame is rotten along the base and up the vertical studs.

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There now it’s time to fit the boards to match in with the existing Shiplap.

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Job done, including using up the leftover shiplap board and replacing it on the door to match in.

Now to get the rotten timber to the skip. All in a day’s work.

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Office furniture assembly at Enappsys

Enappsys Ltd have moved to their new office and have rather a lot of office furniture to assemble as it’s all flat pack! Over 50 items to assemble, tables & office chairs, cabinets & cupboards. Well, let’s make a start.

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Two solid days to get this lot built. Job done.

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Got shot of all the cardboard packing & boxes aswell. Good job!

 

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Kitchen Tiling Job

The customer wanted to tile around the kitchen cooking hob.

So here we go. I’ve made a start having prepared the area.

Next to carry on and leave for the adhesive to dry.

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Now time to grout, which is a light grey and finished off with a trim to go around the edge.

Nice job, looks great and the customer is very pleased.

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Basin in Bathroom

The bathroom basin is coming away from the wall & a tap needs replacing.

So, removed the basin and cut back the water feeds to allow me to fit the flex pipes.
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After cleaning up the wall and removing the old trim, I fitted the basin back and attached the water supply, making sure the hot & cold were connected to the right tap, they were not before. Fixed the waste back and turned on the supply, checking there were no leaks.
Finished off with white silicone around the back of the basin to the wall. Job done.
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Laminate flooring & skirting

The customer wanted new laminate flooring put down and to replace the skirting, which is a good idea to hide the edging of the laminate floor as a gap should always be left at the edge to slow for expansion.

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Finished job.
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The old laminate flooring and skirting is removed.
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Plastering ceiling

The customer does not like the textured ceilings in his house in Ingleby Barwick.

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That’s not a problem. Having scraped of any extreme high points I applied a PVA coat. Right, let’s get a mix on and start plastering.

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There, just one more smoothing over before the plaster dries.

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That looks better.

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Plastering & skimming over. Contact Chris. 07947125983

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Lintel replaced over garage door

The old wooden lintel over the garage door has rotten away leaving the brick work over to sag and bow. It’s in quite a dangerous state.

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First thing to do is hire an acrow bar, from Andy Hire, and get that brick work back to it’s level position & supported.

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Having cleared out the old rotten lintel, I took the measurements for new concrete & wooden lintels, the wooden to sit behind the concrete one under the second course of bricks and over the garage door frame. I used wood so that I can screw the door frame back under to straighten.

Both lintels had to cut down to size.

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Time to fit the lintels into place, I use slate to pack under, at the ends, and above to the brick work so I can get cement into the gap. It meant lifting the bricks further, so cranked up the acrow.

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All looking good. Time to remove the acrow and get cement in. I use a method to get the cement into the space’s by using a builders bag and a sloppy mix, a bit like funneling icing onto a cake.

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Looking good, certainly level & without the bow.

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Making a concrete base for new shed

Removed old greenhouse and prepared a concrete base for a new shed.

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Replaced the all paving slabs and added 4 new, looks neat and very level.

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Fireplace opening boarded over.

The customer wanted to board over the fireplace and plastered over to make good.

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Made a frame with 3×2 stud timber and added the plaster board.
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I plaster right up over the boarded area to to blend in. Then added a skirting to match with existing.
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Removed laminate flooring and replaced with tiles

As you can see the leak had affected the laminate flooring, so time to replace. The customer wanted floor tiles and for the pipes to be boxed in under the towel rail.

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Once l had the tiles stuck down, l was ready to grout.

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I boxed in the pipes read to tile over.

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Nice job. Completed in a day and half. Floor tiling by Chris.

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A small plastering & patch up job

There was a small hole in the plaster board where the old heating pipes had been capped off. So cutting a square I fitted a new piece. Then a quick skim over with plaster. Much better.

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Bathroom in Wynyard redesigned.

The customer wanted to remove the large boxed in area under the window in order to make more space. I suggested moving the toilet & wash basin around so the waste from the toilet was closer to the down pipe. The supply to the basin was chased in which allowed the positioning to be directly under the window.

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Removed the utilities & opened up the boxing in, to view the waste & supply.

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I have already removed the toilet was, but you can see the down pipe. Once I was happy with the pipe work re design I boxed in as tight as possible and started tiling.

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The customer wanted lino tiles place for the flooring so, I added some 5 mm ply as a clean surface to work on. Once I had placed the flooring tiles I continued with fitting the toilet & wash basin to the new positions.

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Looking great!

Hi Chris.  All looks great. The floor tiles just make a particular bold feature and the work you did on the sloped box just adds to the space. Happy customer.

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Guttering cleared

I don’t like heights but this guttering is on a terraced house in Middlesbrough, so not too high. Cleared the debris all the way through to the down pipe.

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