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9th May 16 at 08:34   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Good work on the bluetooth fitting, but, why the hallway? I'd want it in the rooms?
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I wanted it in the bathroom, but my missus was on about wanting to hear it in the study and also generally when shes hoovering and cleaning the house, so I put it there

[Edited on 09-05-2016 by Steve]
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Be worth fitting one in the kitchen for when she's making you a sandwich.
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got one there already lol
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Looks like the builders are doing the usual corner cutting and fitting spurs down to sockets rather than a complete ring.

Not sure I will be as brave with our new build in terms of cutting holes in the walls
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From what I have seen so far, all others have been on a ring apart from this one.

I think its because they put an additional socket on the floor below to the original plans but on the same line, so they spurred off that one.

I imagine apart from this one the rest are on a ring.

[Edited on 09-05-2016 by Steve]
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9th May 16 at 16:34   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Got a good deal on sky.

All the sports
All the movies
All the HD
30 quid a month
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Taped and jointed, no plaster. That's when you know your new home was thrown together.
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Did they run out of caulk?


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did you pull the carpet or did they not lay it? Also did you refit it yourself - tricky?
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Didn't fit it. Had it laid after by a fitter

[Edited on 09-05-2016 by Steve]
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Have you been hot boxing your bedrooms? Getting 420
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Where did you get your shower shelf from Steve? We've been on the lookout for one like that for ages!
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Mrs got that,I think from Homebase but will check
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Custard pics to prove this is your house? Can't believe no one has asked yet
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Looks good, you keep saying 'chiselled' out the wall, i've found a stanley knife is faster, less messy and neater. hth


I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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Used a dry wall saw in reality
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Saying that, the TV wall did need a chisel because there were dabs in the line we needed to run on
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Fitted a speaker switch so we can turn the bluetooth sound off in certain rooms, or on everywhere









Today I cut the lawn for the first time



Then found a mains ring in the loft so cut into that and added a socket into it for the loft, will be used to power a masthead amp for the tv



Seems to work alright and hasnt caught fire yet



Then cut some holes in the bedroom ceiling





To fit downlights





Need to order some downlight guards before i can put the insulation back over



Changed the halogen bulbs for some gu10 LEDs









They are dimmable too so will get a dimmer turn knob perhaps tomorrow
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Impressive. However could you not just spec stuff like that in the first place?

Dimmable downlights in my bathroom would be really handy actually, never thought of that. I wonder if you can get Hue, I'm trying to gradually convert the whole place... got three rooms done now.
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Could do but 60 quid per light.

Also this house was already built to someone else spec then it fell through
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I just pushed the insulation away from where the spotlights are
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Few more updates

Got sky fitted

Put the switch in the upstairs bluetooth sound system



Finished off fillering and painting where the original light socket was



Built this from Next, took me most of the day

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Mirror to watch yourself during sexytime?

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