The Do-it-Yourself Thread: A Home for Handymen and Artisans - General

[QUOTE=TerabyteS_;42435434]Sure, but I'd still have to roll my chair around on a carpet because my parents think the floor is too delicate to have the chair touch it directly, which is a very annoying thing. Those plastic mats aren't "allowed" either so it looks like that's the only solution.[/QUOTE] It's so delicate that they would rather you install an ENTIRELY NEW FLOOR on top of it rather than just getting a desk mat? I don't know what to say. I'm completely dumbfounded.

[QUOTE=woolio1;42441683]It's so delicate that they would rather you install an ENTIRELY NEW FLOOR on top of it rather than just getting a desk mat? I don't know what to say. I'm completely dumbfounded.[/QUOTE] Yes, they say floor mats ruin the floor below them.

[QUOTE=TerabyteS_;42443979]Yes, they say floor mats ruin the floor below them.[/QUOTE] And a new floor won't? Also, you know you can get low-pile chair rugs for hardwood, right?

[QUOTE=woolio1;42444734]And a new floor won't? Also, you know you can get low-pile chair rugs for hardwood, right?[/QUOTE] They see the new floor as kind-of disposable, so it doesn't matter if it wears.

How much did the new floor set you back? The color of the walls is a bit much for me, I'm interested to see how it turns out though

[QUOTE=jaredop;42460711]How much did the new floor set you back? The color of the walls is a bit much for me, I'm interested to see how it turns out though[/QUOTE] The flooring cost around €150 [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2951174/Photo%20Oct%2009%2C%207%2016%2007%20PM.jpg[/img] It's coming along nicely, but its profanities-per-meter-squared value is way over the ceiling.

Looks a lot more modern compared to the old flooring imo

[QUOTE=TerabyteS_;42467265]The flooring cost around €150 *img* It's coming along nicely, but its profanities-per-meter-squared value is way over the ceiling.[/QUOTE] What's giving you a hard time? Maybe I could give some advice. In my experience as soon as I got the hang of laying down the boards, I could knock down a row of boards in just a couple of minutes, and as long as you measure and cut carefully for corners and shit it's not an issue.

[QUOTE=garry;42468182]Looks a lot more modern compared to the old flooring imo[/QUOTE] Yeah, the old floor is ugly if you look at it closely. [editline]9th October 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=chipset;42468302]What's giving you a hard time? Maybe I could give some advice. In my experience as soon as I got the hang of laying down the boards, I could knock down a row of boards in just a couple of minutes, and as long as you measure and cut carefully for corners and shit it's not an issue.[/QUOTE] Well, in the beginning we hard a hard time laying the mat below it because it's all stretched and waved, but we taped it to the floor and then removed the tape as we progressed. Then we had problems because IKEA stopped selling the tools to do the job, like the wedges to put on the wall (instead we got some weak metallic stripes that did more harm than good) and the S-shaped thing to use to hammer the tiles that are next to the wall. Then we had problems figuring out how to mount them because the instructions tell you to do an entire row and then plug it into the previous row but that wouldn't work at all because it left huge gaps. So we had to figure out our own way to do it which was to lay down the first tile and then hammer the next ones until they get inside that one. It's also shit because some parts of the lips sometimes break and leave debris that blocks them from fitting in correctly. We also ended up having too much space between the walls and the tiles so now the baseboard has some holes if we put it on. I don't know how we're going to fix that, but it really annoys me.

It looks much fresher with that new floor. I think it looks great

Wait what I just tried the baseboard against the wall again and it fits with no gaps. IT'S ALIVE

That actually looks pretty good... And from what I can tell, it's not damaging to the floor underneath, so if future homeowners want the original hardwood floor, they can just rip up the IKEA stuff and get to the floor underneath. Okay, next suggestion: Get yourself a big honkin' wall vinyl, something in black, to run across your green walls. Because they're a big green wall. They're an accent, but the accent needs accents. Someone else here did it a while ago, I forget who. Looked really swish.

[QUOTE=woolio1;42469267]That actually looks pretty good... And from what I can tell, it's not damaging to the floor underneath, so if future homeowners want the original hardwood floor, they can just rip up the IKEA stuff and get to the floor underneath. Okay, next suggestion: Get yourself a big honkin' wall vinyl, something in black, to run across your green walls. Because they're a big green wall. They're an accent, but the accent needs accents. Someone else here did it a while ago, I forget who. Looked really swish.[/QUOTE] What's a wall vinyl? I'm probably gonna append some big prints to the wall.

This: [url]http://www.wallsneedlove.com/[/url] Is a wall vinyl. It's basically sticky-backed vinyl you stick on your wall.

[QUOTE=woolio1;42470141]This: [url]http://www.wallsneedlove.com/[/url] Is a wall vinyl. It's basically sticky-backed vinyl you stick on your wall.[/QUOTE] Oh. I'm not sure I like that kind of thing.

[QUOTE=TerabyteS_;42470752]Oh. I'm not sure I like that kind of thing.[/QUOTE] Well, I guess you could always stencil. Vinyl's much easier, though.

[QUOTE=TerabyteS_;42470752]Oh. I'm not sure I like that kind of thing.[/QUOTE] Get some oils and paint a B-17 on your wall with a 5 foot wingspan. That's what I did. Looks good in any room.

This floor is the final proof that God doesn't exist [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2951174/Photo%20Oct%2010%2C%205%2043%2052%20PM.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=TerabyteS_;42477048]This floor is the final proof that God doesn't exist [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2951174/Photo%20Oct%2010%2C%205%2043%2052%20PM.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] I told you, bro. I told you about the floors!

[QUOTE=TerabyteS_;42477048]This floor is the final proof that God doesn't exist [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2951174/Photo%20Oct%2010%2C%205%2043%2052%20PM.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Try laying a floor where none of the walls are straight and the ground has a subtle dome like raise in the centre. That was an interesting weekend.

[QUOTE=~ZOMG;42478097]Try laying a floor where none of the walls are straight and the ground has a subtle dome like raise in the centre. That was an interesting weekend.[/QUOTE] I feel your pain [editline]10th October 2013[/editline] So I went to driving lessons, we still had one small tile to add in a corner and my dad said he'd do it without me. I came back home and the tile was half-inserted and there was no trace of my dad. It looks as if he ran out of the house for whatever reason. The floor probably took advantage of the fact that i was away to scare the shit out of him.

Not something I'm showing, but a question about shower tracks. My shower is really starting to piss me off when it comes to heavy limescale deposits but anyway, does anybody know what material the shower track could be made of? I've got a small mockup to show what I mean: [img]http://i.imgur.com/77Y40f2.png[/img] It's actually worse than that, whiteish stuff is limescale and black stuff is the odd corrosion stuff, but problem is, I don't know a method to remove the limescale without further damaging the finish without using the limescale remover I have which could be too harsh. Could somebody also identify what this black "corrosion" is? sorry for shitty grammar

[QUOTE=MingeCrab;42479494]Could somebody also identify what this black "corrosion" is?[/QUOTE] might be mold

[QUOTE=TerabyteS_;42481217]might be mold[/QUOTE] Or mildew. Not all "mold" is mold. Black mold spreads fast, and it doesn't go away. Mildew just sort of accumulates, and can be wiped up with a cloth.

45lb Red Oak longbow I'm currently in the process of tillering [img]http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/8185/qf3t.jpg[/img]

I made some decoration for my room :downs: [T]http://scr.pancaek.eu/2013-10-13_00.48.38.jpg[/T]

Looks like shit tbh

I don't even know what it's supposed to be...

I have a really small balcony here at my dorm, but I wanted to put some potted plants on it - preferably pretty and especially fragrant ones. There are two hooks to hang plants from as well as about 3.5' x 7' of space (that's just a guess, I don't have a ruler handy). Anyways, I absolutely love the smell of Jasmine, but I know nothing about gardening. I live in Florida and it's usually pretty warm here and half of the balcony is in direct sunlight all day. Does anyone have any ideas as to what to plant that won't die during the winter that fits any of these criteria? -Smells nice -Pretty -Hardy throughout at least Fall / (possibly) Winter -Can grow in a pot or hanging -Relatively easy upkeep Thanks!

[QUOTE=Juice_Layer;42511205]I have a really small balcony here at my dorm, but I wanted to put some potted plants on it - preferably pretty and especially fragrant ones. There are two hooks to hang plants from as well as about 3.5' x 7' of space (that's just a guess, I don't have a ruler handy). Anyways, I absolutely love the smell of Jasmine, but I know nothing about gardening. I live in Florida and it's usually pretty warm here and half of the balcony is in direct sunlight all day. Does anyone have any ideas as to what to plant that won't die during the winter that fits any of these criteria? -Smells nice -Pretty -Hardy throughout at least Fall / (possibly) Winter -Can grow in a pot or hanging -Relatively easy upkeep Thanks![/QUOTE] This could help you: [url]http://www.bhg.com/gardening/houseplants/projects/[/url]