Good Morning Good Night and General Chat.

[Steve_M]

It’s taken three months but the study / bedroom 4 is starting to take shape after this week’s efforts to decorate, fit skirting and put up shelves. The last two not straight forward as the walls and ceiling are decidedly wonky. It should be completed by the end of next week. 

[Tiggie]

Nice job 

 

I know the pain, all my walls, ceilings, floors, doorways etc are wonky.  Makes doing even simple things like wallpapering a pain 

 

Another thing I've noticed with some builds that I cant explain is why they put the light fittings approx 2 feet from the window rather than central to the room. I've moved the ones in my kitchen and bathroom. Living room one is ok as are the bedrooms.  Still got one in utility room to shift at some point as well. Anyone know why they did it that way? looks stupid and is a pain in the arse to redo as theres so much work involved for what it is.

[bonio]

1 hour ago, Tiggie said:

Another thing I've noticed with some builds that I cant explain is why they put the light fittings approx 2 feet from the window rather than central to the room. Anyone know why they did it that way? 

 

Ours too. I've been told they're for better privacy; when the light's on, it outshines any light bouncing off you, and so you become harder to see from outside the house.

[S-Westerly]

3 hours ago, bonio said:

Ours too. I've been told they're for better privacy; when the light's on, it outshines any light bouncing off you, and so you become harder to see from outside the house.

There's these amazing inventions called curtains or even blinds. They you can have your lights wherever you like so they look sensible.

[dynax]

56 minutes ago, bonio said:

Ours too. I've been told they're for better privacy; when the light's on, it outshines any light bouncing off you, and so you become harder to see from outside the house.

 

It's to stop silhouettes being projected onto blinds and curtains

[Tiggie]

@bonio just done a bit of googling and you've hit the nail on the head

 

Looks bloody daft still 

[Stu]

2 hours ago, Tiggie said:

Another thing I've noticed with some builds that I cant explain is why they put the light fittings approx 2 feet from the window rather than central to the room.

 

All our bedroom ones are like this 

 

I have been told its so shadows are cast in to the room and also is you have a dresser its normally near the window! 

 

I have moved our bedroom one to the centre 

 

 

Edit: idiot here didn't read the other replies  

[Tiggie]

Wife wants me to put a fitting similar to this above the table in dining room. And no I'm not allowed to move the table underneath where current light is

 

Just such a pain. Will have to move all furniture in bedroom above. Take up laminate floor, take up floorboards. Then sort the actual electrics. 

 

Then the ceiling in dining room has wood chip paper with years of different paint on it. So will either have to remove it all or try and somehow match it when filling old hole.

 

Too much bloody work which is why I haven't done it yet

 

 

[Stu]

1 minute ago, Tiggie said:

Wife wants me to put a fitting similar to this above the table in dining room. And no I'm not allowed to move the table underneath where current light is

 

Just such a pain. Will have to move all furniture in bedroom above. Take up laminate floor, take up floorboards. Then sort the actual electrics. 

 

Then the ceiling in dining room has wood chip paper with years of different paint on it. So will either have to remove it all or try and somehow match it when filling old hole.

 

Too much bloody work which is why I haven't done it yet

 

 

 

Be easier to take the ceiling down and re plaster  

[dynax]

7 minutes ago, Tiggie said:

Wife wants me to put a fitting similar to this above the table in dining room. And no I'm not allowed to move the table underneath where current light is

 

Just such a pain. Will have to move all furniture in bedroom above. Take up laminate floor, take up floorboards. Then sort the actual electrics. 

 

Then the ceiling in dining room has wood chip paper with years of different paint on it. So will either have to remove it all or try and somehow match it when filling old hole.

 

Too much bloody work which is why I haven't done it yet

 

 

 

They look like condoms

[Tiggie]

@Stu Probably would be!!

 

I have actually thought about making a false ceiling with white cladding. Wife doesn't like idea though 

[Tiggie]

2 minutes ago, dynax said:

 

They look like condoms

 

Strange. I saw heated butt plugs

[dynax]

2 minutes ago, Tiggie said:

 

Strange. I saw heated butt plugs

Spoiler

 

 

 

[rennie]

Good Evening 

[Bender]

4 hours ago, Tiggie said:

Wife wants me to put a fitting similar to this above the table in dining room. And no I'm not allowed to move the table underneath where current light is

 

Just such a pain. Will have to move all furniture in bedroom above. Take up laminate floor, take up floorboards. Then sort the actual electrics. 

 

Then the ceiling in dining room has wood chip paper with years of different paint on it. So will either have to remove it all or try and somehow match it when filling old hole.

 

Too much bloody work which is why I haven't done it yet

 

 

Wife wants something similar in ours.

[bonio]

Wife would like recessed spots in the kitchen.

Isn't going to get them.

[rennie]

Good Morning 

[Fish]

Morning from a wet London. 

[Stu]

1 hour ago, Fish said:

Morning from a wet London. 

 

It's heading this way though! 

[dynax]

Good morning chucking it down here

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

9 hours ago, bonio said:

Wife would like recessed spots in the kitchen.

Isn't going to get them.

Very wise. They are nothing but trouble. We inherited them in our last house in the kitchen and bathrooms. 

[dynax]

Caught a glimpse of Mighty Trains while channel hopping this episode was on the Maharajas' Express, not sure where it was somewhere in India but there is a Temple for Rats, a huge building with large bowls full of milk and thousands upon thousands of Rats running around freely, and it gets thousands of daily visitors getting really up close and personal with them, everyday is a school day

[Steve_M]

2 hours ago, dynax said:

Good morning chucking it down here

I think I’ll give Hartside a miss today...

[skyrider]

6 hours ago, dynax said:

Caught a glimpse of Mighty Trains while channel hopping this episode was on the Maharajas' Express, not sure where it was somewhere in India but there is a Temple for Rats, a huge building with large bowls full of milk and thousands upon thousands of Rats running around freely, and it gets thousands of daily visitors getting really up close and personal with them, everyday is a school day

i wont be going i hate the things

[rennie]

Good Afternoon 

 

proper dismal weather here