{"id":13928,"date":"2024-04-07T22:07:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T21:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=13928"},"modified":"2024-04-07T22:13:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T21:13:30","slug":"home-diy-blue-room-storage-pt-vi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=13928","title":{"rendered":"HOME\/DiY: Blue Room Storage, Pt VI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Gaah!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The mess I\u2019ve made\/am making\u2026 oh dear!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First slat goes up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the above pic the first bit of wood has gone up. This is attached to a plasterboard partition wall. Expanding rawl plugs, standard screws. Pretty easy\/straightforward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other bit of wood – at right – is just sitting on top of the first bit. And isn\u2019t fixed in place. Piece one is pretty good, plumb wise. I marked up from there, across the back wall, to get piece two, opposite, at the same level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Three pieces in situ\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But, goddam it, despite careful measuring, neither piece two (right) nor three (middle) are plumb level. But then these were attached directly<\/em> into plaster and solid brick, using concrete screws. That\u2019s a whole new thing, for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The drilling and screwing seemed to go perfectly. But then when I checked for horizontal plumb, they\u2019re both out. Gaaah!!! Do I take them down and try again? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strangely, the measurement from ceiling to wood, in both corners, is 76cm. But to the naked eye, it looks wider on the left than the right. Hmm!? When it comes to learning by mistakes, I make so many<\/em> mistakes, I ought to be learning shitloads\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Starting to prep the verticals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I ran out of time. We had to skedaddle, over to dad\u2019s. There\u2019s a train strike tomorrow. And Teresa arranged that we\u2019d stop over with Claire, Simon and Sam, for the night. So\u2019s I could drive her to work Monday morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d just started measuring and cutting the vertical members for the framing. These have to be individually tailored to the irregularities of the room, height-wise. Plus they need the profile of the skirting board cut into them, so they abut seamlessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do I work, delivering, tomorrow? Or focus solely on finishing this job? I think the latter has<\/em> to take precedence. As Antonio is due to move in in just one week! Maybe I can do a bit of both? But then I have to collect Teresa as well\u2026 Hmmm!?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The mess I\u2019ve made\/am making\u2026 oh dear! In the above pic the first bit of wood has gone up. This is attached to a plasterboard partition wall. Expanding rawl plugs, standard screws. Pretty easy\/straightforward. The other bit of wood – at right – is just sitting on top of the first bit. And isn\u2019t fixed … <\/p>\n

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