Recent content by DIY67

Yes, and a little in the downstairs front room underneath.

Ok, thanks. My brother in law who is very good with building work did this in his own house of the same ilk and he said it has made a difference. he has offered to do ours. What doesn't make sense is why when the insulation paper has worked on other areas of the house that it failed here. There...

Ok, after a dry Summer, window cracked open pretty much all the time, including now I have found this behind the chest of drawers. This just doesn't make sense as the corner by the edge of the windowsill feels damp to the touch despite it being felt during the Summer. It doesn't make sense...

I have used wet wood rot (now set solid) and painted over it. Splicing in wood (using a multitool) I can do, but is a bit too risky with glass right near the edge.

Ok, removing the battern that is supposed to protect the window from slipping has revealed rot to an extent that just shouldn't happen. I'll Ronseal wet wood rot, paint over it with weathwrshield and replace battern a bit lower that the factory level.

The shed was erected in 2019. Yes, there is clutter as work in progress and it's not used for potting. 3 bikes and general tools and dry logs in Winter.

Well, after painting over the wood filler the bubbling is getting worse. Also rot has started on another area which I have treated with ronseal wet rot. So rather than filling, perhaps just paint straight over with the green weather"shield" and nail a wooden batten over it to again be painted...

Well it's just impossible to paint, however many coats you give.

I am not a pro painter but helping out someone who wants to get a quick sale on a house. My wife and I have taken on the job but it very soon became apparent that simply applying Santex Masonry paint with a thick roller or brush was like painting layers of popcorn. It's horrible stuff to...

Yes, when I took the back panel off the freezer. It seems to be running normal again now, around 2-4 degrees. Phew! Just ordered 2 decent fridge freezer thermometers. The other is going in the bin. Thanks for all your suggestions and help.

Well this is just so frustrating because after the relief of finding out the thermometer was way off, we buy food after switching back on after the defrost (which found zero ice incidentally) as it was in the 1-2 degree range. Now it seems to still jump about between 2 - 7 degrees just over...

Interesting development. A rookie error but looks like our plastic thermometer isn't as accurate as thought this temp is of course after turning it off and defrosting.

The fan is in the panel I just removed. I unplugged one of the clip cables but can't get the other off so supporting panel with cushion for now to stop it straining the wire. It has only been turned off an hour so there must have been no ice, just frost. Using hairdryer to dry it all out.

Ok, I have tske the panel off and can see so e of the fins look slighly bent. Can't be me as was careful. There is NO ice on the fins, just a little dripping water. Should I assume there is no ice I can't see deeper in the workings?

Well after a week of it averaging around 5-7 degrees it is now back up to 12. Why would it get worse ?