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I got my kitchen unit level ...
.... but then realised that I'd need a 170 mm plinth to fill in the gap where I'd wound all the legs out to max and stood them on planks.
Never mind, 4 hours before I might want to eat something. Owain |
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On Saturday, 18 February 2017 18:36:26 UTC, ARW wrote:
On 18/02/2017 14:20, wrote: ... but then realised that I'd need a 170 mm plinth to fill in the gap where I'd wound all the legs out to max and stood them on planks. Never mind, 4 hours before I might want to eat something. Takeaway? Had to take them all out anyway - forgot to put the hot water pipe to the sink in ;-( Owain |
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Wrote in message:
On Saturday, 18 February 2017 18:36:26 UTC, ARW wrote: On 18/02/2017 14:20, wrote: ... but then realised that I'd need a 170 mm plinth to fill in the gap where I'd wound all the legs out to max and stood them on planks. Never mind, 4 hours before I might want to eat something. Takeaway? Had to take them all out anyway - forgot to put the hot water pipe to the sink in ;-( Owain Shurely that's just for washing up? Kettle would be your friend... Still.... pizza express? Curry? Chinky? You deserve it whatever :-) -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On 18/02/2017 19:08, wrote:
On Saturday, 18 February 2017 18:36:26 UTC, ARW wrote: On 18/02/2017 14:20, wrote: ... but then realised that I'd need a 170 mm plinth to fill in the gap where I'd wound all the legs out to max and stood them on planks. Never mind, 4 hours before I might want to eat something. Takeaway? Had to take them all out anyway - forgot to put the hot water pipe to the sink in ;-( There is nothing wrong with doing that. -- Adam |
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On Sat, 18 Feb 2017 11:08:59 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Saturday, 18 February 2017 18:36:26 UTC, ARW wrote: On 18/02/2017 14:20, wrote: ... but then realised that I'd need a 170 mm plinth to fill in the gap where I'd wound all the legs out to max and stood them on planks. Never mind, 4 hours before I might want to eat something. Takeaway? Had to take them all out anyway - forgot to put the hot water pipe to the sink in ;-( Owain When I replumbed the house I deliberately didn't connect to the taps on the bath. I hadn't used them in years and it's a good excuse not to do any washing up. -- Peter. The gods will stay away whilst religions hold sway |
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I got my kitchen unit level ...
In message , PeterC
writes When I replumbed the house I deliberately didn't connect to the taps on the bath. I hadn't used them in years and it's a good excuse not to do any washing up. You do your washing up in the bath? Where do you keep the coal? -- Graeme |
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I got my kitchen unit level ...
This sounds like the inverse of the trying to make a four legged stool not
wobble. Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! wrote in message ... ... but then realised that I'd need a 170 mm plinth to fill in the gap where I'd wound all the legs out to max and stood them on planks. Never mind, 4 hours before I might want to eat something. Owain |
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I got my kitchen unit level ...
You know what in my kitchen there is no such thing as level, as whoever
built the house had a new way of defining straight. Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! "jim" k wrote in message o.uk... Graeme Wrote in message: In message , PeterC writes When I replumbed the house I deliberately didn't connect to the taps on the bath. I hadn't used them in years and it's a good excuse not to do any washing up. You do your washing up in the bath? Where do you keep the coal? And the whippets!? -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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Graeme Wrote in message:
In message , PeterC writes When I replumbed the house I deliberately didn't connect to the taps on the bath. I hadn't used them in years and it's a good excuse not to do any washing up. You do your washing up in the bath? Where do you keep the coal? And the whippets!? -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On 19/02/2017 10:57, Brian Gaff wrote:
You know what in my kitchen there is no such thing as level, as whoever built the house had a new way of defining straight. I can touch my kitchen ceiling at on end of the kitchen when stood on my toes, at the other end of the kitchen I need to stand on something to touch the ceiling. -- Adam |
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I got my kitchen unit level ...
On 19/02/2017 11:45, ARW wrote:
On 19/02/2017 10:57, Brian Gaff wrote: You know what in my kitchen there is no such thing as level, as whoever built the house had a new way of defining straight. I can touch my kitchen ceiling at on end of the kitchen when stood on my toes, at the other end of the kitchen I need to stand on something to touch the ceiling. Sheet of paper? |
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I got my kitchen unit level ...
On Sunday, 19 February 2017 11:45:23 UTC, ARW wrote:
I can touch my kitchen ceiling at on end of the kitchen when stood on my toes, at the other end of the kitchen I need to stand on something to touch the ceiling. toes of an apprentice? I've realised I have to bring the wall units down lower than I intended otherwise they'll smash the ceiling lights every time I open the door. I can see why people pay professionals to make mistakes for them. Owain |
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I got my kitchen unit level ...
On 19/02/2017 20:07, JoeJoe wrote:
On 19/02/2017 11:45, ARW wrote: On 19/02/2017 10:57, Brian Gaff wrote: You know what in my kitchen there is no such thing as level, as whoever built the house had a new way of defining straight. I can touch my kitchen ceiling at on end of the kitchen when stood on my toes, at the other end of the kitchen I need to stand on something to touch the ceiling. Sheet of paper? Nah - swimming pool in the kitchen - a bit like the one in the Sun last year - only Adam's has got a deep end and a shallow end. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2191659/inside-the-lavish-2-35million-mansion-with-10-bedrooms-and-swimming-pool-in-the-kitchen/ -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
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On 20/02/2017 09:51, Chris J Dixon wrote:
wrote: I can see why people pay professionals to make mistakes for them. Speaking of which is anybody watching Climbing the Property Ladder on 5? The sheer ineptitude of some of the participants is worrying. I think that's rather the point of the programme. -- Max Demian |
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I got my kitchen unit level ...
.... and then I was preparing the taps for fitting in the sink.
Dropped one. It landed pipe end down and punched a neat circular hole in the new floor. Never mind, I can probably put a mat over that bit. Owain |
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