• Beth@piefed.social
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    2 months ago

    Somewhat more ballsy than me. I don’t mess with electrical or plumbing, everything else is fair game. I wanna do one of those ikea bookshelf library things eventually.

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      2 months ago

      The electrics for these are straight forward, certainly here in the UK, and the proper info on the internet (actual diy websites) I’ve found to be accurate. Also the smoke alarm and bathroom extractor came with installation instructions

      Do you have a photo of the IKEA bookcase? I’ve got a few IKEA things which worked well in my flat, I know they get criticised sometimes, but if you get the solid wood rather than the particle board their furniture does last

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        2 months ago

        My house is over 100 years old and it’s wired crazily so I prefer not to mess with lights. Not specifically yet because I have to buy a new boiler, but the ilea bookcase project just looks like a few basic cases with some lumber added and paint. The end result is pretty cool so I may just outright build the whole contraption myself with better quality wood taking inspiration from these projects.