I'm looking at the dates and seeing barely any activity in 2024 and many questions completely unanswered from 2023. I find myself wondering if I'm somehow not seeing the latest version of the forum. Is this forum still active? Has something taken its place?
Is this forum dying?
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Yeah, I see your point, have justices Ive replied to some ancient ones.
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scrap that, is just gone to the funeral home. Why is there such little activity?No notifications for well over a year.
Just had to change password, not looking good.
A lot of the regulars have disappeared, probably because they spend a lot of time and effort on an answer to why is my wall damp and never hear from the poster again.
Rumours around that DIY is dead, killed off by legislation and the "I'll leave it to the experts" brigade.
Good luck to the last lot.
Just had to change password, not looking good.
A lot of the regulars have disappeared, probably because they spend a lot of time and effort on an answer to why is my wall damp and never hear from the poster again.
Rumours around that DIY is dead, killed off by legislation and the "I'll leave it to the experts" brigade.
Good luck to the last lot.
Hi,
Guys are too busy these days watching some overpaid fairy kicking a ball around etc; no time for DIY and no DIY skills; no incentive in the UK because the government wants money from those who graft to prop up immigrants. Sorry not really meant to be political but it's real life. Better and more profitable to be idle at home on benefits; DIY = DON'T INVOLVE YOURSELF; let your wife or partner do it.
I've been bogged down with jobs hence have little time at the moment for forum activities but I'll be back shortly. I've just removed our 150kg steel bath and installed a walk in shower for my wonderful wife Bron who is too ill to use the bath any longer. The shower is now in and today I'm painting the window frame then plan to make a curved end vanity unit with new basin and taps.
I don't seem to have a minute; on top of the bathroom there's everyday chores like doing the dishes; laundry; gardens with weeding; grass cutting and hedge trimming; I washed and dried the car last night; Superman couldn't keep up with work here.
Monday & Tuesday this week were two different hospital appointments and tomorrow is a GP appointment at the surgery for Bron; it never lets up. Bron will always come first and I have a few minutes each morning; Bron takes Parkinson's medication 30 mins before food so it makes breakfast a bit later.
I do wonder at times if it's worth replying to any member with less than 10 posts; I've often replied to a new member asking a question on their first post and not even receiving a thank you;
I hope to remain active on this great forum so please lets fully support it; stop watching sport and using mobile phones; do some DIY?
Kind regards, Col.
Steel bath after being attacked with an angle grinder. Boy it was heavy and difficult to get out on my own.
Beautiful walk in shower now installed.
Complications upgrading the waste outlet to 40mm taking two frustrating days.
Guys are too busy these days watching some overpaid fairy kicking a ball around etc; no time for DIY and no DIY skills; no incentive in the UK because the government wants money from those who graft to prop up immigrants. Sorry not really meant to be political but it's real life. Better and more profitable to be idle at home on benefits; DIY = DON'T INVOLVE YOURSELF; let your wife or partner do it.
I've been bogged down with jobs hence have little time at the moment for forum activities but I'll be back shortly. I've just removed our 150kg steel bath and installed a walk in shower for my wonderful wife Bron who is too ill to use the bath any longer. The shower is now in and today I'm painting the window frame then plan to make a curved end vanity unit with new basin and taps.
I don't seem to have a minute; on top of the bathroom there's everyday chores like doing the dishes; laundry; gardens with weeding; grass cutting and hedge trimming; I washed and dried the car last night; Superman couldn't keep up with work here.
Monday & Tuesday this week were two different hospital appointments and tomorrow is a GP appointment at the surgery for Bron; it never lets up. Bron will always come first and I have a few minutes each morning; Bron takes Parkinson's medication 30 mins before food so it makes breakfast a bit later.
I do wonder at times if it's worth replying to any member with less than 10 posts; I've often replied to a new member asking a question on their first post and not even receiving a thank you;
I hope to remain active on this great forum so please lets fully support it; stop watching sport and using mobile phones; do some DIY?
Kind regards, Col.
Steel bath after being attacked with an angle grinder. Boy it was heavy and difficult to get out on my own.
Beautiful walk in shower now installed.
Complications upgrading the waste outlet to 40mm taking two frustrating days.
i did join but rarely come to this forum , other very active diy forums around
in fact i think this is the first time i received a notification about the weeks entries - only reason i came here again
yep, just checked inbox, spam and deleted and 1st time for a while
i also answered 3 question and never got a reply from the OP
in fact i think this is the first time i received a notification about the weeks entries - only reason i came here again
yep, just checked inbox, spam and deleted and 1st time for a while
i also answered 3 question and never got a reply from the OP
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Thanks for the replies guys. Does anyone know of any diy forums that are thriving? I mistakenly thought that diy was bigger than ever due to YouTube, but I suspect that guys are getting a sense of satisfaction watching other men doing things, and therefore are less motivated to do things themselves.
Hi Colin
Busy as ever.
I'm coming to the conclusion that being retired, i.e. not paid for labour or anything else is harder than being in full time employment.
I can concur with the list of chores.
At least your lady is in good hands and your skills will come to good use.
What is actually going on is that more and more of the things that used to be done by banks and so on, are craftily being turned over to the customer or user to do instead. It's called the digital revolution. I must say that bits and pieces are a whole lot easier to get hold of and I think nothing of getting stuff from USA or China.
I'm no fan of Chinese goods or British companies that trade as the old company and it's reputation, only to stick their name on a Chinese generic item.
It's easier now to get stuff from far away than risk Royal Mail.
I discovered some old bank notes the other day, not under the floorboards, and found they weren't legal tender any more.
Instead of nipping into the local bank branch closed 6-months earlier, it involved quite a few hours of bus travel and using Google maps to find a branch that was open.
The bus was the only option as the city is pretty much off limits to private vehicles, clagged up by bus lanes and cycle routes. In any case, there's nowhere to park.
Years ago, I thought nothing of driving one side of London to the other. No chance now.
The bath does look a beast. How did you manage to dispose of it?
Our local tip gets ever more difficult to access and the guards on the watch towers even fret if you go into the parking bays the wrong way round.
The years are taking their toll on joints etc, so I'm mighty glad I did the big jobs years ago.
All the roofline stuff, kitchen, bathroom 13 new windows and doors, converted the roof to a warm roof and a lot more.
Not one tradesman involved.
The three T's
Time, Tools, Techniques.
Take care Colin
Regards