Just a shout out to everyone in this thread for all the info on board building/hold recommendations/setting etc.
Stuart - not sure exactly what you are asking - but kickboarfs don’t have to be that strong. Mine is a bit of old chipboard (cupboard door from a skip nearby) reasonably randomly screwed into the other bits of wood around it. Works fine.
Quote from: tomtom on January 10, 2021, 09:38:15 amStuart - not sure exactly what you are asking - but kickboarfs don’t have to be that strong. Mine is a bit of old chipboard (cupboard door from a skip nearby) reasonably randomly screwed into the other bits of wood around it. Works fine.Cheers. Quick Google search delivered angle bracket as the name of the things I meant.Just need to convince the kids that I have to repurpose their wood frame swings (DIY & overbuilt) for a wall.
I like your single violently orange hold, alone in a sea of brown and black
Quote from: csl on January 09, 2021, 03:59:34 pmJust a shout out to everyone in this thread for all the info on board building/hold recommendations/setting etc.Brilliant, looks like I could probably square this away for my back garden. I'm not completely inept at DIY but quick question, how have you got the angle braced between wall and kick board? Those metal things *insert technical name*?Thanks
I've got the offcuts from where I cut the joists in there - so just a triangle of 2x4 every 40cm or so screwed into the deck and then the kickboard screws into them.
Not totally related to building a woodie, but more keeping it in good nick. Mine is is in a Victorian style brick shed at the bottom of the garden and suffers horribly from condensation in the current weather, so much so the oak holds (shout out to Rick Ginns) are constantly wet. How do people combat condensated holds? Fan? Heater? Change of climate?
I can't remember if it was on here or elsewhere but I discussed this with someone recently and open grained wooden holds
I have a a bag of cat litter stashed in the garage to work as a dehumidifier, a fan and a fan heater that go on whenever I use the board. Also find it helps to brush all the holds on a problem with a bit of chalk in this weather. Problems often feel crap on the first couple of goes and then the chalk seems to bed in and the holds feel ok from then on.
My board is in a cold damp garage and I was having some condensation issues with the recent cold weather. I pop a heater under the board for half an hour before a session which sorts things out nicely.
Quote from: M1V0 on January 10, 2021, 09:55:20 pmNot totally related to building a woodie, but more keeping it in good nick. Mine is is in a Victorian style brick shed at the bottom of the garden and suffers horribly from condensation in the current weather, so much so the oak holds (shout out to Rick Ginns) are constantly wet. How do people combat condensated holds? Fan? Heater? Change of climate?My board is in a cold damp garage and I was having some condensation issues with the recent cold weather. I pop a heater under the board for half an hour before a session which sorts things out nicely. As others have said, I have a few oak holds on the board and these tend to fare far worse than the others and can still be a little slippy even after the heating.
Before flooring the rest, is it will insulated underneath? Make sure it's best available before flooring goes down, hard to do once the floor is in. Unless the room is enormous, or awkwardly shaped, it's not a hard job to do if you have easy access. I did ours over a few evenings in our last house, and did a mate's quite quickly. Worst part was doing it over summer, was roasting up there. A decent jigsaw really helps.
Quote from: RobK on January 11, 2021, 08:46:53 amMy board is in a cold damp garage and I was having some condensation issues with the recent cold weather. I pop a heater under the board for half an hour before a session which sorts things out nicely. As others have said, I have a few oak holds on the board and these tend to fare far worse than the others and can still be a little slippy even after the heating.Yeah this was covered a few pages back, and this works for me. Just a simple cheapo space heater for half an hour clears it right out. And as others have said, closed grain hardwoods are much more resistant (tulip, sapele, cherry, walnut, ash, beech, etc.). In fact the ones I have in those other wood types are so much better that I just avoid oak holds like the plague now.
My board is in a cold damp garage and I was having some condensation issues with the recent cold weather. I pop a heater under the board for half an hour before a session which sorts things out nicely. As others have said, I have a few oak holds on the board and these tend to fare far worse than the others and can still be a little slippy even after the heating.
I wondered if anyone could add any thoughts before we make a decision? The bedroom walls on the floor below are all stud ones and it's a 1910 Victorian terrace.
Quote from: SA Chris on January 11, 2021, 12:39:21 pmBefore flooring the rest, is it will insulated underneath? Make sure it's best available before flooring goes down, hard to do once the floor is in. Unless the room is enormous, or awkwardly shaped, it's not a hard job to do if you have easy access. I did ours over a few evenings in our last house, and did a mate's quite quickly. Worst part was doing it over summer, was roasting up there. A decent jigsaw really helps.Is it better to insulate the floor, or the between the rafters? Would have thought for comfort in the winter, it would be nicer if it was up by the rafters? E.G.: https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/advice/roof-and-loft-insulation/#:~:text=An%20alternative%20way%20to%20insulate,insulation%20sprayed%20between%20the%20rafters.