You can just weld things

Nick

16 Feb 2025 — 1 min read

Hello, and happy Sunday!

With parts in hand, on Monday I could finally finish those shower drains:

You know that feeling of swizzling butter around a pan to cover the base, filling in the gaps? This is just like that, with liquid metal — it's the same little dopamine hit.

And what a finicky mess it was, but they're watertight!

I then returned to the endless varnishing (the bathroom shelves are nearly done), and finished the bedroom cupboard. A few skirting boards to fit, then it's just the mattress and window.

Back in the bathroom, I installed the underfloor heating panels:

Now I can finish the walls, install the drains, fit the pipes and waterproof everything before tiling.

Until next Sunday!

- Nick

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