It’s all in the planning
At last there is a bit of progress.
I finally cracked my desk problem.
The desk is a jigsaw of pieces that all slot together but only if you have them in the right order and orientation. When they are slotted together there are little bolts that lock them in position. It is simplicity itself – a quarter turn of the bolt and the piece is locked firmly..
All went well. I positioned the bottom two cabinets in place and locked the main desktop in place. Wonderful! But then I discovered that the next layer could be slotted in position but the bolts were at the back, against the wall so I couldn’t lock them. Fuck!
I dismantled everything and moved it to the middle of the room. I assembled it all and it looked great. The only problem was that a desk in the middle of the room meant I couldn’t fit a bed in and anyway it looked a bit strange. An island desk?
It was too heavy to shift into place in one piece so back to the dismantling and reassembling. This time I rebuilt it as close to its final resting place and managed to push it those last few inches.
I put my back out in the process of course.
The photograph is a bit like a set for a television programme – looks nice and neat but in fact if the camera turned there is still chaos!
So all I have left to do now is….
Get my back into working order again.
Another coat of paint on one wall.
Have a whiskey to celebrate.
Another coat of paint on the floor [the bit under the desk can do without].
Have a whiskey to celebrate.
undercoat the skirting, windowsill and two doors. .
Have a whiskey to celebrate.
Final coat the skirting , windowsill and two doors.
Have a whiskey to celebrate.
Erect a blind in the window.
Have a whiskey to celebrate.
Order a skip.
Book myself into rehab to get off the whiskey and to let someone else fill the skip.
S'funny you should bring this up. My near neighbour (in her 70's & lives alone) came round in bit of a panic earlier today – her bed frame had collapsed, and she asked if I could have a look. It was of a similar type of construction as you mention , clearly supplied in a kit, and "was" held together by numerous quarter turn fasteners. Unfortunately most had worked loose over the years, and finally one corner post came away from the frame. It was beyond simple reassembly as part of the frame had split, but I was able to patch it up (wonderful things, cable ties), and we found a selection of paperbacks to provide additional support! I suspect the special metal studs which engage in these twist-lock fasteners had not been properly screwed into the respective wooden parts, meaning the twist-lock ran out of travel before the joint was pulled tight. This allows movement, and the eventual failure…
Books are great for quick and lasting repairs. Who knows, some goodness or badness might sneak into your head overnight and give you interesting dreams.
Do it Yourself books are normally the best because they're generally the thickest……
For adjustable heights – Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Tell your neighbour not to be quite so energetic while enjoying her night time activities! That can be murder on a bed frame.