In order to avoid having the glue continuing to come out after you finish squeezing, you have to trip the lever, or twist the plunger, or whatever it takes to release the pressure -- depends on your particular glue gun how this is done.
@@CruisingTheCut I figured SOMETHING like that - you've too much experience not to have discovered it. LOVE how the shower ended up -- very nice job indeed!
It might be a bit disconcerting to an introvert like you David, but all your fans (including me) feel like they know you and like you very much. From our point of view you are our friend. Feeling that way isn’t unusual for us Internet denizens and you should be quite proud of your quite huge number of friends. We all genuinely find you nice and funny, a quite exceptional fellow. Cheers from Alberta, Canada and thanks for the videos.
Oh my goodness!!!! My husband and I are big DIY people and we absolutely adored this video. We howled with laughter! Hubby thinks you're a very lucky man because you can take time to consider a problem without a wife telling you HOW you should be doing it! We love David!!!!!
I enjoyed watching this. Your DIY project went exactly the same as most of my own, where I start off positive and am then reduced to passive aggressive mutterings coupled with exaggerated metaphors whilst doing my level best not to swear. Very funny to watch when it's someone else doing it. You've also achieved a nice looking finish. Well done.
Well now, this is the first video from cruising the cut that I will not be looking at, l not only hate DIY but can't even bring myself to watch others do it. I'll pass on this and wait for the next one.
Paradoxically, this is one of the most memorable videos I have ever seen on TH-cam. Just an ‘ordinary’ bloke ,who’s not very good at DIY, taking on a job that nearly breaks him, but somehow prevailing. Done with self effacing honesty and humour. All of life is here. 🙏
Oh David, I've so missed your narrowboat DIY videos! The entertainment value didn't disappoint and the end result looks great, well worth the frustration that all DIY projects create.
At Last, A real DIY show. Kept my attention through the entire 49 minutes and 11 seconds. 10 out of 10. Nice to see you, once more, in your proper place, shining out from the corner of my little flat in Stroud.
Watched this tonight. Who knew shower renovation could be so entertaining! I can very much relate to the DIY rule that nothing ever goes perfectly as planned. My other DIY rule is to double the length of time I think I'll take! Good video. Nice job 👍
I have Never Enjoyed watching anybody repairing their life So Much as watching You! You are So Much FUN! Many Many Thanks for All the Laughs, Joy, & Learning!
Hello David. I wanted to share my story with you. When Covid hit in the US early last year my husband came across your channel and he liked your video so we started to watch all the videos from the beginning. We were in lockdown. I did jigsaw puzzles and my husband drank tea while watching. We binged watched all your videos and we absolutely loved cruising the cut. Now we are re-watching it and now everytime we have it on I have this uncontrollable urge to take out my puzzles and we both drink tea while watching. It's now like a favorite series to watch. I just wanted to say thanks 😊
Once again you have topped yourself. As a DIY er myself I have been there and done it. Keep on posting . It never gets easier something always goes South.
Can't believe I just watched the whole thing. And enjoyed it! Learned a new word or two (hysteresis), and am firmly convinced my husband would have bailed on the project early on. He would have just resorted to duct tape. Kudos, great job, and terrific photography, editing, narration, humor, self-deprecation, all of it!
Don't waste your time with Twitter polls regarding your content. We'd watch you read from the telephone book. You just have a pleasant personality. Thanks for the video. I hope for one every day!
I enjoy all your vlogs, David. Thanks for all the time you continue put into them for our viewing pleasure. Whether it’s a beautiful cruise on the cut, or a how-I-did-it, they are always fun to watch. 👍👍👍
Love these extended vlogs of yours David..... Tiling...a rather mundane topic on the face of it, but in reality an extremely engaging and entertaining video. Hats off 👍
I hope you won't take this wrong: my husband and i laughed SO MUCH during this video -- but only because we've been there! We thought you showed commendable restraint in your choice of vocabulary.
Mate, you got annoyed late in the video about your own incompetence. But just stop for a sec and look at the great job you did considering you’re not a carpenter, plumber, tiler, etc. None of those are your trade, but still you got stuck in and resolved your problems and the end result looks great and will last for years. I’d say it’s a job well done.
That , my friend, was so palpable and relatable and hysterical!!🤣😅 The frustration is real but the end result looks great, nice work, im sure you'll enjoy your showers more now🙂👍
We have a saying in america- Caulk and paint, make it what she ain't (Caulk is what we call sealant) I give you props for posting this. As someone in the trades it was thoroughly entertaining. But keep your chin up man, that 'sealant' job is better than the work some of my laborers could do! And at the end of the day, you actually accomplished something instead of letting a problem continue until the floor caved in
This was hilarious to watch! Watching you do this reminds me why I hate DIY, I’d be making all the same mistakes and probably give up and call in the experts. Sorry I shouldn’t laugh, it just felt good to watch somebody else go through the pain I get during such projects. Rich
David, you really have created quite a stir with this one, look how all the arm chair experts have wriggled out of the woodwork and onto the key boards. You are a great chap, with your candid approach and great British sense of humor / sarcasm. Do not be discouraged by the 'nay sayers' and the 'gloomsters' it would be easy to take some of the comments as personal attacks and become consumed by self doubt. Stick with it and sock it to em! You do a really great job, and you really do entertain. You have bravely laid your journey out for all to see and comment on, that comes with risk. But keep going, I hope you continue to enjoy the journey and don't fall out of love with this way of life you have chosen, you have taken us all with you, and it is honestly compelling viewing and we need to see where it leads... All the best David 👍 ...and don't forget, we need a 'and there's a Heron' now and again! 👌. Also any chance of some more 'techy' vids of your electrics and solar, how is the system bearing up?
Phil, well said!!!! 👏👏👏 You've described exactly how I feel too, and without me having to scramble to find all the fancy words myself. I know ZERO about plumbing and yet, this vlog had me glued to the screen like I was reading an intense cant-be-put-down fiction book. The first thing I did the next morning was come back to this blog to read the comments!
@@reneenel4338 Thanks for the kind words and taking the time to write them, the sentiment is appreciated. I believe that you could now tackle a project like this, following David's tutorial that includes everyday problems that will be encountered, if you 'stick' with it and 'adhere' to his methods... 😍
@@CruisingTheCut David, at the risk of prying, do you have a long term plan / ambition, I am curious as I imagine many of us are, where you think this journey of yours will take you and all end up, what do you see and how do you see it playing out? May be this needs a whole Vlog - spell out some options, and alternate realities?? But on a serious note, are you faced with difficult choices, or do things naturally lead one to next? Logically speaking, I imagine, like all of us, you have competing priorities and some of the decisions are based on factors that you cannot control, I'd be interested in your thoughts... I also appreciate, that you get very little 'personal' privacy, and this is extremely important, I imagine there is a battle of what you want to share and what you don't, authenticity dictates a 'warts and all', sanity dictates 'give me some space man!' how do you balance your approach?
Over here putting chip board within 3 feet of a moisture source is a great sin worthy of a vigorous flogging, we avoid it in our homes unless it is Wal-Mart furniture or such, never on a vessel... Glad to see you are doing well and holding up under your restrictions, good to see a fresh video from your neck of the woods, stay safe, dry and warm brother!
Don't kick yourself David, it looked absolutely great when you'd finished. A great video which we thoroughly enjoyed. We found your videos during the first lock down and binged on them till we were up to date, now you feel like part of the family and we look forward to every rendition. Keep it up.
Interesting that you use metric measurements for length when the UK still uses mph for speed. Also comforting to see that your DIY is as frought with as many aargh! moments as mine is.
Both have their uses, metric is more useful for construction as it goes down to millimeters, whereas it's hard to visualise meters for the width of a road for example.
I think you did a great job in a confined area. That aside your DIY are more entertaining and funnier then most Sid Coms I watch. Thank you for the uplifting humor.
As much as I've enjoyed your videos for the last few years I've never laughed so hard until today. As a fellow DIYer (with reasonable experience), I completely empathise with your exacerbation from 45mins on. More times than enough we hit the wall and say why the... fuck did I ever start this 😂 However we learn from our mistakes (sometimes). End result looks great, onwards and upwards! Richard
Chose a bad time to watch your vlog, at 1am, However, you’ve made an amazing difference to your shower cubical, don’t want to be rude but it looked a little dated / depressing but now its neat, clean lines, with a modern feel. Had i not watched you fit it out and point out all the mistakes you’d done I’d have been none the wiser that an expert installer hadn’t done it. If i ever need a shower cubical modernising i will know who to call. Was a little surprised to see you cutting your boards with a knife straight on your timber floor, but I’m guessing no damage was done. With regard to screws holding the panels down when glueing, it did occur to me that you could have screwed and glowed, then when glue set then remove the screws ,hence not having screw heads bowling panels out. With regard to the shower holder screw hole being too deep for your pen, I’d have used a nail to mark through to the plastic wall panel. Final thought you did a close up under the door, where you masticated the wood, but think I’d continue o fill gap all the way along under the door because i think you can see wood grain, and this would be another place for damp to get through. But i score you 10 out of 10, for quality, and managing not to swear during fitting. Guess the ice cream helped to cool the stress
Cheers. You're not the first to suspect wood under the door but it isn't, it's just the shower tray (I think there's some old sealant under there). No further gunge needed! Oh, I did swear at least once but I cut them out!!
Loved the video David. You did a splendid job and it looks beautiful. Thanks for sharing. I would love to see more of these type videos "what David does on days he isn't cruising". Have a Blessed day.
Interesting project (not that I’m likely to embark on narrow boat living in my advancing years), and entertaining. Lost count of the number of times that a DIY project created more work than the original job ... 😩. Thanks for the laughs 😂
LOL - loved this and laughed all the way through!! This is exactly how my home improvement/repair jobs always go. It always seems that one "fix" leads inevitably to another and another. In the end yours turned out quite well, which is more than I can say in many of my cases! So good to see your vlogs again; I've missed them!
we have all been there.....with various DIY projects. You had me laughing out loud, with your frustration and irritation and general... almost madness....You really are quite good at sticking to your task at hand and MUCH more patient than you give yourself credit for. I hope the plastic shower panels and gobs of sealant oozed into all the nooks and crannies make for a waterproof shower stall. I think I will have a G and T myself. Sláinte, David!!!
By the way, how are you surprized by the number of people interested in watching this sort of video of yours? We really enjoy your projects ane company and narrations!
It looks great ,and its so cool to see you doing what you do. Its one of the few times I smile ,when I'm watching and listening to your logical and calm way you go. Thank you man! And look I'm from Annapolis Maryland, and I'm 51 ,worked to hard too long and tryin not to keep that pace up any longer,I know 80% of home building and remodeling,I am thinking about crossing the pond , renting a narrow boat and staying long enough to remodel whatever you want ,free labor but got a do it like we do it ,I can overcome the cracking tiles and grout issues as well. Be over end of year November ,around,lol
I had to laugh as I watched you working. You handled the frustrations of the project with admirable restraint. And why is it that no matter what project we are working on, we have two sizes of screws--1. too small and 2. too big???? Well done!
I’m wondering if that panel with the bend of the boat in the middle could have been cut on the backside only but not cut through the pretty finished side and then gently bent into place leaving a seamless, non-gunged wall?
Well I have enjoyed EVERY SINGLE ONE of your vids and am sure u earned that “stiff gin n tonic” (yuk) as your reward for all your hard work( and a cheese sandwich, which must have some sort of condiment on it…you know…mustard, Mayo, something!!!). PLEASE!!! We need to know!!!!
No one can make DIY as entertaining as you! You’re glue gun vis-a-vis bagpipe playing had me absolutely guffawing!😆 I look forward to the bagpipe vlog😉. Please continue to keep as including in all your “adventures”
David, watching you bodge your way through your renovations is just pure gold from a viewer's point of view. Never would I have thought watching a shower upgrade would be so entertaining🤣 You could become a contestant on Cowboy Builders ! Always love your vids whatever the topic. Keep em coming.
well done david! you deserve a medal for staying sane doing that project!!! 😁🎉🥇 the end result is excellent! 😁 may i suggest an idea, maybe run silicone under the bottom of the door frame all the way across to definitely make sure nothing leaks... ever! after your hard work it would be so annoying to find another leak! this was a good idea for a vid, just like watching the vandemonium channel but on water! 😁
A job well done I'd say. Such diy honesty is good to see. We've all been there with the little, infuriating snags. I have just replaced a shower mixer device in our caravan. I warned my wife.....this will either take 10 minutes or 10 hours. Luckily it was minutes. It doesn't work that way very often.
It looks all right and as long as you have sorted the leak the jobs a good un, there are a couple of things you could have done to make it easier for yourself but it's to late now .
Strangely entertaining! 😀. Water allways travels through small gaps en cracks, capillary action makes it even go up! And I learned a new English word: gunge. Love the sound of it!
Good to see that I'm not the only one who suffers endless frustration , when doing DIY jobs. The most impressive thing ,is that you manage to have a Shower, in such a small space in the first place ( demonstration video NOT needed ).
I'm sorry, it's not kind to laugh at the troubles of others but I confess I laughed out loud a couple of times whilst watching this DIY project of yours! So glad that I found this channel of yours, so glad in fact that I went back to video No.1 and look forward to many more.
There are indeed many more, having been making videos for eight years or so - most of them not DIY but there are a smattering, especially lately as you will see!
Well! 10/10 for trying such a onerous task. You demean your abilities. You have the patience of Job. Your choice of wall cladding will return and 'bite your bum'! (unless, of course, you are intending to sell the boat in the near future.) I applaud your vlogs about the trials and tribulations of boat maintenance. They will be a most useful advice and demonstration to all that intend to carry out such work. The maintenance vlogs also add a divergence from the sameness of rural scenes. Your camera work and editing/rendering of the vlog is, of course, up to your usual high standard. I am taking notes from your vlogs and instructional presentations for my personal, non-vlog, endeavours. As an aside, I bought a Sony AX54 following your evaluation. I did, however, carry out my own deep investigations of movie cameras. (I have owned quite a number of them, but none in the last decade. Keep up the good work, smell the flowers and return the brickbats!
In order to avoid having the glue continuing to come out after you finish squeezing, you have to trip the lever, or twist the plunger, or whatever it takes to release the pressure -- depends on your particular glue gun how this is done.
Cheers! Ha, I do (honestly!) know this really, I just didn't press it while holding the gun and waving it at the camera so it kept coming!
@@CruisingTheCut I figured SOMETHING like that - you've too much experience not to have discovered it. LOVE how the shower ended up -- very nice job indeed!
Or purchase a “dripless” caulk gun which for the most part release that pressure for you.
Well I have learnt something, had that problem when trying to seal my windows, thanks for at least educating me!
ive always watched your channel at 2x speed. unless you say a word that is uk'ed then i'll put it at a lower speed
Hi David the reason 90% of people said yes is because we really enjoy watching your videos and you are great company! Thank so much. Cheers J
Aww, thanks :-)
Why. Why are you videos so compelling? I've just spent 49 minutes watching a grown man faff around inside his shower. And loved every minute of it. :)
Faff is the word
It might be a bit disconcerting to an introvert like you David, but all your fans (including me) feel like they know you and like you very much. From our point of view you are our friend. Feeling that way isn’t unusual for us Internet denizens and you should be quite proud of your quite huge number of friends. We all genuinely find you nice and funny, a quite exceptional fellow. Cheers from Alberta, Canada and thanks for the videos.
Ah, thank you. I'm horribly unpleasant in real life ;-)
@@CruisingTheCut Your humble opinion of yourself is just part of your charm. Get over it, you are not an ordinary person. You are exceptional.
Oh my goodness!!!! My husband and I are big DIY people and we absolutely adored this video. We howled with laughter! Hubby thinks you're a very lucky man because you can take time to consider a problem without a wife telling you HOW you should be doing it! We love David!!!!!
I enjoyed watching this. Your DIY project went exactly the same as most of my own, where I start off positive and am then reduced to passive aggressive mutterings coupled with exaggerated metaphors whilst doing my level best not to swear. Very funny to watch when it's someone else doing it. You've also achieved a nice looking finish. Well done.
I was impressed that a big rubber mallet didn't get involved, always my go-to when things don't quite fit together square
I'm one of the 90%. We simply enjoy watching anyone working. Anyone other than ourselves that is ;-)
Amen to that.
Well now, this is the first video from cruising the cut that I will not be looking at, l not only hate DIY but can't even bring myself to watch others do it. I'll pass on this and wait for the next one.
Paradoxically, this is one of the most memorable videos I have ever seen on TH-cam. Just an ‘ordinary’ bloke ,who’s not very good at DIY, taking on a job that nearly breaks him, but somehow prevailing. Done with self effacing honesty and humour. All of life is here. 🙏
Loved watching that, if ever I have a shower cubicle to reline.... I will remember this and get someone else to do it.
😅🤣
Wise
Thank you for allowing us the privilege of joining you in your shower! What fun! Keep up the good work. You’ve made my day.💕🥰💕🥰💕🥰💕🥰💕🥰💕🥰💕
Oh David, I've so missed your narrowboat DIY videos! The entertainment value didn't disappoint and the end result looks great, well worth the frustration that all DIY projects create.
At Last, A real DIY show. Kept my attention through the entire 49 minutes and 11 seconds. 10 out of 10. Nice to see you, once more, in your proper place, shining out from the corner of my little flat in Stroud.
Thank you!
I have netflix ,prime and now tv...its 21.50 on a Saturday and watching you sorting your shower out is better viewing than everything on TV tonight.
Haha that doesn't say much for the state of the streaming channels!!
Watched this tonight. Who knew shower renovation could be so entertaining! I can very much relate to the DIY rule that nothing ever goes perfectly as planned. My other DIY rule is to double the length of time I think I'll take! Good video. Nice job 👍
I have Never Enjoyed watching anybody repairing their life So Much as watching You! You are So Much FUN! Many Many Thanks for All the Laughs, Joy, & Learning!
Thank you
You are now a pro and can start a side business of doing the same thing for other boat owners :-)
Hello David. I wanted to share my story with you. When Covid hit in the US early last year my husband came across your channel and he liked your video so we started to watch all the videos from the beginning. We were in lockdown. I did jigsaw puzzles and my husband drank tea while watching. We binged watched all your videos and we absolutely loved cruising the cut. Now we are re-watching it and now everytime we have it on I have this uncontrollable urge to take out my puzzles and we both drink tea while watching. It's now like a favorite series to watch. I just wanted to say thanks 😊
Ah, thank you so much!
We enjoyed it. I can’t imagine talking and trying to film while going through all the frustration of DIY. Thank you!
Once again you have topped yourself. As a DIY er myself I have been there and done it. Keep on posting . It never gets easier something always goes South.
Can't believe I just watched the whole thing. And enjoyed it! Learned a new word or two (hysteresis), and am firmly convinced my husband would have bailed on the project early on. He would have just resorted to duct tape. Kudos, great job, and terrific photography, editing, narration, humor, self-deprecation, all of it!
Duct tape rules!
Just finished watching you refitting your van and now this? What a treat!
Well done DAVID, over 49000 people would sooner watch you tiling than actually watch someone boating. says a lot....
It certainly does!!
David, that’s life. My wife and I have had similar experiences with nearly every DIY project we’ve ever done! Nice job! Enjoy your G&T!
Of course I’m watching this video again because I really love listening to you explain the process. 😂😂👵🏻🇺🇸👍🏻
Don't waste your time with Twitter polls regarding your content. We'd watch you read from the telephone book. You just have a pleasant personality. Thanks for the video. I hope for one every day!
I enjoy all your vlogs, David. Thanks for all the time you continue put into them for our viewing pleasure. Whether it’s a beautiful cruise on the cut, or a how-I-did-it, they are always fun to watch. 👍👍👍
I’m no longer a twit who tweets. Birds Tweet. I’m not a bird.
So I enjoyed this ramble, musings and fiddle fixing.
👍🏻✊🏻
You are hilarious! I kept thinking, I sure wish I was there to lend a hand. Well done you!
Thank you!
Good to see you again!
Hey, thanks!
Love these extended vlogs of yours David..... Tiling...a rather mundane topic on the face of it, but in reality an extremely engaging and entertaining video. Hats off 👍
I hope you won't take this wrong: my husband and i laughed SO MUCH during this video -- but only because we've been there! We thought you showed commendable restraint in your choice of vocabulary.
Mate, you got annoyed late in the video about your own incompetence. But just stop for a sec and look at the great job you did considering you’re not a carpenter, plumber, tiler, etc. None of those are your trade, but still you got stuck in and resolved your problems and the end result looks great and will last for years. I’d say it’s a job well done.
That , my friend, was so palpable and relatable and hysterical!!🤣😅 The frustration is real but the end result looks great, nice work, im sure you'll enjoy your showers more now🙂👍
Haha thank you
This is hysterical. As much fun as watching the van build.
We have a saying in america- Caulk and paint, make it what she ain't (Caulk is what we call sealant)
I give you props for posting this. As someone in the trades it was thoroughly entertaining. But keep your chin up man, that 'sealant' job is better than the work some of my laborers could do! And at the end of the day, you actually accomplished something instead of letting a problem continue until the floor caved in
This was hilarious to watch! Watching you do this reminds me why I hate DIY, I’d be making all the same mistakes and probably give up and call in the experts. Sorry I shouldn’t laugh, it just felt good to watch somebody else go through the pain I get during such projects. Rich
David, you really have created quite a stir with this one, look how all the arm chair experts have wriggled out of the woodwork and onto the key boards. You are a great chap, with your candid approach and great British sense of humor / sarcasm. Do not be discouraged by the 'nay sayers' and the 'gloomsters' it would be easy to take some of the comments as personal attacks and become consumed by self doubt. Stick with it and sock it to em! You do a really great job, and you really do entertain. You have bravely laid your journey out for all to see and comment on, that comes with risk. But keep going, I hope you continue to enjoy the journey and don't fall out of love with this way of life you have chosen, you have taken us all with you, and it is honestly compelling viewing and we need to see where it leads... All the best David 👍 ...and don't forget, we need a 'and there's a Heron' now and again! 👌. Also any chance of some more 'techy' vids of your electrics and solar, how is the system bearing up?
Thank you.
Phil, well said!!!! 👏👏👏 You've described exactly how I feel too, and without me having to scramble to find all the fancy words myself. I know ZERO about plumbing and yet, this vlog had me glued to the screen like I was reading an intense cant-be-put-down fiction book. The first thing I did the next morning was come back to this blog to read the comments!
@@reneenel4338 Thanks for the kind words and taking the time to write them, the sentiment is appreciated. I believe that you could now tackle a project like this, following David's tutorial that includes everyday problems that will be encountered, if you 'stick' with it and 'adhere' to his methods... 😍
@@CruisingTheCut David, at the risk of prying, do you have a long term plan / ambition, I am curious as I imagine many of us are, where you think this journey of yours will take you and all end up, what do you see and how do you see it playing out? May be this needs a whole Vlog - spell out some options, and alternate realities?? But on a serious note, are you faced with difficult choices, or do things naturally lead one to next? Logically speaking, I imagine, like all of us, you have competing priorities and some of the decisions are based on factors that you cannot control, I'd be interested in your thoughts...
I also appreciate, that you get very little 'personal' privacy, and this is extremely important, I imagine there is a battle of what you want to share and what you don't, authenticity dictates a 'warts and all', sanity dictates 'give me some space man!' how do you balance your approach?
I don’t know how things will turn out, no
Over here putting chip board within 3 feet of a moisture source is a great sin worthy of a vigorous flogging, we avoid it in our homes unless it is Wal-Mart furniture or such, never on a vessel... Glad to see you are doing well and holding up under your restrictions, good to see a fresh video from your neck of the woods, stay safe, dry and warm brother!
Thank you!
Never thought I would say “very entertaining”. Just love your sense of humor. 🤣
Proving once again you are fearlessly willing to attack DIY projects of considerable scale. Thanks for sharing. This one was epic. Rest up & enjoy.
You've got the rod for the shower head upside down mate. What you think is the top, is the bottom, and thus infinitely adjustable.
Cheers but no, I don't. The bottom piece is specifically designed to hold the rest up and I definitely have it the correct way around.
Don't kick yourself David, it looked absolutely great when you'd finished. A great video which we thoroughly enjoyed. We found your videos during the first lock down and binged on them till we were up to date, now you feel like part of the family and we look forward to every rendition. Keep it up.
Wife, just seen the video, her comments was, "Well if he can do, you can do it", bang goes my fishing weekends for the next month.
Oops
Interesting that you use metric measurements for length when the UK still uses mph for speed. Also comforting to see that your DIY is as frought with as many aargh! moments as mine is.
Both have their uses, metric is more useful for construction as it goes down to millimeters, whereas it's hard to visualise meters for the width of a road for example.
I use both, depends what I'm doing!!
I think you did a great job in a confined area. That aside your DIY are more entertaining and funnier then most Sid Coms I watch. Thank you for the uplifting humor.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Bang up to date with Cruising the Cut...how enjoyable its been..yes including this one. Many thanks indeed David.
His thumbnails are some of the best non clickbait clickbait I’ve ever seen 💀
that was painful to watch, thank you for your service
can't be a perfectionist without making errors, are you taking on pj's Great job I must say😊
Ahhhh. The joys of DIY fixes around your house. This is me any given weekend around my house. Thanks for sharing your pain.
As much as I've enjoyed your videos for the last few years I've never laughed so hard until today. As a fellow DIYer (with reasonable experience), I completely empathise with your exacerbation from 45mins on. More times than enough we hit the wall and say why the... fuck did I ever start this 😂
However we learn from our mistakes (sometimes). End result looks great, onwards and upwards! Richard
Yes! Absolute catharsis as a diy-er watching this!
Chose a bad time to watch your vlog, at 1am, However, you’ve made an amazing difference to your shower cubical, don’t want to be rude but it looked a little dated / depressing but now its neat, clean lines, with a modern feel. Had i not watched you fit it out and point out all the mistakes you’d done I’d have been none the wiser that an expert installer hadn’t done it. If i ever need a shower cubical modernising i will know who to call.
Was a little surprised to see you cutting your boards with a knife straight on your timber floor, but I’m guessing no damage was done.
With regard to screws holding the panels down when glueing, it did occur to me that you could have screwed and glowed, then when glue set then remove the screws ,hence not having screw heads bowling panels out. With regard to the shower holder screw hole being too deep for your pen, I’d have used a nail to mark through to the plastic wall panel.
Final thought you did a close up under the door, where you masticated the wood, but think I’d continue o fill gap all the way along under the door because i think you can see wood grain, and this would be another place for damp to get through.
But i score you 10 out of 10, for quality, and managing not to swear during fitting. Guess the ice cream helped to cool the stress
Cheers. You're not the first to suspect wood under the door but it isn't, it's just the shower tray (I think there's some old sealant under there). No further gunge needed!
Oh, I did swear at least once but I cut them out!!
The swearing was edited out .... LOL
The Motion Picture you have given us is A Gift. Thanks David.
Loved the video David. You did a splendid job and it looks beautiful. Thanks for sharing. I would love to see more of these type videos "what David does on days he isn't cruising". Have a Blessed day.
You're the Topps.
Haha very good
@@CruisingTheCut I have my moments.
I could probably watch you do many things you probably find boring and it be entertaining! Much enjoyable!
Interesting project (not that I’m likely to embark on narrow boat living in my advancing years), and entertaining. Lost count of the number of times that a DIY project created more work than the original job ... 😩. Thanks for the laughs 😂
why didnt you just shorten that metal bar for the shower head ... ? until it fit the existing holes...
I thought the same thing 👍
Or turn it up side down!
Or flip it upside-down?
It's such a cheap piece of plastic, it felt really brittle like it would shatter if I tried cutting it.
Unfortunately, it won't work upside down as the bottom piece is specifically designed to hold the rest up!
Brilliant! So good to see real life DIY. Cheered you along as you struggled through. Thanks for sharing and just being you.
LOL - loved this and laughed all the way through!! This is exactly how my home improvement/repair jobs always go. It always seems that one "fix" leads inevitably to another and another. In the end yours turned out quite well, which is more than I can say in many of my cases! So good to see your vlogs again; I've missed them!
you can just cut through the back of the board and the front will bend to the wall
we have all been there.....with various DIY projects. You had me laughing out loud, with your frustration and irritation and general... almost madness....You really are quite good at sticking to your task at hand and MUCH more patient than you give yourself credit for. I hope the plastic shower panels and gobs of sealant oozed into all the nooks and crannies make for a waterproof shower stall. I think I will have a G and T myself. Sláinte, David!!!
Definitely time for a G&T
Love Your sense of humor!! Good job, your tile looks fine. From Georgia, USA.....
By the way, how are you surprized by the number of people interested in watching this sort of video of yours? We really enjoy your projects ane company and narrations!
That is the most enternained iv been in a while you are a comedic genius,,, also great job
It looks great ,and its so cool to see you doing what you do. Its one of the few times I smile ,when I'm watching and listening to your logical and calm way you go. Thank you man! And look I'm from Annapolis Maryland, and I'm 51 ,worked to hard too long and tryin not to keep that pace up any longer,I know 80% of home building and remodeling,I am thinking about crossing the pond , renting a narrow boat and staying long enough to remodel whatever you want ,free labor but got a do it like we do it ,I can overcome the cracking tiles and grout issues as well. Be over end of year November ,around,lol
Glad you enjoy the videos, cheers!
I had to laugh as I watched you working. You handled the frustrations of the project with admirable restraint. And why is it that no matter what project we are working on, we have two sizes of screws--1. too small and 2. too big???? Well done!
Welcome back, so glad to see you. Well done with your DIY shower project and that G&T must have been the "best ever earned!".
I surely felt your pain. Over the moon that it's done. Now, no more DIY for awhile. Well done, turned out beautifully.
I’m wondering if that panel with the bend of the boat in the middle could have been cut on the backside only but not cut through the pretty finished side and then gently bent into place leaving a seamless, non-gunged wall?
Yes, if I’d thought of it! 😂
Well I have enjoyed EVERY SINGLE ONE of your vids and am sure u earned that “stiff gin n tonic” (yuk) as your reward for all your hard work( and a cheese sandwich, which must have some sort of condiment on it…you know…mustard, Mayo, something!!!). PLEASE!!! We need to know!!!!
I hate mustard! But see cruisingthecut.co.uk/f-a-q/
How is the new shower holding up?
Great!
The best DIY show I've ever seen. Highly entertaining. I hope your shower stays leak free for you after all that hard work.
So do I! Cheers
Perfect video in today's world. Thank you
I'm so glad I'm on the only one who gets fed up with DIY!!! I think you did a fantastic job!
That is quite a project you have. I’m glad it was you doing it, and not me! The end result is very nice.
Is now a bad time to mention that you could have just cut the shower rail (metal tube) to length?
It's such a cheap piece of plastic, it felt really brittle like it would shatter if I tried cutting it.
So glad to see you I even watched you work on your shower....
No one can make DIY as entertaining as you! You’re glue gun vis-a-vis bagpipe playing had me absolutely guffawing!😆 I look forward to the bagpipe vlog😉. Please continue to keep as including in all your “adventures”
I feel your pain, but you stuck with it and got it done. Well done!
David, watching you bodge your way through your renovations is just pure gold from a viewer's point of view. Never would I have thought watching a shower upgrade would be so entertaining🤣 You could become a contestant on Cowboy Builders !
Always love your vids whatever the topic. Keep em coming.
Cowboy builders?! How very dare you hahahahaha ;-)
New channel: David's Toilet Epiphanies :)
I'm pretty sure no-one wants to know those!!
All that sealant, is the boat lower in the water?
well done david! you deserve a medal for staying sane doing that project!!! 😁🎉🥇
the end result is excellent! 😁
may i suggest an idea, maybe run silicone under the bottom of the door frame all the way across to definitely make sure nothing leaks... ever! after your hard work it would be so annoying to find another leak!
this was a good idea for a vid, just like watching the vandemonium channel but on water! 😁
Cheers. No need for more sealant though, I stuffed so much under the wood and behind the panel in that corner.
A job well done I'd say. Such diy honesty is good to see. We've all been there with the little, infuriating snags. I have just replaced a shower mixer device in our caravan. I warned my wife.....this will either take 10 minutes or 10 hours. Luckily it was minutes. It doesn't work that way very often.
It looks all right and as long as you have sorted the leak the jobs a good un, there are a couple of things you could have done to make it easier for yourself but it's to late now .
Strangely entertaining! 😀.
Water allways travels through small gaps en cracks, capillary action makes it even go up!
And I learned a new English word: gunge. Love the sound of it!
Better than any tv comedy...... brilliant
Great work! DIY project are always a pain in my backside. Much improved over the tiles!!
Wet areas and chipboard! *NO, NO* and again *NO*
Good to see that I'm not the only one who suffers endless frustration , when doing DIY jobs. The most impressive thing ,is that you manage to have a Shower, in such a small space in the first place ( demonstration video NOT needed ).
Fear not, no such demo forthcoming!
It is not incompetence. It's the initial adjustment process when you add new skills to your wheelhouse!!!
I'm sorry, it's not kind to laugh at the troubles of others but I confess I laughed out loud a couple of times whilst watching this DIY project of yours! So glad that I found this channel of yours, so glad in fact that I went back to video No.1 and look forward to many more.
There are indeed many more, having been making videos for eight years or so - most of them not DIY but there are a smattering, especially lately as you will see!
Very Dry humour, Really enjoy your Videos and your book readings. Perfect English well spoken language Cheers from Canada
This cracked me up! You reflected so many of my DIY traits in this video, very funny indeed.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Well! 10/10 for trying such a onerous task. You demean your abilities. You have the patience of Job. Your choice of wall cladding will return and 'bite your bum'! (unless, of course, you are intending to sell the boat in the near future.)
I applaud your vlogs about the trials and tribulations of boat maintenance. They will be a most useful advice and demonstration to all that intend to carry out such work. The maintenance vlogs also add a divergence from the sameness of rural scenes.
Your camera work and editing/rendering of the vlog is, of course, up to your usual high standard. I am taking notes from your vlogs and instructional presentations for my personal, non-vlog, endeavours.
As an aside, I bought a Sony AX54 following your evaluation. I did, however, carry out my own deep investigations of movie cameras. (I have owned quite a number of them, but none in the last decade.
Keep up the good work, smell the flowers and return the brickbats!
Hope you enjoy the camcorder. Many folk use those shower panels, they're very common these days and I have no doubt it will last quite happily.
It's the little thing that will drive you crazy... Great Job
Looks very clean now! Yes better than tile!
Thanks
I personally think that you did a brilliant job at your show renovation.
That is quite the transformation - it really looks good !
Thanks for cheering me up after a bad day at work 👍