What "man jobs" have you done today?

I am regretting the log roll lawn edging I put down a few years ago.
Looked great for a few years, but it is now starting to rot in places :-(
Cut your losses and swap it out. That stuff really is only semi permanent at best! I've gone for metal edging this time... Will see how it pans out.

Edit: garden waste wasn't taken last week, just tried to move the bin and almost put my back out. Turns out it's 75% grass and soil from a new border we desperately needed :rolleyes: I now get the joy of shovelling it out into rubble sacks...
 
And I thought my wife was the only one who loaded the green bin so much I have to use a trolly to get it down to the road.. :)
 
And I thought my wife was the only one who loaded the green bin so much I have to use a trolly to get it down to the road.. :)
:D and its Mother's Day, like it's some kind of diplomatic immunity or something.
 
Cut your losses and swap it out. That stuff really is only semi permanent at best! I've gone for metal edging this time... Will see how it pans out.

Edit: garden waste wasn't taken last week, just tried to move the bin and almost put my back out. Turns out it's 75% grass and soil from a new border we desperately needed :rolleyes: I now get the joy of shovelling it out into rubble sacks...
I have been looking at the metal edging funnily enough.
However, I expect that will rust & rot as well - unless it is galvanised (which I dont think it is)?
 
I have been looking at the metal edging funnily enough.
However, I expect that will rust & rot as well - unless it is galvanised (which I dont think it is)?
Can't link because I'm on mobile/app but I just realised the stuff I bought is plastic. Product is called smartedge lawn edging 5m. I bought it right at the beginning of winter so haven't unboxed it yet but reviews look good.
 
Can't link because I'm on mobile/app but I just realised the stuff I bought is plastic. Product is called smartedge lawn edging 5m. I bought it right at the beginning of winter so haven't unboxed it yet but reviews look good.
I will have to get the tape measure out, guessing I will need around 70 metre
 
My wife has been saying she wants a welly rack and after having a quick look and seeing they start at around £30, I decided to make one with scrap wood instead.

The base is pallet wood that I had laying around and the dowel was also left over from another project. Bit of glue to hold it all together and will paint tomorrow with some garden furniture paint I have left over, so it has cost me nothing other than an hours work.

As she runs trails in winter and comes back very muddy I decided to make room for her trail shoes too.

I kinda wish I'd have made it a bit smaller with the dowels closer together, but I didn't want to do much cutting so left the base pieces at the length they already were. I guess it means more room for things to dry.

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My wife has been saying she wants a welly rack and after having a quick look and seeing they start at around £30, I decided to make one with scrap wood instead.

The base is pallet wood that I had laying around and the dowel was also left over from another project. Bit of glue to hold it all together and will paint tomorrow with some garden furniture paint I have left over, so it has cost me nothing other than an hours work.

As she runs trails in winter and comes back very muddy I decided to make room for her trail shoes too.

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At least put left and right the correct way you savage :rolleyes::p

I was going to say you could squeeze another dowel on there but then realised a boot holder for '5' boots isn't super useful :D

Is it plasterboard? It's quite easy to put the cables into the wall if so.
No it is solid unfortunately. I could channel but hopefully it is a somewhat temporary setup.

Can't go too far wrong. I ordered a few metres of length on Amazon for cheapish and cut to length.

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07RZ...abc_QF2EK92NXD8J8M4P44J1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Ah I went velcro:
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0871WCYKS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I also got a desk pad:
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B081ZSTB36/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

However it is total crap - impossible to move the mouse, so ordered another genuine leather one like I have downstairs.
 
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