What "man jobs" have you done today?
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Just ok time for a good testGot the roof finished just in time as it pee'd down. Had my daughter with me doing a bit of work experience. She screwed all the wall plate straps on and helped on the roof too.
Yes very true, but at least I could tell the fall was working a treat.Just ok time for a good test
Wago's are brilliant and a lot safer than the old screw choc blocks.
Thank you. It sure did. Rubber roofs are brilliant and fairly easy to do. Even a 12 year old can apply the adhesive and brush the rubber flat (with supervision)Looks good.
I take it the rain showed how water tight the roof is
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Put a fire on if that counts..
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Made a bench from split oak for the seat and chestnut for the legs. Rubbish mortice and tenon effort. Bloody thing weighs a ton.
Wife wanted rustic, I wanted a bit more finished, so just planed a little in the middle.
Need to clean the poly glue off, after the oil finish dries. Then cart it 50m or so down the garden.
Wife wanted rustic, I wanted a bit more finished, so just planed a little in the middle.
Need to clean the poly glue off, after the oil finish dries. Then cart it 50m or so down the garden.
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Since Thursday, many tip trips:
Took the study ceiling down, cut out the plasterboard with a recip saw and started to pull the celotex out the ceiling. I know why they call them 'cold' roofs now
This was done in 1998 and there were gaps between the celotex and joists I could fit my hand through. Not to mention a complete void by the soffit allowing cold air in beneath the insulation, explains why that room was often 9-12 degrees, with just 12mm plasterboard between it and external air.
Took the side UPVC window out (and lime plaster off the wall...) ahead of bricking up.
The old back door to the house is the door in to the existing kitchen with a step and 12cm drop, floor levels will be matched so this needed to come out. Felt a bit of a shame given this had been there for 110 years. Absolutely solid. SDS breaker wasn't really cutting it so drilled it in numerous places and then went at it with bolster & mallet.
Tomorrow's job is to board over this on gate hinges with a 2.7 x 1.1m piece of OSB to protect the door when the build work starts.
I need to remove the pipe/TRV below. I'm toying with the idea of either just breaking out around the wall enough to get a pipe cutter in to solder an end cap on. Though I can actually get my hand on the pipe through the gap between the floor and step. I just don't know how many pipe cutters I'll end up dropping in the process
and the purist in me doesn't really want a push-fit stop-end under the floor and I've no hope soldering through that gap without setting the floor on fire. The other-side will be hidden behind a cabinet so doesn't need the same attention.
Took the study ceiling down, cut out the plasterboard with a recip saw and started to pull the celotex out the ceiling. I know why they call them 'cold' roofs now
This was done in 1998 and there were gaps between the celotex and joists I could fit my hand through. Not to mention a complete void by the soffit allowing cold air in beneath the insulation, explains why that room was often 9-12 degrees, with just 12mm plasterboard between it and external air.
Took the side UPVC window out (and lime plaster off the wall...) ahead of bricking up.
The old back door to the house is the door in to the existing kitchen with a step and 12cm drop, floor levels will be matched so this needed to come out. Felt a bit of a shame given this had been there for 110 years. Absolutely solid. SDS breaker wasn't really cutting it so drilled it in numerous places and then went at it with bolster & mallet.
Tomorrow's job is to board over this on gate hinges with a 2.7 x 1.1m piece of OSB to protect the door when the build work starts.
I need to remove the pipe/TRV below. I'm toying with the idea of either just breaking out around the wall enough to get a pipe cutter in to solder an end cap on. Though I can actually get my hand on the pipe through the gap between the floor and step. I just don't know how many pipe cutters I'll end up dropping in the process
and the purist in me doesn't really want a push-fit stop-end under the floor and I've no hope soldering through that gap without setting the floor on fire. The other-side will be hidden behind a cabinet so doesn't need the same attention.
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My roof mounted Aircon on the motorhome failed, and I failed to find a way of fixing it (replaced fuses, a micro switch but nothing worked, no power) - replacement was quoted at £3K - £3.5K fitted....Prts were expensive too, th emain board, if you can find one was £600, and wasnt sure that would solve it.
So I got one for £1100 and fitted it myself - not the easiest of jobs, the hardest bit was getting the 35kg unit on the roof.
Built a wooden ramp and dragged it up by a series of ropes, felt like I was on the Krypton Factor!! All fitted now, and works like a treat - roll on the summer holidays!
So I got one for £1100 and fitted it myself - not the easiest of jobs, the hardest bit was getting the 35kg unit on the roof.
Built a wooden ramp and dragged it up by a series of ropes, felt like I was on the Krypton Factor!! All fitted now, and works like a treat - roll on the summer holidays!
Decided to fettle with the lawnmower as the handle.had become loose and the self propelling mechanism wasn't working either ....
The cable from the handle (now tightened) to the rear wheels was a bit loose
Freed from the housing and tightened it all up
Then noticed the drive belt ....
"Eased" it back on with a screwdriver and pair of grips
Jobs a goodun and back to working order, all good to go
After a coffee of course
The cable from the handle (now tightened) to the rear wheels was a bit loose
Freed from the housing and tightened it all up
Then noticed the drive belt ....
"Eased" it back on with a screwdriver and pair of grips
Jobs a goodun and back to working order, all good to go
After a coffee of course
Recent topsoil delivery was kindly delivered on a block of firewood
Extracted
Converted
Sorted
"Clean" pieces into kindling
Heatblocks and joint pieces left
Don't look the prettiest but burn hotter than the sun
Heat treated too
Then put the newly mended mower to the test
Extracted
Converted
Sorted
"Clean" pieces into kindling
Heatblocks and joint pieces left
Don't look the prettiest but burn hotter than the sun
Heat treated too
Then put the newly mended mower to the test
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1/2 tonne fo gravel moved to grade the ground and then the 1.6 x 2.8 shed extension base all built
Weekend project - (with the help of my 14 year old) turned this lot:
Into this:
Used 4x2 for the main lengths and infill supports, 3x3 fence posts for the legs, and 22mmx47mm radiused for the slats.
Still got the bottom shelf to finish (as didn't buy enough slats and timber merchant was shut due to easter
)
Use the basic idea from here:
homesteadandchill.com
Into this:
Used 4x2 for the main lengths and infill supports, 3x3 fence posts for the legs, and 22mmx47mm radiused for the slats.
Still got the bottom shelf to finish (as didn't buy enough slats and timber merchant was shut due to easter
)Use the basic idea from here:
How to Build a Greenhouse Potting Bench or Table
Learn how to build a greenhouse potting bench with this easy step-by-step tutorial, with dozens of photos, sizes, wood options, and more!
homesteadandchill.com
Weekend project - (with the help of my 14 year old) turned this lot:
Into this:
Used 4x2 for the main lengths and infill supports, 3x3 fence posts for the legs, and 22mmx47mm radiused for the slats.
Still got the bottom shelf to finish (as didn't buy enough slats and timber merchant was shut due to easter
Use the basic idea from here:
How to Build a Greenhouse Potting Bench or Table
Learn how to build a greenhouse potting bench with this easy step-by-step tutorial, with dozens of photos, sizes, wood options, and more!
I got very confused for a moment as I built the same thing in an almost identical way (although didnt use the plans linked) and put them in an identical greenhouse a few years ago. Saw the pictures and thought it was my work/house for a second
Removed and redid the sealant around the bath. Removal was straight-forward enough (I didnt need to get it prefect clean as I was resealing it) but typical shortcut tilers for a new build only tiled to the 1/2" from top of the bath, even taking the effort to cut tiles in the process to fit! Of course, this meant that there was about 1/2" gap between the bottom of the tile and the lip of the bath meaning I have to use a thick bead of sealant.
It would have been easier for them to just use a full tile and butt the bath up against it than cut tiles all along the bottom edge
It would have been easier for them to just use a full tile and butt the bath up against it than cut tiles all along the bottom edge