What "man jobs" have you done today?

Tore out the joists and flooring in my bathroom and replaced with new joists and T&G boards! There was so much crap shoved under the floor by previous builders that the old joists had ended up rotting completely through (ground floor tenement flat).
 
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Tuesday: replaced the flush valve in our toilet so it had integrated overflow. Previous overflow was just a pipe plumbed down through the floor... Into our porch!

This was an all evening til bedtime job because I ended up lying behind the toilet having to hacksaw a rusty bolt out to remove the close couple plate. Thankfully I was able to leak test all 3 seals on the cistern before replacing so it was a "no leaks first time" sort of deal. Always nice with plumbing :)

Also just sharpened the local Library Of Things' lawnmower blade. It was absolutely battered:


Hopefully this will carry it through another season until I can convince them to buy a new blade:


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Couldn't you buy them one? They're really cheap...
 
Cut a maintenance access way through the 7m tall African grass for future work on the grass and to allow a Yucca a chance to grow.

Planted new grasses and ground cover plants in the last bit of garden to be fully planted.
 
Today I paid for my sister-in-law's funeral, then handed her house keys in to her letting agent, after working our backsides off for two weeks to clear & clean the property...

My eagerness to release funds from the Deposit Protection Scheme has been reduced somewhat, after finding out this is her landlord: https://simonhillhmo.co.uk/
 
A few photos of the DIY patio on our new build. Cost us under £1000 and a lot of physical work for two desk job people!
We overdid it with the hardcore but felt that if in doubt overdo it.
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nice work @OpenToSuggestions, just a thought and maybe one for the future, literally just been to a mates place this weekend and he had a similar area in his garden. I noticed the stones didn't move and asked him about it, he said he got hacked off with the stones migrating onto the lawn all the time. So, he smoothed them out best he could and then used a clear setting resin on them to hold them in place (don't actually know the product) , its produced a really decent surface and no pesky stones denting his mower blades.
 
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I have a lawn and not watered this year yet and its lush and green....
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Having had only a couple of brief spells of rain since March and many 30C plus days, any grass that hasn’t been watered around London is a dust bowl. Watering almost daily here. Our garden has become a wildlife haven given how little greenery is around.

Next job, clean the rest of our air con units, the spray seems to do a good job at eliminating any odours.
 
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Having had only a couple of brief spells of rain since March and many 30C plus days, any grass that hasn’t been watered around London is a dust bowl. Watering almost daily here. Our garden has become a wildlife haven given how little greenery is around.

Next job, clean the rest of our air con units, the spray seems to do a good job at eliminating any odours.
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I have a set of water storing pots with flowers for pollinators - they get one watering can every couple of day if it's not rained. The side of the house protects a large set of flowering plants for pollinators too but doesn't need water. The mass of lavender in the front is full of bumble bees etc. thankfully those plant have been there for 20 years so they're really well rooted so don't need any. The pond has 14,000 litres and provides the bird with an opportunity to cool off and bath, and water to drink. It's been topped up by the down pour of rain so that's not had any water (which amazes me). I think the net over it has reduced the evaporation.
 
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Insulation and osb turned up today so been getting it down whilst its warm (read: hot!).

Just the one board to do but thats for after lunch.

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My lawn is brown, I water my pots twice a week of which there are many. Flowers and vegetables in the borders/beds dont really get too much as the more you water the shallower they root and you're just causing yourself issues. I'm also mulching heavily, collecting all those leaves every Autumn means I have a large supply of mulch.

The hot dry weather is really quite hard on the old traditional vegetables this time of year but others like my outdoor tomatoes, courgettes, squashes etc have all set fruits really early this year. Looking like the best year for winter squashes ever. The warm spring has also led to a massive crop of potatoes this year.
 
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