What "man jobs" have you done today?

{SAS}TB · 12 Dec 2019 at 08:42

Thanks

alexakasloth · 12 Dec 2019 at 09:57

Very smart stair case!

{SAS}TB · 12 Dec 2019 at 12:12

Cheers

skyripper · 15 Dec 2019 at 20:11

Drilled a hole into a radiator supply pipe while trying to hang a picture, leading to comedy scene of water pishing out of a hole. Later needing a hole cut in the plasterboard and emergency tape put round the leak.

Not the best way to finish decorating and dressing a room for Christmas.

{SAS}TB · 15 Dec 2019 at 20:38

Oh no

I have the landing and half the double height hall a second coat of paint ahead of the carpets being fitted on Friday.

Then chopped up some of the leftover cedar cladding and rubberwood worktop for kindling

andy_mk3 · 15 Dec 2019 at 20:41

Those oak stairs are lovely! Nice job.

{SAS}TB · 15 Dec 2019 at 21:14

Thanks

Sin_Chase · 29 Dec 2019 at 23:55

Finished a storage box for parcel deliveries etc. Didn't want a plastic one so used leftover timber to build one. It's bloody substantial.. Reckon it weighs about 40kg!

Excuse to play with the the toys, notably the router table to rebate the ply into the lid construction.

Derek W · 31 Dec 2019 at 11:42

Decided to rejuvenate my slabs as there was some algae growing on them since my garden can be quite sheltered. Mixture of water and bleach along with some scrubbing. Come up a treat again.

DXP55 · 31 Dec 2019 at 15:42

My slabs are disgusting and checked some cleaner I had on a few of them -seems it's been diluted before and it didn't shift much - Got to stock up on bleach now every time I go to lidl.
I hate riven slabs.

martin363 · 31 Dec 2019 at 17:44

Painted, wall papered and put up shelves today. still a lot to do, buy... now to get drunk - Happy New Year

Temujin · 31 Dec 2019 at 19:16

martin363 said:
Painted, wall papered and put up shelves today. still a lot to do, buy... now to get drunk - Happy New Year

Looking good! Does the room get hot enough to necessitate its own AC unit, or is that something else?

martin363 · 31 Dec 2019 at 19:21

akaFonzie said:
Looking good! Does the room get hot enough to necessitate its own AC unit, or is that something else?

The room is in Greece, so yes

in the summer

Temujin · 31 Dec 2019 at 19:25

martin363 said:
The room is in Greece, so yes in the summer

Well then, that answers my question... haha

martin363 · 31 Dec 2019 at 19:32

akaFonzie said:
Well then, that answers my question... haha

Merry New Year !!

Derek W · 3 Jan 2020 at 16:30

Resealed my bath today. Looks ok, although i wish I'd stuck some masking tape down just to get a better line finish

quickshot89 · 4 Jan 2020 at 21:22

Finally got round to sorting the side of the house where the builders put grass down, but i always knew it was going to die due to it being shaded and slightly damn due to poor drainage. Weed membrane down, layer of sharp sand and then 20mm limestone clippings on top. It’s about 5m long so took about half a drop bag of sharp and I’m half way down my first limestone drop bag and still more to do. Will be up early tomorrow to get those stones down before doing the front section.

Pictures to follow tomorrow.

Kol · 4 Jan 2020 at 21:31

Pringle W said:
Resealed my bath today. Looks ok, although i wish I'd stuck some masking tape down just to get a better line finish

next time you do it get a fugi tool. Perfect every time and makes it super easy without needing masking tape.

Merlin5 · 4 Jan 2020 at 22:25

Guys, I've put 3 coats of emulsion (sandtex) on the part of a ceiling running alongside an electrical cable conduit. There's still some darker bits showing through. I'm hoping another coat or two will get it completely white. Should I have put some undercoat on and can I still do that now before another coat of emulsion?

Yadda · 11 Jan 2020 at 16:02

Replaced a broken seal on the kitchen tap spindle. I knew that little box of O-rings I picked up about 15 years ago would come in handy sometime.