What "man jobs" have you done today?
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Let the decorator in.
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cleared the back garden of leaves again, generally tidied the place up a bit. Cut some more wood for the fire.
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Back garden will be full again soon
Although can't get much more manly than cutting wood for the fire!
Manliest job I did in the house recently was fitted some new light fittings, not very exciting nor manly unfortunately.
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Ripped out some old kitchen units in "utility room" and tore off plaster that is all wrecked by damp.
Previous owners must have had someone attempt to rectify it but failed. It was all painted with some black stuff. However they had plastered down to floor level. So any moisture on the tiled floor was soaking up beyond damp course like a sponge.
Ive had the exterior wall pointed as it seemed water could have been getting in through holes in brickwork.
Gonna air the room out and see if things dry up. Fingers crossed. Otherwise Ill get an expert in.
Previous owners must have had someone attempt to rectify it but failed. It was all painted with some black stuff. However they had plastered down to floor level. So any moisture on the tiled floor was soaking up beyond damp course like a sponge.
Ive had the exterior wall pointed as it seemed water could have been getting in through holes in brickwork.
Gonna air the room out and see if things dry up. Fingers crossed. Otherwise Ill get an expert in.
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It could just be the old owners dried washing in there without sufficient ventilation or something.
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The utility room is an extension built on the back , the damp is around every wall.
Outside the floor was quite high against wall and a lot of the brick mortar had failed, I could put a screwdriver through the outer course of bricks through the gaps.
Ive had them filled this week and cut a bit of a French drain out to try and keep the water away from wall.
On the inside the floor is tiled with them old red tiles. The plastering went right down to the floor with no skirting. There is a chance that every time the previous owner mopped the floor, the wall soaked it up like a sponge.
Ill get some pics of the walls now since I removed most of the soft stuff.
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Ahh, yeah that will be the problem. What you have done should help a lot and if it doesnt cure it, it could be worth taking out a brick to check if the cavity is bridged by rubble. Probably a job best left till summer though.
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Yeah I think youre right.
This is what I have now
You can see on the right hand wall that the brickwork underneath was painted with some black crap. But considering it was plastered to floor level I think the person was probably an amateur. Guess I will see how it looks in a few weeks.
all off the plaster is likely to be ripped off and redone once I know if its keeping moisture out.
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Mine was... quite annoying.
Was using some expanding foam the other day, decided to wash the excess down the sink... doesn't take a rocket scientist to realise that the whole bathroom was fubar.
Tried to dissolve it today with acids, but eventually had to strip the pipework down to get a drain cleaning line down there... luckily managed to free it saving a few hundred £ on a plumber!
Was using some expanding foam the other day, decided to wash the excess down the sink... doesn't take a rocket scientist to realise that the whole bathroom was fubar.
Tried to dissolve it today with acids, but eventually had to strip the pipework down to get a drain cleaning line down there... luckily managed to free it saving a few hundred £ on a plumber!
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Went and stripped down a my John Deere 6120R to find the tiniest electrical fault that was just lighting wires being chewed by mice :| not a happy about that. It took 3 days to get the tractor stripped and then the last 2 days to put it back together. *takes in a deep breath* *sighs*
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Put up a spice rack for the wife, she is surprisingly happy about it.
What caused the rot? Wet feet coming in and seeping through the floor?
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Spent a good chunk of this afternoon stood on a chair putting the new lights up
Old hall lights:
Swapped out for two of these:
Then these two in the lounge
Yes I know they were wonky - i only screwed one side in after removing and replacing them to paint the ceiling
Replaced with these "crackle" shades
They are now straight as well
And, finally, two new side lamps (only put one out as the lounge Xmas tree is where the other will go):
Old hall lights:
Swapped out for two of these:
Then these two in the lounge
Yes I know they were wonky - i only screwed one side in after removing and replacing them to paint the ceiling
Replaced with these "crackle" shades
They are now straight as well
And, finally, two new side lamps (only put one out as the lounge Xmas tree is where the other will go):
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Lets see what you can do with one 2400x1200mm sheet of 12mm MDF 
As it was raining I had a chance to finished off some jobs I have been nagged to do for ages
1 coat of gloss.I have since sanded and added another coat. Looks loads better.
Just need something round the pipe and valve. It needs to be removable for obvious reasons.
Good bye old friends
Better get the primer out and paint the boxing
As it was raining I had a chance to finished off some jobs I have been nagged to do for ages
1 coat of gloss.I have since sanded and added another coat. Looks loads better.
Just need something round the pipe and valve. It needs to be removable for obvious reasons.
Good bye old friends
Better get the primer out and paint the boxing