What "man jobs" have you done today?

GinG said:
Thanks, very happy with them. They are painted the same colour as our walls so blends in very well :)
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Yeah I wasn't sure if they were slightly different but I guess it's just the light where the wall angles. Do look nice and smart though, do you have shelf space at the top inside to make the most of above the doors?
 
craig_t said:
Yeah I wasn't sure if they were slightly different but I guess it's just the light where the wall angles. Do look nice and smart though, do you have shelf space at the top inside to make the most of above the doors?
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Yeah, just taken a pic to show you...please excuse the mess we are yet to sort everything inside! Need to attach the central pole holder, thought it may have been strong enough but you can see in the pic it is bending slightly.

 
Finally got around to making some shelves for our little Girl's room.

Good opportunity to get the router out, been a while. Given me the bug to do all the cabinetry in the house now. We're badly in need of storage post-renovation.

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Siliconslave said:
thats some impressive work - have you had experience doing roof stuff?
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Yes I'm a builder, bricklayer by trade. But I only post stuff in here from work at home and not my daily jobs. Don't know if that is allowed or not but I figured they are still man jobs :)

Mark A said:
Awesome job! You have certainly got your moneys worth out of that tower :).

The fascia boards look like they need a bit of attention next :p
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Yes I know, I am going to be putting plastic fascia and soffit on when it warms up a bit.
The wood is in good nick even if the paint if flaking off so I will have a good fixing. Cheers.

DXP55 said:
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Good job there - While you was up there you should have sprayed tiles with roof tile moss killer - Do mine twice a year and roof is as clean as a whistle - any moss regrowth just falls off. :)
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I never thought of that, what a great idea. It always falls down on to the slabs when we have high wind which we have had a fair bit off recently :p:eek:

norm said:
What keeps the mortar in situ and not from falling into the void behind it under the tiles?
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I took the tiles off and re bedded them rather than pushing compo into the gap. If you do that it will just keep pushing through on to the felt.
My verge is slate but some are asbestos or cement board (the bit that hangs over on the bottom)
You just take the tile off and bed some broken tile in the big gap and fill the rest with mortar then push the tile down the the mortar will splurge out, cut it off with your trowel and LEAVE it. When it's nearly gone off, trowel it again then run your brush over it.
If you keep messing with it, it will slump out and look pants :p :D
Oh and I cheated a bit. I used quick cem, Good job I did too as it pee'd down.

snips86x said:
wow, that's some seriously impressive roof repairs. Good work :)
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Thank you and thank you for all the other kind comments too. :)
The repairs have passed the test of hurricane Frank. The leaks in the bedrooms have not re appeared thank goodness.

Love the Wardrobes, impressive job. My misses saw it and now wants one the same..... Thanks :eek::p:D

edit. I agree with maccpacca. Dry verge are a good idea but they discolour, crack from the hot-cold weather. I do love dry ridge though :d
 
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GinG said:
Yeah, just taken a pic to show you...please excuse the mess we are yet to sort everything inside! Need to attach the central pole holder, thought it may have been strong enough but you can see in the pic it is bending slightly.
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Ah yep I see. Looks good! Out of curiosity, what depth did you make them? I recently built some built in wardobes with sliding doors and hummed and harr'd for ages on the depth! I think I went with 650 in the end.

Today I've un seized a brake calipar on my friends car, tightened the handbrake and cleaned out my garage.
 
craig_t said:
Ah yep I see. Looks good! Out of curiosity, what depth did you make them? I recently built some built in wardobes with sliding doors and hummed and harr'd for ages on the depth! I think I went with 650 in the end.

Today I've un seized a brake calipar on my friends car, tightened the handbrake and cleaned out my garage.
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Ours is 630mm, so not far away from yours. Wide enough for all our clothes.

Fitted a new light fitting this morning:

 
That stone fireplace was ghastly. What era was that from? 60s? To think somebody spent good money on that. Is that a little mirror incorporated just under the mantle as well??
 
norm said:
That stone fireplace was ghastly. What era was that from? 60s? To think somebody spent good money on that. Is that a little mirror incorporated just under the mantle as well??
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My father was still building fireplaces out of stone for people in the 80s. :eek:

Although his were more "tasteful" without any dodgy vertical stones.
 
norm said:
That stone fireplace was ghastly. What era was that from? 60s? To think somebody spent good money on that. Is that a little mirror incorporated just under the mantle as well??
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im not really sure, the same era where wood cladding everywhere they could (ceilings/walls) was a thing.

it was a mirror yes, the picture of before putting up the stud wall you can see ive also got to take out that fireplace (mirror aswell)
 
Midlife Crisis said:
I have today stopped a couple of leaks in my garage and filled a few big gaps with expanding foam and made quite a mess, I love the stuff
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How would that stuff be in the following situation.


my garage is attached (one side) to the house. I have re dressed the lead flashing and used that lead flashing sealant but in places I am still getting a bit of water ingress into the garage when high winds and rain are active.

Would this expanding foam work. Or am I better of, sorting the problem out from the roof of the garage with more lead sealant?
 
Nothing too taxing - put up a new outside light. Would have been easier but the cable comign out of the wall was very, very short so I had to faff about a bit to extend it to get it into the base of the light.

Next job - adjust the light as it's a bit crooked but there's adjustment in the base so it's a 5 minute job at most.
 
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