What "man jobs" have you done today?

Still going with the floor levelling, surprised how long it's taking (and how much effort) but have lost a few evenings due to rain.

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Joists mostly sistered.

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We had a chimney breast removed in this room, the hearth along with the pipe notches caused me hours of fun trying to place noggins and some form of support. Also removed some skirting board ready for wardrobes to be fitted.

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And as of tonight, got some boards down. Trimmed all the floorboards so that the boards sit under it even with the levelled joists. Having to use floorboard straps as can't get floorboard clamps around the sistered joists but working surprisingly well for £7 a pop. I'm about 4 days behind where I expected to be but will hopefully power through tomorrow night now I'm clear of the pipework!

Love me a bit of DIY but can't wait to finish this... weekend worth of painting then wardrobes next week, carpet in then done.
 
I know you have done it all now, and put in a heck of a lot of effort. I had the same problem and fixed it in a half a day of very light work. I had about an 1 inch drop and used roof ferrings to level it. Laid one on each beam.
 
I did umm and are about using firing strips but couldn't work out how I'd make my level - especially as mine was out along the span as well as across it.

How did you take a level and get the strips to work for you? Was your floor out uniformly?
 
Shaz]sigh[;29758798 said:
I did umm and are about using firing strips but couldn't work out how I'd make my level - especially as mine was out along the span as well as across it.

How did you take a level and get the strips to work for you? Was your floor out uniformly?
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Mine was just out along the joists. I think I may have been lucky in that when I cut the firings to the length of the joists they took enough of the slope out to make it worth while. the room was also a 'hub' of pipe work and wiring so putting in sister joists would have been a complete nightmare.

You said about taking the chimney out, do you think this caused the slope? It almost certinally did in my case. Old houses were apparently built around their chimneys. giving structural support.
My house was built in 1910-20 (like yours), we have the same skirting as you and I can see you have laths. We are slowly pulling out all the coverup work thats been done over the last 100 years and bringing it back to how it should be. I found a local wood yard that does MDF skirting that matches the original stuff, which is a great money saver and looks just as good.

Found one of the fire places had been bricked up 4 times, slowly getting smaller and smaller. Took it all out and now have a 4-5 foot high fire place ready for a nice log burner!

We also have a few rooms with ceilings that have plaster board over the laths, it would be fine if it was not falling off. So it all has to come down and have plaster board put directly on the joists. Every room is lime render, and its all blown, so having to get most walls rerendered or hard walled. I take my hat of to guys that hardwall and plaster, I certinally wouldnt want to get into a fight with one! Its such a physically demanding job.

Good luck. Looks like you are doing a decent job.
 
I was in bathroom sitting there as you do - and looking around I noticed the grout by basin was darker than rest- Inspecting it sure enough water right up by plug hole threads - Off it came and there was a leak around threads/washer. - how long this has been going on I don't know - good job I tiled bathroom wall to wall and to ceiling and run mastic all round wall to floor.

Spent day in garage putting new waste and washers in and leaving it on stand with basin full of water to check for leaks - Oh golly gosh - still leaking - start again with different washers and it's looking good at moment- will fill basin again tomorrow to make sure it's water tight then put it all back.

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I hate water leaks :(
 
Ive got the brickies in to repair the retaining wall at the driveway also been working in the house.

so far ive ran 10mm cable from the loft down to the trip switch box and started running pipe work through the bathroom wall up into the loft for an electric shower.

Ive already got a water pipe in the loft which has been capped off when the old water tank was removed for the new heating system so ill be able to take a feed from there.
 
Built a traditional Featherboard fence during the evenings since Sunday, ~9,meters. Never done fencing before - surprisingly simple.

One more to do next week, that runs over the main drain, gas, and water supplies so I'm dreading the post holes fouling on services....:rolleyes:
 
Skiddley said:
One more to do next week, that runs over the main drain, gas, and water supplies so I'm dreading the post holes fouling on services....:rolleyes:
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when I was doing my rear fence a few months back I had asked the local council where the services ran just to be on the safe side. they gave me a plan of where they should be and I thought ohh great nothing is in my way... 2nd last post I was digging I hit a sewage pipe which was no where near where it should have been.. not entirely helpful
 
My desk chair i bought from Staples about 8 or so years ago is starting to get uncomfortable as the foam seat cushion has compressed over the years, so I have bought a 20"x20"x3" block of medium density reflex foam to fix it up. The current foam is like 1", so it should be comfier than when new.

My mistake was starting the job before even buying a staple gun,so now i'm sat on my sofa using a wireless keyboard lol. Think i'll go for a Stanley Fatmax for £20 as I might have some more projects in the future for it. Bumps the price up to £30 for the project, but this foam is far superior to the original foam, and I wouldnt have got a very good chair for £30, so its worth it. I hate just chucking things away.
 
Prepped and applied first coat of paint to the skirting boards and window sill in my sons room. Also applied second coat of paint to inside of airing cupboard. Tomorrow more painting, hanging new mirror in the bathroom and a trip or six to the local tip...... I hate diy!
 
Yesterday I finished off some bits I've been meaning to do for ages.

Paint 2 walls in bedroom
Put up TV in bedroom
Fill some gaps with foam filler
Redo bath sealant.
Paint bathroom window cill and reseal sink
Touch up the cutting in in the bathroom
Caulk some small gaps in kitchen

Today I've been :-
Pulling up 30 slabs in the garden
Remove a brick border
Deweed 2 borders
Rake and level 2 borders
Grass seed them and under where the slabs were.
 
Shaz]sigh[;29753939 said:
Still going with the floor levelling, surprised how long it's taking (and how much effort) but have lost a few evenings due to rain.

IMG_1536.JPG


Joists mostly sistered.

IMG_1540.JPG


We had a chimney breast removed in this room, the hearth along with the pipe notches caused me hours of fun trying to place noggins and some form of support. Also removed some skirting board ready for wardrobes to be fitted.

IMG_1548.JPG


And as of tonight, got some boards down. Trimmed all the floorboards so that the boards sit under it even with the levelled joists. Having to use floorboard straps as can't get floorboard clamps around the sistered joists but working surprisingly well for £7 a pop. I'm about 4 days behind where I expected to be but will hopefully power through tomorrow night now I'm clear of the pipework!

Love me a bit of DIY but can't wait to finish this... weekend worth of painting then wardrobes next week, carpet in then done.
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Why have you doubled up on the joists? Nice job anyways!
 
Second coat of paint on window sill and skirting boards in sons bedroom.
Hung new mirror in bathroom.
Hung new curtain pole in main bedroom.
Super glued my finger back together after an altercation with a hacksaw.
Had a BBQ.
 
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