What "man jobs" have you done today?

Nightglow · 27 May 2013 at 17:59

Nice neat job.

{SAS}TB · 27 May 2013 at 18:11

Cheers

Carl_Bennetts · 27 May 2013 at 18:50

Built a shed

{SAS}TB · 27 May 2013 at 18:52

Double door - nice

Bri · 28 May 2013 at 09:17

Wind blew the felt off our garage on Friday so had to replace it. Took off old stuff & replaced soggy wood;

And put new stuff on

Grr.

andy_mk3 · 28 May 2013 at 10:00

This was yesterday bit I did some ride-on mowing. Makes a boring job so much more fun

Participant · 28 May 2013 at 18:07

Installed a new power outlet and co-ax point in the main bedroom:

Padsaw chipped away some paint so it needs touching up. Is this pretty much unavoidable? Any tricks for next time?

Nightglow · 28 May 2013 at 19:24

My way, I decide on height of switch/socket, use level to draw straight line, place dry lining box on the line, draw around the box.
Then run around the edge of the box marking with a Hacking knife or Stanley Knife & straight edge to score plasterboard, then finish off by cutting out opening with pad saw just inside scored line.

Shimmyhill · 28 May 2013 at 19:45

I took the motor of the washing machine to find very worn carbon brushes, ohh and i baked an apple pie!

Participant · 28 May 2013 at 20:03

Nightglow said:
My way, I decide on height of switch/socket, use level to draw straight line, place dry lining box on the line, draw around the box.
Then run around the edge of the box marking with a Hacking knife or Stanley Knife & straight edge to score plasterboard, then finish off by cutting out opening with pad saw just inside scored line.

Score with Stanley knife sounds good. Will bear in mind for next time, thanks.

Cosmic182 · 28 May 2013 at 20:18

damn imageshack

Cosmic182 · 28 May 2013 at 20:27

Rebuilt the wall due to youths knocking it down.

Crazy paving redone.

My downstairs toilet I did in free time.

The throne.

Nice doors!

Some PVC cladding.

Not all today, but a few bits I had on my laptop

Richie · 28 May 2013 at 20:56

Fair old house extensions there

FatRakoon · 28 May 2013 at 22:51

I once put a pillow cover on!
only the once mind you... Im not a robot.
Sheesh.. Bloody women expect me to do everything in this house!

Spook187 · 29 May 2013 at 23:47

Been painting the living room, putting up a new desk in a different place, carpet cleaning ready for my new sofa getting delivered on sat

Participant · 30 May 2013 at 20:00

Spook187 said:
Been painting the living room, putting up a new desk in a different place, carpet cleaning ready for my new sofa getting delivered on sat

How's that worked for you? Been considering renting such a device from my local Homebase, as with a baby running around throwing stuff everywhere our carpets are in need of a freshen up.

Spook187 · 1 Jun 2013 at 12:28

Robbie G said:
How's that worked for you? Been considering renting such a device from my local Homebase, as with a baby running around throwing stuff everywhere our carpets are in need of a freshen up.

Yes it's very good, buy more cleaning fluid with it as the one i got for £14.99 says you can do four rooms, but i mangaged two, although they were grubby carpets ,and my living room floor is bigger than most i guess.24hr hire £47.99 inc that £14.99 cleaner and £10 deposit which you get back if you take machine back clean.

4T5 · 1 Jun 2013 at 12:29

Allotment digging.

VIPER258 · 1 Jun 2013 at 13:13

Painted the bedroom walls as they needed a makeover.

Deleted member 77746 · 1 Jun 2013 at 13:42

^^ nice re-patching work there!