What "man jobs" have you done today?

WillyNelson · 10 Jan 2017 at 10:44

Cut a card template to a shape I liked and jigsawed them out. Then just sanded smooth.

The back piece is rebated into the sides as it gives a much neater and stronger join than just screwing from the side.

Molep · 12 Jan 2017 at 12:28

Mainly stripping wallpaper, which came off really easily - just lightly soaked with warm water and off it came.

Although it did reveal (which I had been expecting) some rather ****e electrical work which I'll need to sort - not even a horizontal - comes down at an angle

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NeoVo · 12 Jan 2017 at 21:33

Built in oven decided to stop producing heat; which messed up dinner plans.

Ordered a replacement heating element using Prime, delivered today; installed within 50 mins. £12 total cost, happy days.

platypus · 15 Jan 2017 at 14:51

The old lady who used to live in the house we bought had a dressing room, and a wacking great worktop across two cupboard units. So I thought I'd nick it for a workbench in the garage.

Martynt74 · 23 Jan 2017 at 16:47

Built myself a log store

Now to fill it with logs! Seems to be about £50 a tonne around here which should be more than enough. Will probably need an axe to chop them up a little more though as the pics show some quite large ones.

dmsims · 23 Jan 2017 at 18:33

I doubt you will get a tonne in there!

bulletv1 · 24 Jan 2017 at 15:19

Marvt74 said:
Built myself a log store

Now to fill it with logs! Seems to be about £50 a tonne around here which should be more than enough. Will probably need an axe to chop them up a little more though as the pics show some quite large ones.

Got a load of pallets from work at home to build something similar and any thing left to build a bar in the garden.

Martynt74 · 24 Jan 2017 at 15:21

dmsims said:
I doubt you will get a tonne in there!

I agree, it's not even one square meter. Any leftover will get stacked by the side and can be moved in as space becomes available

DXP55 · 24 Jan 2017 at 15:34

Marvt74 said:
Built myself a log store

Now to fill it with logs! Seems to be about £50 a tonne around here which should be more than enough. Will probably need an axe to chop them up a little more though as the pics show some quite large ones.

Don't forget to put a bit of felt on roof or you will have water running through gap in roof planks

I am just pricing up logs - 3.6 cubic meters for only £270

- I have had it too good for last 20 years - don't like the real world prices.

Martynt74 · 24 Jan 2017 at 15:42

I've gone for Tongue and Groove panels so shouldn't suffer from water running through. Going to paint it at the weekend too. I think that should be ok to avoid needing felt. I've a fairly steep slope on it as well.

That seems a lot for that amount of logs based on the prices i've seen on Gumtree/Ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SEASONED-...e5401e903c8991a5c10755&pid=100506&rk=1&rkt=1&

Thats around i cm3 for only £60 so i'd have thought you'd get your quantity around £200 or less.

DXP55 · 25 Jan 2017 at 13:00

I think prices depend on where you are - those prices on ebay look to be about same as here - I ton builders bag for 50-60 quid -

This is what I am looking at - the load on floor showing you how much is in trailer.
http://www.gsreeves.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d13_Firewood_Logs.html

If I hadn't sold my log splitter I would have got a load in the ring as shown on ebay there

divuk83 · 25 Jan 2017 at 20:02

Another pallet wood planter, as the last two I gave away and I fancied one for myself. This one has just been oiled instead of stained.

Dave

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SPG · 25 Jan 2017 at 21:34

Dont bother with logs anymore tbh, just use cheap free pallet wood in the evenings if i want it on and set some coal going at the weekend pop it on around 10 in the morning and it ticks over nice for the next 12 hrs.

swain90 · 30 Jan 2017 at 08:07

After talking about it for several months I've finally got round to boarding part of our loft.

Due to the amount of insulation up there I ended up having to get some loft stilts.

For anyone that's interested this is what I bought;

http://www.diy.com/departments/chipboard-loft-panel-pack-of-3-l122m-w325mm-t18mm/61765_BQ.prd

http://www.diy.com/rooms/diall-loft...1925_BQ.prd?BWB_Banner_LoftInsulationM_P_2001

2x http://www.screwfix.com/p/led-inspection-lamp-5w/3713k

I also bought some 40mm screws for the silts to go into the joists and then some 50/60mm (can't quite remember) for the boards to go into the top of the stilts. The 40mm screws did just about go into the top of the stilt, but I decided against them and went for some longer ones.

I ended up going for 2 inspection lamps as I couldn't really warrant the price of an electrician to come in and wire a proper light. It won't be used that often and it's just a matter of plugging an extension lead into the bedroom so it will suffice for now.

Before;

http://i.imgur.com/kAXNU5M.jpg

After;

http://i.imgur.com/ZKJKekT.jpg?1

Getting to the end of the loft was a very slow process, and having to fight with all the insulation didn't help!

http://i.imgur.com/CGEGjxv.jpg

After finally being able to sort the insulation out I was then able to start doing a bit of a layout. At this point the stilts are screw in place but the boards are just interlocked but not screwed down as I still needed to lay the insulation back down under the boards.

http://i.imgur.com/Zrg99tU.jpg

Couple more progress pics;

http://i.imgur.com/QRWoBbn.jpg

Getting nearer the end;

http://i.imgur.com/9OaekiQ.jpg

Pleased with the end product and the boards seem solid, there's no movement in them at all.

wilber · 30 Jan 2017 at 10:44

Pulled down an old shed and put a bigger one up over the weekend.

Friday night

Sunday

Martynt74 · 30 Jan 2017 at 10:49

Swain, since i've still not got round to this, despite making the thread about it last month.

What are those loft legs made of? I thought they'd have predrilled holes which would be a bit of a hassle making everything line up but it doesn't look like it from your pics.

Also could you give me a rough price of what you paid for everything as it looks a similar size to mine. Bit longer and narrower but generally similar i think.

Simon · 30 Jan 2017 at 11:13

Best time to board a loft is the winter at least! Too hot in the summer

Six6siX · 30 Jan 2017 at 12:15

Simon said:
Best time to board a loft is the winter at least! Too hot in the summer

I wish I figured that out before it was too late last year. Long sleeves and all the gear on to stop the itchyness + summer temps = sweating buckets!

Siliconslave · 30 Jan 2017 at 12:25

yup, it can still get pretty horrible in the winter but almost killed me trying to insulate and board a slate roofed loft in the height of summer

dirtychinchilla · 30 Jan 2017 at 13:31

Do you actually need the legs? I've just gone straight onto my insulation for part of the loft, and left the rest clear as I don't need that much storage.