What "man jobs" have you done today?

Greg0986 · 27 Dec 2017 at 17:47

I applied lining to the fireplace ready for painting. Remind me to never ever do it again...

I also; put up 11 blinds, 1 curtain rail (2 more to do), fitted the washing machine and tumble dryer and plumbled them both in. Wired in the cooker and fixed a leaky radiator.

Now I've got to figure out why both outside lights aren't working. Both cables lead up into the attic, where there is a junction box and a single switch. Turning the switch on in the attic turns the attic lights on (duh), but the outside lights still don't work. I've tried a new bulb, and checked the wiring. The only 2 things I can think are the fuses, or the outdoor weather proof switch, but I don't want to kill myself trying to open it.

MassiveJim · 28 Dec 2017 at 23:22

just put a couple of shelves up using grip-it plasterboard fixings.
I've got to say they seem pretty solid but its still quite worrying drilling 20mm holes in your wall :eek:

DXP55 · 29 Dec 2017 at 14:04

Not so much a man job - but got a man box from Homebase for £15

MassiveJim · 30 Dec 2017 at 10:31

whats in the man box ?
it cant be called a manbox until its full of man things

DXP55 · 30 Dec 2017 at 11:47

2x circular saws -1x Dewalt 115mm angle grinder - 1x sander - 1x oscillating sander - 1x big sander- 1x BD Electric drill - 2x hand saws - 1x rubber amma -sanding discs - just for starters

In fact it still isn't big enough - got two more sanders can't get in -

MassiveJim · 30 Dec 2017 at 13:38

fair enough that is a manbox, it doesnt look that big in the pictures

DXP55 · 30 Dec 2017 at 15:04

here ya go. That isn't a small tool box either - put much more in it and it's heavy !

MassiveJim · 30 Dec 2017 at 15:35

Ive got one of those totes, dead handy

touch · 31 Dec 2017 at 16:23

Made my Mum a yarn bowl for her birthday.

Squid Vicious · 31 Dec 2017 at 21:12

Put up a magnetic knife strip for my new global knives... nice.

Temujin · 1 Jan 2018 at 13:09

Squid Vicious said:
Put up a magnetic knife strip for my new global knives... nice.

Which did you go for? I heard rumours that choosing the wrong mount can cause warping of the knives, not sure on the validity of them though!

Squid Vicious · 1 Jan 2018 at 13:53

akaFonzie said:
Which did you go for? I heard rumours that choosing the wrong mount can cause warping of the knives, not sure on the validity of them though!

I went for a kitchencraft 45cm, the magnets are powerful enough to hold the knives without issue but not overly powerful to cause the knifes to slap to hard.

I'd not heard of the rumours and a quick google doesn't find anything conclusive - I might be tempted to switch to a decent quality wooden mag block to reduce the chance of damage.

Temujin · 1 Jan 2018 at 16:00

Squid Vicious said:
I went for a kitchencraft 45cm, the magnets are powerful enough to hold the knives without issue but not overly powerful to cause the knifes to slap to hard.

I'd not heard of the rumours and a quick google doesn't find anything conclusive - I might be tempted to switch to a decent quality wooden mag block to reduce the chance of damage.

Might be worth speaking to Global about what they recommend, or the place you bought them as it could have just been hearsay, but it's the main reason our globals are still in the block rather than on the wall!

ChroniC · 11 Jan 2018 at 22:59

Finished laying the floor in the hallway through to the kitchen. Just needs the skirting down and thresholds painted for final touches

adwol48 · 12 Jan 2018 at 12:48

Closed off the rear of my car port/garage. It was open to the elements at the back and made the room above a little cold under foot so have closed it off and insulated it.

sorry the first pics i tried to put up didnt work

Skillmister · 16 Jan 2018 at 13:07

Got a B&Q Club receipt and voucher by email the other day and realised I'd had none for a while. Turns out I hadn't had any since November and have over £600 worth of receipts that haven't been logged despite scanning my card. Spoke to customer services and they can't re-send or backdate vouchers :mad:

Mr.E. · 16 Jan 2018 at 14:20

Helped fit my new fireplace, gas to be connected later this week hopefully.

About 6.5kg of grout for one area ! The rest of the room getting done in the next couple of days.

Skillmister · 17 Jan 2018 at 07:10

Has this had it? It does go back on the spindle but if I try turn it it just pops back off

Probably going to replace them both anyway as the other one doesn't close further than this without feeling like it's going to snap

PardonTheWait · 21 Jan 2018 at 21:03

New shelving and more tool board up in the garage, changed the work surface to 18mm MDF also from 6mm.

Still plenty of room around the car.

{SAS}TB · 21 Jan 2018 at 22:16

Finally (after having it about 3 months) got round to fitting the new light in the lounge