What "man jobs" have you done today?

LoadsaMoney · 16 Apr 2018 at 12:54

GinG said:
If you have pressure treated fencing just leave the fence as is...you are just making unnecessary work for you later down the line.

Yeah they're pressure treated, but will need painting, to fit in with the rest of the gdn.

kinobestew123 · 16 Apr 2018 at 13:14

LoadsaMoney said:
Yeah they're pressure treated, but will need painting, to fit in with the rest of the gdn.

Guidance online suggests that pressure treated wood isn't supposed to be painted for at least 6 months because, after pressure treating, it will still be wet.

LoadsaMoney · 16 Apr 2018 at 15:35

kinobestew123 said:
Guidance online suggests that pressure treated wood isn't supposed to be painted for at least 6 months because, after pressure treating, it will still be wet.

Didn't know that, thanks, just found a guide.

EDIT:

Spose i could just put em up for now then (if not dry), then paint em when dried, and do i really need a primer on first ?

kinobestew123 · 16 Apr 2018 at 16:07

LoadsaMoney said:
Spose i could just put em up for now then (if not dry), then paint em when dried, and do i really need a primer on first ?

I'm no expert on fence painting, I've only ever used Ronseal One Coat Fence Life or Cuprinol Garden Shades. Never used a primer before.

LoadsaMoney · 16 Apr 2018 at 16:10

kinobestew123 said:
I'm no expert on fence painting, I've only ever used Ronseal One Coat Fence Life or Cuprinol Garden Shades. Never used a primer before.

Yeah me neither, guides suggest a water test, to see if dry, if the water soaks in, then dry, if it beads, then still wet, so will have to wait until drys out, and also with it being a new fence, to put a primer on first.

My new panels are coming tomorrow, so will see what they like.

Got some of these :-

https://www.diy.com/departments/gra...h-1-8m-pack-of-3/971436_BQ.prd?FPAN_C_PO_D_IL

Martynt74 · 17 Apr 2018 at 11:04

Don't think this warrants it's own thread.

I need to lay some concrete on top of an existing concrete slab. At the moment there is one section and then a step down onto a lower section. I want to raise the lower section to equal the height of the higher section.

I presume i need to stick some steel bars in place for reinforcement rather than just lay it over the top of the existing but i'm struggling to find any. I always thought it was called "rebar" but can't find anything under that name at either Travis Perkins, Jewsen etc and i want to buy it locally.

The closest i can find is this Zinc plated steel threaded rod. Will this do the job?

https://www.screwfix.com/p/easyfix-bright-zinc-plated-steel-threaded-rods-m10-x-1000mm-5-pack/39347

ZeeWrath · 17 Apr 2018 at 11:30

Marvt74 said:
Don't think this warrants it's own thread.

I need to lay some concrete on top of an existing concrete slab. At the moment there is one section and then a step down onto a lower section. I want to raise the lower section to equal the height of the higher section.

I presume i need to stick some steel bars in place for reinforcement rather than just lay it over the top of the existing but i'm struggling to find any. I always thought it was called "rebar" but can't find anything under that name at either Travis Perkins, Jewsen etc and i want to buy it locally.

The closest i can find is this Zinc plated steel threaded rod. Will this do the job?

https://www.screwfix.com/p/easyfix-bright-zinc-plated-steel-threaded-rods-m10-x-1000mm-5-pack/39347

I don't know much about it but if you search for stuff like "a252 mesh" it'll get you started. It probably is worth its own topic on a building forum as depending on the thickness it might not be needed or concrete might not even be appropriate.

DXP55 · 17 Apr 2018 at 11:37

Google "concrete reinforcing bar " Mesh or bar turns up.

Uther · 17 Apr 2018 at 19:43

As it was guaranteed not to rain here today on every weather site I checked I made a start on painting the fence...
*******!!!
:mad:

LoadsaMoney · 21 Apr 2018 at 17:25

Put me new fence panels up

Only took about 3 and half hrs, but im ******

Duke · 21 Apr 2018 at 19:38

Looks good. I take it the posts are on the other side rather than doing them in between?

Participant · 22 Apr 2018 at 06:50

LoadsaMoney said:
Put me new fence panels up

Only took about 3 and half hrs, but im ******

It's probably the camera angle, but it looks like some of them bow in at the top

. They look very smart though.

Martynt74 · 22 Apr 2018 at 14:42

Well yesterday I laid about 1.5m3 of concrete.

Definitely underestimated how much effort it would be and only decided to go and rent a mixer after about 2 hours of mixing it by hand in a wheelbarrow!

LoadsaMoney · 22 Apr 2018 at 15:10

Duke said:
Looks good. I take it the posts are on the other side rather than doing them in between?

Its a long wall with lats along, that they're just screwed onto, if they last as long as the ones they replaced (which was over 30yrs), i'll be happy

Participant said:
It's probably the camera angle, but it looks like some of them bow in at the top . They look very smart though.

Thanks, and yeah it must be the angle, as they fine.

I just need to get them painted when they're dry, which is what the gates need as well.

miller745 · 22 Apr 2018 at 16:13

Turned these into this...ignore the artificial grass under it, had a load of offcuts to put somewhere, might leave it as is, may not.

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Rilot · 22 Apr 2018 at 17:19

Today I added a vegetable patch to my garden. There was a stupid little piece of grass next to the path that was doing nothing so I dug it out and filled it with compost.

I also mounted a projector on the ceiling in my living room and a screen on the wall. I've now got my home cinema. 55" TV for scale by the way. The screen is about 2M x 1.2M. The TV I just have to move it off it's stand on the the floor when I want to watch a film.
Please excuse the content. Son was watching The Magic Schoolbus. Projection screen has a few kinks in it. Need to wait for them to fall out hence the slightly wobbly image.

GinG · 22 Apr 2018 at 20:07

@Rilot what projector is that please? Interesting that you can mount right in front of screen.

Participant · 22 Apr 2018 at 20:31

Dug out a huge laurel stump with a fork, spade, and saw. Knackering.

Washed the car.

Kaka · 22 Apr 2018 at 21:01

GinG said:
@Rilot what projector is that please? Interesting that you can mount right in front of screen.

Looks like a Hitachi CP-A220N.

Ultra short throw projectors, which allows you to install them close to the wall.

Rilot · 23 Apr 2018 at 06:53

Correct. It was a cast off from work. I figured I'd give it home rather than see it go in the bin. It's got a new bulb too. Resolution isn't anything to write home about but it's good enough.