Soldato
Ah so it's free then? 
What "man jobs" have you done today?
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That's pretty good isn't it. I was hoping it was something nationwide that I could get on board with.
10 bags for the price of 9
10 bags for the price of 9
Soldato
First job today, a really easy one. Had a plumber here fixing things for the neighbour above which was affecting my flat, and I asked him how I can tighten my bath spout which became very loose that I could turn it 360. I thought I'd have to remove the metal plate. He showed me underneath the spout that there's an Allen key socket. 2.5 size fitted so I just removed the screw from my hex set and took that one off. Was impossible to turn it while attached to the set.
Caporegime
Trimmed a couple of bushes (oooh err missus 
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Soldato
Scrubbed all the paving slabs with bleach water - all the moss has gone and it looks clean and tidy - Back is aching though - need some rain tonight to wash some of the bits of dirt away
How much bleach to water did you use?
Soldato
About half ltr to 4 ltrs - I just get a bottle of bleach from lidl for 99p - My slabs were not to bad - just a bit green - if heavy moss probably up mix. - I did use one of those wire brushes on a long handle first on joints then brushed as much dirt and bits off before washing.
Fitted this present to my wife:
What she doesn't yet know is that I made this from an Oak tree that was felled from her childhood home which her parents recently sold when they permanently moved abroad. Waiting until the house is finished to let her in on that little secret
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What she doesn't yet know is that I made this from an Oak tree that was felled from her childhood home which her parents recently sold when they permanently moved abroad. Waiting until the house is finished to let her in on that little secret
.Very nice, I'm looking at doing a similar thing myself. How green was the oak? I want a fairly rustic look so I don't mind splits etc so I was planning on using either a bit of untreated sleeper or some from a reclamation yard.
Dave
Dave
Don
I made a router table
It hooks on to the side of my workbench when needed and is removable in 10 seconds.
It hooks on to the side of my workbench when needed and is removable in 10 seconds.
Fairly green, I expect it will split a fair bit but I have treated it, and will continue to do so. I think that adds to the charm
.OK its taken a few months from start to finish - mainly deciding upon and waiting for the bits to arrive but.
Take 2 rooms.
Smash the wall out.
Do crap loads of work ( demolitions/plastering by professionals, rest by me)
And nearly finished.
Just a door to cover the pantry (where the fridge can be seen) , upstands to be oiled and fitted and touching up of paint.
Its nearly killed me but looking not too shabby
Take 2 rooms.
Smash the wall out.
Do crap loads of work ( demolitions/plastering by professionals, rest by me)
And nearly finished.
Just a door to cover the pantry (where the fridge can be seen) , upstands to be oiled and fitted and touching up of paint.
Its nearly killed me but looking not too shabby
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Soldato
Been up the ladder and cleaned lenses on CCTV cameras . Then drilled two holes in cast iron manhole lid and put two eye bolts in - the sunken bars have corroded away which made it difficult to get lid off. Now back to raking old grass roots off the turned over lawn.
Soldato
Replaced taps in the bathroom, the basin like for like and the bath taps replaced with a shower mixer. Surprisingly simple requiring only an adjustable.
Soldato
Long / Bank Holiday weekend meant lots of work to do around the house ...
Started off with cleaning out the u-bend in the kitchen sink, didn't resolve the standing water, so had to dismantle the whole plug / trap assembly to clean out the stones the kids had washed down the sink .......
Then onto a piece of garden out the front.
When we first moved in, it looked like this
I had, previously, "pruned" the conifers to this
Which left the mess which was
So started off removing the stump of the conifer / surrounding foliage / heathers
Along with the bricks and rocks hidden in the heather
Then scraped the gravel back and removed the weed matting
Planted a standard "Red Robin", brick surround, new matting and spread two builders bags of new gravel
Also removed that handrail going up the stairs.....
Still needs some pots with plants in to finish it off
Then moved onto the terrace in the back between the house and the garden
Greenhouse, be gone
And then the border of said terrace; where the previous owners obviously had a "thing" for heather .....
Several back breaking hours later ....
The next big job is introducing all those conifers to my newly acquired chainsaw ......
Started off with cleaning out the u-bend in the kitchen sink, didn't resolve the standing water, so had to dismantle the whole plug / trap assembly to clean out the stones the kids had washed down the sink .......
Then onto a piece of garden out the front.
When we first moved in, it looked like this
I had, previously, "pruned" the conifers to this
Which left the mess which was
So started off removing the stump of the conifer / surrounding foliage / heathers
Along with the bricks and rocks hidden in the heather
Then scraped the gravel back and removed the weed matting
Planted a standard "Red Robin", brick surround, new matting and spread two builders bags of new gravel
Also removed that handrail going up the stairs.....
Still needs some pots with plants in to finish it off
Then moved onto the terrace in the back between the house and the garden
Greenhouse, be gone
And then the border of said terrace; where the previous owners obviously had a "thing" for heather .....
Several back breaking hours later ....
The next big job is introducing all those conifers to my newly acquired chainsaw ......
Associate
You might want to get a dust extractor set up. Routers as I'm sure you know make one hell of a mess
Great job though, clever too.
You routed some channels into your router table so you could router whilst your router, upside down
Very nice, could do with making one for myself.
Don
You might want to get a dust extractor set up. Routers as I'm sure you know make one hell of a mess
Great job though, clever too.
Already done. I've got an old vacuum cleaner set up to suck the dust away.
Made some modifications to the table last night:
Wood block chiseled for tool clearance.
Piece of ally plate cut to size to make a smoother feed
Countersunk and mounted to the wood
Another piece of ally plate cut to size. Holes cut for the router.
Runners cut to allow the feed to move.
Test fit
Finished.
