How big's your house to have a lake?
It's a normal sized 4 bed but we're very lucky with the location.
Run cable for lights tonight.
What "man jobs" have you done today?
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It's a normal sized 4 bed but we're very lucky with the location.
Run cable for lights tonight.
Carried out a bit of early autumn work on the lawn last week by scarifying, top dressing and over seeding but it's not going too well at the moment. Not only do I have a flock of pigeons helping themselves to the seeds everyday, just found out the kids have been in the garden while I was at work trampling all over the freshly laid grass seed undoing most of my work. 
Soldato
It threw it down with rain last night - sure it's helped the new grass - got a few bare patches but can soon sort that.
Just about two weeks from seed to grass
Just about two weeks from seed to grass
Caporegime
Looks like a successful germination project there, nice one. Those patches will fill in. It's only been two weeks!
Can you lend him a drone?
Soldato
Patchy
I did think the angle you chose was to hide that
. It'll be fine in a few weeks. I've got a load of seed growing at the moment too.
Soldato
If garden is patchy is it best to add seed at the moment? Would I need to fork out the lawn? (don't have a rotovator etc)
Caporegime
Seed needs soil contact to germinate. Better to cover with a light layer of compost after over seeding, if you don't want to throw down soil first. Rake first and water well (consistently between rain) is good advice.
Soldato
Cut the grass again and watered it. Sawed some spare / waste bits of wood, skirting etc so that the mrs can use that with her fire pit. Cleaned out the shed yesterday as well.
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have installed some solar security lights two out front and two on the side of the house. for solar they are pretty bright and they have built in PIRs so very handy for me since i have no street lighting at my house
Which did you use out of interest?
From where.
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Cut some branches off a Sycamore tree at the end of the garden, so thought i'd use them for something. Hopefully it'll be ok for the budgie. I did a fair bit of googling on how to make branches safe for birds and gave them a good cleaning with white vinegar then put them in the oven to kill off any bugs/bacteria etc. Just need to add some bells and crap now.
Soldato
Mark A -- That's neat -bet budgie will love it.
After a few days and a bit of rain lawn has grown and masked bare patches - I have reseeded them and covered with compost so by this time next week it should be green all over - Then I have to cut it - Will sharpen blade on wheeled rotary mower and up the cut to number 4.
There is another lawn behind the bushes and few years ago I dug that one up as well but put turf down - not looking as good as the seeded one. - Be nice when I can cut it properly - top lawn that is,
After a few days and a bit of rain lawn has grown and masked bare patches - I have reseeded them and covered with compost so by this time next week it should be green all over - Then I have to cut it - Will sharpen blade on wheeled rotary mower and up the cut to number 4.
There is another lawn behind the bushes and few years ago I dug that one up as well but put turf down - not looking as good as the seeded one. - Be nice when I can cut it properly - top lawn that is,
@adwol48 , @Destination
I have solar lights from the same manufacturer and for the past 3 years have worked perfectly. Other solar lights which look exactly the same have failed within weeks. MPow for me all the way.
I have solar lights from the same manufacturer and for the past 3 years have worked perfectly. Other solar lights which look exactly the same have failed within weeks. MPow for me all the way.
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Thanks guys!
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I have finally accepted that DXP55 and woodworking are a marriage made in HELL - Over the last few months I have been in the process of making a small opening window for the Summer house - this is to go on the back wall to give through flow ventilation on hot days - I made the frame the other week-- I cut all rebates for glass and window frame to overlap frame on the outside last week - - Today was big day - worked myself up to make window frame - three sides done and found I was 10mm short on the widow frame - never mind I can reduce outer frame size - just one more piece of wood to cut - I cut the 45 deg cuts the wrong way and got no more wood - I have a off cut that I am now going to try and splice into the other piece and see if I can bodge it up - otherwise got to set up the bench saw and kit out on the lawn (dusty job) and rip down a spare piece of wood - Grrrr 
--- Give me a roll of cable and box of cleats and I am like a pig in poo.
I hate woodworking
--- Give me a roll of cable and box of cleats and I am like a pig in poo.I hate woodworking