What "man jobs" have you done today?

LewisRaz · 20 Apr 2019 at 17:56

Dug out my flower patch a lot bigger and put better edging down.

Scattered some wildflower seeds to hopefully make a nice bee friendly spot.

Also hopefully they will cover up the patches of my fence that I missed when the lavender bushes were in the way.

Was hot work in this sunshine.

Mark A · 21 Apr 2019 at 01:01

Following on from replacing the crappy hinges on my shed, I tackled the handle today as it was seized up and barely opened. I was going to bin it, but after a soak in WD40 it loosened up and then I packed it with marine grease to hopefully stop water getting to the metally bits.

Also sprayed the hasp and staple with some satin black Simoniz tough paint, which I have used before and it's really good stuff. It'll still wear away at the edges as thats unavoidable, but it does hold up to the weather and wear and tear very well. I used it on the furniture on my gate and it's still looking good 4-5 years later.

The_Abyss · 21 Apr 2019 at 23:46

I sort of wish I'd done the before pictures... Completely emptied the garage, and ripped out an old half size kitchen unit that the previous house owners had installed at the end of the garage. Replaced it with a few budget units and worktop from Wickes, and repainted the floor, and put some different wall storage in.

The second job took a little longer to finish. It began in October last year, when we decided to have our old failing decking pulled up. I had a plan to increase the deck size and surround it with raised planters to create a Mediterranean feel, and worked with a local gardener and builder. This weekend we finally finished the planting and touched up some of the painting.

October 2018, with decking removed.

And today.

neviditelny · 22 Apr 2019 at 02:26

That decking is looking absolutely amazing. Really like how you planted to plants around like that.

DXP55 · 22 Apr 2019 at 09:36

Your next job is to un cleat that extension cable and re cleat it in a straight line to right hand wall and put slack behind that bag. Talk about a sore thumb

Other than that cracking job on patio.

The_Abyss · 22 Apr 2019 at 20:26

DXP55 said:
Your next job is to un cleat that extension cable and re cleat it in a straight line to right hand wall and put slack behind that bag. Talk about a sore thumb

Agreed! Until then it is a lasting legacy from the previous owners!

Fireskull · 23 Apr 2019 at 09:53

Looks great @The_Abyss , well done!

Duke · 23 Apr 2019 at 10:09

Great job, love the raised planters

DXP55 said:
Your next job is to un cleat that extension cable and re cleat it in a straight line to right hand wall and put slack behind that bag. Talk about a sore thumb

Other than that cracking job on patio.

And please remove the stickers from the washing machine

krooton · 23 Apr 2019 at 10:53

Over the bank hols I:

Planted a tree (dwarf cherry blossom)
Built all the furniture for the study
Installed an Elfa system in to the bedroom closet space
Mounted a tv
Installed cable ducts for both mounted tvs
Mounted towel rail for downstairs loo
Put up some pictures
Disposed of a lot of crap at the dump

dan958 · 23 Apr 2019 at 11:24

Spent some the bank holiday laying laminate. I'm not really one for DIY, and turns out the walls are slightly slanted, so took a bit more work than first thought. 2 rooms down, 4 to go.

darsuke · 23 Apr 2019 at 20:56

Not a today job but first house purchase and constantly doing man jobs.
Built this inside the chimney breast alcove

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LuckyBenski · 24 Apr 2019 at 08:22

Did some minor stuff over the long weekend at the grand-in-laws' old house. Lovely 70s vintage everything, beige and floral and dodgy wiring everywhere. I found a light bulb fitting with the wires just twisted and electrical taped :eek:

Two new ceiling roses and a plug for the washing machine. Old one had about 6 different faults including a frankly rattly live pin.

Haven't collected the new light fittings/shades yet but those vintage monstrosities had to go! At least we're not sitting in 40W of dim light anymore

DampCat · 24 Apr 2019 at 14:48

Today I had a brief lesson in Why You Should Just Do Things Yourself

Literally Furious.

Sin_Chase · 24 Apr 2019 at 19:15

Is that a spacer...made from a ....rock?

Jonnycoupe · 25 Apr 2019 at 00:24

Found, not made

DampCat · 25 Apr 2019 at 04:06

It's a load bearing stone. There are no posts at this end of the decking. In total there are 6 load bearing points that rest on wood piles or broken bricks instead of posts.

topgun06 · 25 Apr 2019 at 08:57

Oh my! Who on earth has done that?!

clubb699 · 25 Apr 2019 at 17:37

DampCat said:
Today I had a brief lesson in Why You Should Just Do Things Yourself

Literally Furious.

I can beat that lol when I ripped our decking up the dude that did it on the old decking used a remote tv control to do a similar job as what you got there hahahahah, so be lucky your stone is stronger

Mark A · 25 Apr 2019 at 19:40

DampCat said:
It's a load bearing stone. There are no posts at this end of the decking. In total there are 6 load bearing points that rest on wood piles or broken bricks instead of posts.

Are them timbers pressure treated? Its hard to tell if its green in the picture as it just looks like untreated construction timber. If it's not green irl, then you might want to try and get your money back as that will start to rot in no time.

niko · 25 Apr 2019 at 19:44

Mark A said:
Are them timbers pressure treated? Its hard to tell if its green in the picture as it just looks like untreated construction timber. If it's not green irl, then you might want to try and get your money back as that will start to rot in no time.

it could be cls, that's treated but appears a bit yellow in colour not green, but cant really tell from the pics