What "man jobs" have you done today?
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Soldato
Cleaned the Magnaclean out on heating system. Having boiler serviced on Thursday.
18 months worth of black silt.
18 months worth of black silt.
Soldato
I feel your pain. £1600 for BT to move the telegraph pole. Don't even have a ******* phoneline to the housePaid £993 for Worcester council to relocate a street light that’s blocking me from having a dropped kerb.
You wouldn't mind if they didn't take 3 months to do it as well!
Soldato
Making tea for the arborists clearing the 3 large dead/dying trees around my house.
Soldato
Over last few days, painted the porch, downstairs look, hall, landing and stairs, new toilet seat, and hopefully need to check now its raining fixed the leaking garage roof and gutter
Don
Finished the workshop (well, as finished as anything like this can be).
Specs:
Tiger Sheds XL Workshop 14x8
Addition roof beams for strength
Safety-glass windows
Acrylic secondary glazing
Breathable membrane on all surfaces
50mm Jablite insulation on walls and ceiling
Plasterboard on all walls followed by a skim
Hardboard on ceiling
Carpet tiles on floor
LED smart lighting
30A circuit
4 x double sockets
100mm extractor
Alarm
Did everything myself apart from the skimming as I suck at it so got a mate to do it. I had help from a bunch of mates to do the superstructure build and the concrete base.
I built the big bench with the mitre-saw out of 2x2 and floorboards. It came out pretty good. I'll probably build some drawers for it at a later date.
Specs:
Tiger Sheds XL Workshop 14x8
Addition roof beams for strength
Safety-glass windows
Acrylic secondary glazing
Breathable membrane on all surfaces
50mm Jablite insulation on walls and ceiling
Plasterboard on all walls followed by a skim
Hardboard on ceiling
Carpet tiles on floor
LED smart lighting
30A circuit
4 x double sockets
100mm extractor
Alarm
Did everything myself apart from the skimming as I suck at it so got a mate to do it. I had help from a bunch of mates to do the superstructure build and the concrete base.
I built the big bench with the mitre-saw out of 2x2 and floorboards. It came out pretty good. I'll probably build some drawers for it at a later date.
Soldato
That looks great, itsa amazing how much cleaner the painted walls make it look, rather than bare timber.
Don
It'a a lot more than just paint. The walls are now 100mm thick!
Soldato
Now that is what you call a shed. - I have a chair like that but I cut the back off and made a stool.
One thing I would put in there is a basic alarm system and strengthen door up a bit.
One thing I would put in there is a basic alarm system and strengthen door up a bit.
Don
It's already alarmed, although only a basic PIR system. Probably going to put a PIR floodlight above the door too. I've replaced the lock with a much better item and am panning to box the door in and insulate it. Going to get some blinds for the windows tomorrow (which I will motorise with some stepper motors and an Arduino).
Soldato
Well that's bloody great
Soldato
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love that
Soldato
Ooh you git, that's stunning. Must pick plans back up to build a shed in spring, I have easily a 15' x 10' space as I don't like gardening.
Just need to figure out how we get the concrete and panels into the garden with no alley!
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Looks great ... can't see the heat ?
Did some reluming of clock hands ...
purchased 5g/£2 Strontium Aluminate with europium , mixed knife-tip worth with some car clear-coat laquer, and daubed on alarm clock hands after some IPA cleaning,
it re-charges during daylight then glows ... much easier than expected providing the laquer doesn't eat the hands.
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?53664-Applying-Lume-to-Hands
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/v...Ultra-Green-Glow-in-the-Dark-Powder-v10/page3
Did some reluming of clock hands ...
purchased 5g/£2 Strontium Aluminate with europium , mixed knife-tip worth with some car clear-coat laquer, and daubed on alarm clock hands after some IPA cleaning,
it re-charges during daylight then glows ... much easier than expected providing the laquer doesn't eat the hands.
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?53664-Applying-Lume-to-Hands
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/v...Ultra-Green-Glow-in-the-Dark-Powder-v10/page3
Osmo oiled eight howdens dordogne doors today, booooooring. One more coat mid week.
Before and after
Before and after
Don
Looks great that. Bloody boring job fo sure but the results are worth the effort.
Soldato
Yeah the first coat is a killer. I was tempted to thin it with some white spirit, even though it tells you not to.