What "man jobs" have you done today?

IvanDobskey · 3 Jan 2021 at 21:13

Painted the lounge. Still lots to do, but feel I've made good headway considering we've only been here six months.

theone8181 · 4 Jan 2021 at 07:26

{SAS}TB said:
These are spot welded so hope they won't go flaccid

I got the hangers in a sale probably a year or so ago from PlanetX - just not got round to erecting them until a few days ago

Mine were cheap ebay specials. Real good idea for saving space though.

Delvis · 4 Jan 2021 at 11:35

Stuck the house number up on the wall, put the shoe rack up

jcr · 4 Jan 2021 at 20:51

Jokester said:
Get a bit of oil on that before it seizes up again.

thanks for the advice. got some 3in1 in the cupboard.

{SAS}TB · 6 Jan 2021 at 11:30

{SAS}TB said:
Found an offcut of rubber wood from our utility worktop and just big enough to cut out a top for the installation with an extended piece similar to a hearth - will sand and oil it before fittting it property

Bit more progress on this - made up an MDF / Softwood and trim piece to fit under the bookcase and make it look more "fitted"

Gave it a first coat

Needs a sand / bit more filler and another 2 or three coats but generally happy with the way it looks

Then the IKEA doors turned up this morning so fitted them too

I've got some much better handles coming so they're to fit, need to fill the gap to the left hand side / caulk and paint that then sand / oil and fit the rubber wood "lid"

the-evaluator · 6 Jan 2021 at 15:30

I finally got around to replacing the external vent on the cooker extractor after the previous one fell apart over Christmas. It took a bit longer than expected as it seems the previous one was held to the wall with silicone sealant - no screws. So I had to drill a few holes and in the process found that my drill bits will ricochet off of molten butter. Time to get a new set.

The Angry Welshman · 6 Jan 2021 at 15:43

{SAS}TB said:
Bit more progress on this - made up an MDF / Softwood and trim piece to fit under the bookcase and make it look more "fitted"

Gave it a first coat

Needs a sand / bit more filler and another 2 or three coats but generally happy with the way it looks

Then the IKEA doors turned up this morning so fitted them too

I've got some much better handles coming so they're to fit, need to fill the gap to the left hand side / caulk and paint that then sand / oil and fit the rubber wood "lid"

Why have you not tied it in with the skirting board?..

{SAS}TB · 6 Jan 2021 at 15:52

I was going to, but it started to get quite fiddly with the detail. I'm going to have a casting couch up against it and once it's filled, sanded and painted it will be fine

{SAS}TB · 6 Jan 2021 at 18:29

New unit was delivered this afternoon so just put that together too ..

Next to the bookcase

Captain · 6 Jan 2021 at 18:33

ShadowMan said:
For painting tiles we used a 2 part specific tile paint for our kitchen and it has come out fine. If you need I can find the specific paint we used. Mixed and rolled on and has covered the old horrible grey with a nice clean white. It also managed to cover the very old style stencil designs in some of the tiles which we were surprised at. For a £35 tub of paint it was worth a go before replacing as we want a while new kitchen in the future anyway. That said we are more than happy with it and everyone who has seen it is surprised it’s painted.

If you could please, going to attempt it this weekend.

divuk83 · 7 Jan 2021 at 08:17

"Scrap" wood table. The top is some kind of hardwood that was rescued from a firewood pile. It was built with no real idea as to it's purpose, but it's doing a great job keeping my printer off the floor!

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Recent ish job: Burnt wood planter out of some old deck boards. Still not 100% sold on Shou sugi ban, but I like the contrast it has with the deck and fence and the texture is pretty cool. Also my wife enjoyed burning it with the blow torch!

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Dave

{SAS}TB · 7 Jan 2021 at 08:54

Very nice ! good work

LuckyBenski · 7 Jan 2021 at 09:53

@divuk83 Neat work on the table! I'm actually planning one almost exactly like that but with drop leaves. Basically just to use up some scrap oak. Any chance of a pic of the underside? I've bought a pocket hole jig for mine

divuk83 · 7 Jan 2021 at 10:41

Thanks. The frame is just low grade Wickes pine, as yes I just pocket holed it together (Kreg R3). I'm at work at the moment so no where near it so I can't get a picture.

Dave

{SAS}TB · 7 Jan 2021 at 20:41

Mounted the old TV rescued from the garage clear out in the mancave

Now the bracket is up in an easily swap the TV out at a later date

Sin_Chase · 8 Jan 2021 at 01:35

theone8181 · 8 Jan 2021 at 06:33

{SAS}TB said:
Mounted the old TV rescued from the garage clear out in the mancave

Now the bracket is up in an easily swap the TV out at a later date

I think that's the same telly I've got in the kids playroom. Makes me laugh how much smaller the bezels are now.

{SAS}TB · 8 Jan 2021 at 07:04

Ha ha - yeah I know - the difference between that and the 65" in the lounge is ridiculous

Ahleckz · 8 Jan 2021 at 11:31

How 'difficult' is it to tile a floor? Our kitchen needs its tile floor replacing, it's only 2.7sqm and I fancy having a go myself. I'm not the greatest at DIY but how hard can it really be?...

Like all these things, it seems to be in the preparation. We've got ceramic tiles down at the minute, a number of which have cracked. I take it I just chisel out the existing tiles, fill in any major holes with the tile adhesive, let that dry and then lay the new tiles on top with more adhesive. I don't think I'd need to re-screed it? It looks like once the prep has been done, it's relatively straight forward to do the tiling?

200sols · 8 Jan 2021 at 11:41

Ahleckz said:
How 'difficult' is it to tile a floor? Our kitchen needs its tile floor replacing, it's only 2.7sqm and I fancy having a go myself. I'm not the greatest at DIY but how hard can it really be?...

Like all these things, it seems to be in the preparation. We've got ceramic tiles down at the minute, a number of which have cracked. I take it I just chisel out the existing tiles, fill in any major holes with the tile adhesive, let that dry and then lay the new tiles on top with more adhesive. I don't think I'd need to re-screed it? It looks like once the prep has been done, it's relatively straight forward to do the tiling?

That is a tiny floor, as you say planning is key and it is perfectly DIYable. The hardest and most time consuming part will be removing the existing tiles and making the floor suitable to accept the new tiles. You need to prime the floor before tiling as well, take it slow use a slowest adhesive and on such a small floor you can layout most of the tiles before fixing them down to get it just right. If you go with porcelain tiles you will need a cutter that can snap them, the cheaper cutters are good for ceramics only.

You wouldn't have to screed the floor, although again in such a small space using a thin layer of self levelling compound could give you a perfectly flat surface to make the tiling that much easier if you needed to.