What "man jobs" have you done today?

Delvis · 19 Jun 2021 at 22:26

kevman said:
Just moved.into new house - boarded out some of the loft for storage. I hate working in the loft

Hope you didn't squash it down!

{SAS}TB · 19 Jun 2021 at 22:37

Delvis said:
Slabbing

Not done it before

How you finding it ?

theone8181 · 20 Jun 2021 at 07:53

kevman said:
Just moved.into new house - boarded out some of the loft for storage. I hate working in the loft

I've boarded quite a bit of our loft, and I've found winter is best for doing it as in summer it feels like it's 5000 degrees up there :cry:

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Delvis · 20 Jun 2021 at 08:32

{SAS}TB said:
How you finding it ?

Haha, aye not bad...my friend helped.me with the first couple so it didn't go horrendously wrong, then the first one I did by myself I think i laid it free times

Couldn't get the amount of mix right (wet mix)

All in all in glad they're going down finally, the water we had a month ago wiped the garden out and turned it into a mud bath, then as soon as I rented the mixer is started raining

{SAS}TB · 20 Jun 2021 at 08:58

Delvis said:
Haha, aye not bad...my friend helped.me with the first couple so it didn't go horrendously wrong, then the first one I did by myself I think i laid it free times Couldn't get the amount of mix right (wet mix)

All in all in glad they're going down finally, the water we had a month ago wiped the garden out and turned it into a mud bath, then as soon as I rented the mixer is started raining

Good - seen the woes you were having with the garden so you must be glad to finally get them down

Delvis · 20 Jun 2021 at 09:12

{SAS}TB said:
Good - seen the woes you were having with the garden so you must be glad to finally get them down

Haha yep! Finally starting to look a bit more normal.

I'll make a thread at some point with it all from start to finish and await the critiques

{SAS}TB · 20 Jun 2021 at 10:25

Ha ha - do - got to keep the patio posts coming

kevman · 20 Jun 2021 at 10:25

Delvis said:
Hope you didn't squash it down!

I did! It's temporary storage as our house needs quite a bit of work. I may do it properly once our possessions can live in the house again

{SAS}TB · 20 Jun 2021 at 10:25

Hung a door

Delvis · 20 Jun 2021 at 12:01

kevman said:
I did! It's temporary storage as our house needs quite a bit of work. I may do it properly once our possessions can live in the house again

I would, but that's me

theone8181 · 20 Jun 2021 at 12:16

{SAS}TB said:
Hung a door

Imo I'd have waited till the floor was down unless you left a large gap. You might find it needs removing and planing.

Edit, zooming in foes that door open away from the camera, if so carry on

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{SAS}TB · 20 Jun 2021 at 16:31

Lol, yes it opens inward and is already tiled up to the threshold in the other room.

Also the floor is being screened tomorrow and need to keep the cats (the cat flap is in the utility room through that door) from walking all o we it. No hardship if it needs whipping off and planing down

{SAS}TB · 20 Jun 2021 at 21:11

After yesterday's epic dig, I collected a load of rocks from the various borders in the garden

Then formed a rockery wall.kind of thing

russell664 · 21 Jun 2021 at 13:53

Would look mega with a bit of bark, or slate on top.

Top job.

{SAS}TB · 21 Jun 2021 at 13:59

Thanks

It will be planted up eventually then see how it looks

IvanDobskey · 21 Jun 2021 at 15:28

Neatly hid some unsightly cables behind the drainpipes using stick on tabs and cable ties.

theone8181 · 22 Jun 2021 at 06:26

My man jobs yesterday were moving out a room to get a ceiling skimmed. Fingers crossed the guy will turn up as he's waiting on his van to be fixed :rolleyes:

. Also bought a battery powered lawn mower on the prime day deal. Can't believe I'm excited about a lawnmower :cry:

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tres · 22 Jun 2021 at 09:15

theone8181 said:
My man jobs yesterday were moving out a room to get a ceiling skimmed. Fingers crossed the guy will turn up as he's waiting on his van to be fixed. Also bought a battery powered lawn mower on the prime day deal. Can't believe I'm excited about a lawnmower .

I'm sure most men share your excitement. My first battery powered mower arrived last March. I had covid but got out of bed to try it out. The missus had to carry me back to the sofa as I couldn't stand after mowing the lawn.

1pudding1 · 22 Jun 2021 at 10:15

Which mowers you got? I got v annoyed with my cable last week cutting the grass. I've got Makita tools and batteries, but imagine their mower would be very pricey.

dlockers · 22 Jun 2021 at 11:08

1pudding1 said:
Which mowers you got? I got v annoyed with my cable last week cutting the grass. I've got Makita tools and batteries, but imagine their mower would be very pricey.

Get a Ryobi and a battery adaptor.