What "man jobs" have you done today?

[potatolord]

Get a cat, oh wait!
We have three cats and get a mouse or shrew a day, eldest caught a wood pigeon the other day which was fun.

He's still only a kitten, so he's on starter prey.

I'm hoping for a buzzard or badger once he gets his sea legs.

 

[lookitsjonno]

Started upcycling an old fire surround to tide us over until we can afford a new fireplace. Sanded back and primed with spray paint. Man sanding is a horrible job

 

[theone8181]

He's still only a kitten, so he's on starter prey.

I'm hoping for a buzzard or badger once he gets his sea legs.

We have a problem with cats in our garden so I'm looking for something that will get rid of them like a puma.

 

[dod]

was yesterday but it all counts
weeded a bit of garden. Hate that job.
tried to fix plinth to new shower, need different glue
strimmed a bit of garden
wired in a new socket to shed
tidied up lights wiring in shed, there was no cover on the junction box and connections were a bit shoddy.

Made up a to do list/wish list for everything that needs/I'd like doing. Moved in here 6 months ago and it's scary how much you don't see when you're doing the initial viewings before buying.

 

[IvanDobskey]

Day spent putting up a new fence. Hard work but worth it. Old one was dropping apart.

 

[NoobCannon]

Had to replace the bathrom extractor which turned into an utter disaster as with every thing in this house, the old owners were bodge merchants.

but its sorted now, needs a couple days to dry and then i can skim with filler again and sand and paint.

 

[dlockers]

Day spent putting up a new fence. Hard work but worth it. Old one was dropping apart.

God whoever fitted that had either:
a) a lot of patience for working around obstacles/symmetry, or
b) hated the future owner.

Why so many odd size panels?

 

[IvanDobskey]

God whoever fitted that had either:
a) a lot of patience for working around obstacles/symmetry, or
b) hated the future owner.

Why so many odd size panels?

Tell me about it. No idea why the posts were positioned like that. I had to cut down one of the panels and do some mods to get them to fit. Think I did OK all things considered.

Been painting them today. Will finish the job tomorrow, weather dependant of course...

 

[dlockers]

Tell me about it. No idea why the posts were positioned like that. I had to cut down one of the panels and do some mods to get them to fit. Think I did OK all things considered.

Been painting them today. Will finish the job tomorrow, weather dependant of course...

Yeah I'd say you've made good of it. If you're anything like me though (having done a similar job recently), you are going to keep looking at this and thinking you should have changed the posts whilst you were at it

 

[Mr.Stu]

Finished, about 6 dam hours painting a single panel wall. The MDF was just soaking everything up like a sponge.

2x coats MDF Primer
1x coat undercoat
3x coats Dulux Simply Refresh One Coat

Just need to white sealant around switch and edges and done!



i am not great at DIY. However, its a pretty close match to the image my wife liked and hinted at on Pintrest.

Bloody lovely job, well done, I'm definitely not showing this to my missus

 

[IvanDobskey]

Yeah I'd say you've made good of it. If you're anything like me though (having done a similar job recently), you are going to keep looking at this and thinking you should have changed the posts whilst you were at it

Yeah, you're right Things like this bug me. But in the end I wanted the job finished and done with by the end of the day. Oh well, next time

 

[DXP55]

It's throwing it down here so put waterproofs on and hosed all moss from between slabs - Need to get out there and point them as a lot of mortor has come out.
It's never ending these self inflicted jobs.

 

[arknor]

just popping into this thread to see some faith in humanity restored.

too many lazy people around who think DIY needs to be left to the experts.....

Finished, about 6 dam hours painting a single panel wall. The MDF was just soaking everything up like a sponge.

fantastic looking room! love the colours

 

[{SAS}TB]

Weeded part of the front garden

Before

After

 

[NickK]

I've that Manrose unit plumbed in for a good 7 years, needs a clean every few years (the towel fibres stick to blades). You can feel the air being sucked under the bathroom door and it clears a steamy bathroom in a few minutes - you can see the boundary slowly move up to the ceiling! The original house didn't either a bathroom extractor or a cooker extractor (and the feeling of damp ugh!)

The only issue is that the Mrs thinks all the heat goes out of the house in winter through it. That and the 150mm cooker extractor No damp feeling house (it can feel a little draughty in wind). I may put an in-pipe valve in the pipe to stop the draught.

 

[b0rn2sk8]

That’s the thing, you absolutely need ventilation, particularly in winter otherwise you get damp. Even the most efficient passive houses have good ventilation, it’s just controlled through mechanical heat recovery systems.

 

[potatolord]

Took out an old unit (the one with sliding wood effect doors- screams 70s at you) and smashed that up. Also sawed up a load of wood I had from my house renovation, in the hope it would be useful. It wasn't, 8 years on. Took it all to the tip.

Painted a second hand chest of drawers (charity shop special), and that looks decent now.

Moved the wardrobe dumped in our bedroom to the utility room. Bedroom looks nicer- the flow through it is better without that obstacle.

Sorted my tool drawers and binned a load of "mystery screws/ fittings/ hinges" from various jobs.

Cleared out shed 2 of the aforementioned wood, and moved the lawnmower and strimmer etc to outhouse 1.

Raged at the wife for filling up shed 1 with kids toys.

 

[Janesy B]

Changed the flush valve because the last owners were too lazy/cheap (£8) to fix it.



Never done any plumbing before but managed not to mess it up.

 

[DXP55]

Took out an old unit (the one with sliding wood effect doors- screams 70s at you) and smashed that up. Also sawed up a load of wood I had from my house renovation, in the hope it would be useful. It wasn't, 8 years on. Took it all to the tip.

Painted a second hand chest of drawers (charity shop special), and that looks decent now.

Moved the wardrobe dumped in our bedroom to the utility room. Bedroom looks nicer- the flow through it is better without that obstacle.

Sorted my tool drawers and binned a load of "mystery screws/ fittings/ hinges" from various jobs.

Cleared out shed 2 of the aforementioned wood, and moved the lawnmower and strimmer etc to outhouse 1.

Raged at the wife for filling up shed 1 with kids toys.

Brave man -10x10

 

[dlockers]

Took out an old unit (the one with sliding wood effect doors- screams 70s at you) and smashed that up. Also sawed up a load of wood I had from my house renovation, in the hope it would be useful. It wasn't, 8 years on. Took it all to the tip.

Painted a second hand chest of drawers (charity shop special), and that looks decent now.

Moved the wardrobe dumped in our bedroom to the utility room. Bedroom looks nicer- the flow through it is better without that obstacle.

Sorted my tool drawers and binned a load of "mystery screws/ fittings/ hinges" from various jobs.

Cleared out shed 2 of the aforementioned wood, and moved the lawnmower and strimmer etc to outhouse 1.

Raged at the wife for filling up shed 1 with kids toys.

Hey man I hope your health is OK - that certainly reads like a list from a man who is preparing for the worst

I mean you may need those dodgy brackets/mystery screws/fittings and hinges one day?

Let me know if you want to talk x