What "man jobs" have you done today?

{SAS}TB said:
Took a builders bag of bricks / rubble to the tip ...

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Along with obligatory 46273748 Amazon boxes from the garage
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Just don't do what I've seen some people do and carry the rubble above your head and be surprised when it falls on their head (although might knock sense into them:p).
 
Loft shelving... Couldn't resist at 5 quid a length for C12. Lots of offcuts of plywood and MDF for shelves. I would attach to the wall but that breeze block isn't actually attached to anything and moves :o

Not pictured: the other side of the loft still covered in junk.

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I used to have a real loft like that -how they lifted those huge chunks of wood up to the roof in those days.
Mine didn't have the felt so it was dirty and dusty.

Got trusses now - not quite the same storage space anymore. :)
 
Yeah the space is great considering how tiny the house is.

The breeze block doesn't support anything (row of 1880 cottages) it's just to separate loft spaces (I imagine there was a time you could walk the length of the row via attics :cry:).

Anyway, fingers crossed.
 
dLockers said:
Yeah the space is great considering how tiny the house is.

The breeze block doesn't support anything (row of 1880 cottages) it's just to separate loft spaces (I imagine there was a time you could walk the length of the row via attics :cry:).

Anyway, fingers crossed.
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Hey if the wall moves you still could:p.
 
Another Q from me chaps, I have a solid wood front door which has had several coats of paint over the years. There is a tiny chip which reveals just how many layers have gone on it. It also has a very slight bow in it, bottom left. I was planning on replacement but it's a bit OTT especially given pricing.

Am I missing a step beyond stripping (heat gun probably my tool of choice) and painting with knot blocker then something like Ronseal all in one?
 
dLockers said:
Another Q from me chaps, I have a solid wood front door which has had several coats of paint over the years. There is a tiny chip which reveals just how many layers have gone on it. It also has a very slight bow in it, bottom left. I was planning on replacement but it's a bit OTT especially given pricing.

Am I missing a step beyond stripping (heat gun probably my tool of choice) and painting with knot blocker then something like Ronseal all in one?
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Pricing of wooden doors or doors in general? I didn't realise all doors had gone up if that's the case.
 
Mowed the lawn, weeded, made some chilli Jam then, most important of all. I screwed a bottle opener to the side of the medium log store

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Important location due to the proximity of the BBQ for this coming weekend

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Need a drink on hand at all times and all the better when cooking and.drinking with a.view
:D

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Cut all the front hedges, picked up all the loose leaves that were already there and put bark on the small border. Looks so much tidier. Don’t think the hedges have ever grown this much in the summer, I usually do this in October ready for the winter. I only cut them in July.
 
Done the bulk of a nest hello doorbell install. Nothing here as standard so had to chase some plasterboard out the way to route the bell cable from the front door frame up to the ceiling void and across to an area next to the consumer unit, fitted new chime box. Got to clip the cable in a few places and fill the areas I had to chase out tomorrow. This means I've got the cable in place whilst I've had the door pillars down for refurb and was able to access the edge of the door frame.
 
Got the rad out and started to sand the wall down before realising the paint (and large chunks of plaster) was no good. Ended up scraping to where it was 'good'. When I moved in a trickle vent was letting water in so I imagine that (plus the fact it had a rad far too close to the wall) contributed. Plan to fill, sand, PVA and paint.

I'm at the point in the job where you ask yourself "why did I start this?" :o

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I know - plus id left it a little long and was still wet so had left clumpy deposits all over. This was more a pick / tidy up that a proper cut
 
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