What "man jobs" have you done today?

Just filled the trickle vent (the devil's work) cavities with expanding foam in my double glazing on the side facing the road. The reduction in road noise is amazing, and it hasn't even cured yet.

I used this stuff:

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Emptied trailer full of wood into log store -- one more will fill it - will need another two to fill a under the sheet log store and will be set up for next winter.

This is one on side of shed I had to empty to put new battens under shed.

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Dave
 
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Just filled the trickle vent (the devil's work) cavities with expanding foam in my double glazing on the side facing the road. The reduction in road noise is amazing, and it hasn't even cured yet.

I used this stuff:

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They make some good stuff - used their squirty mastic glue yesterday to stick plastic strip to concrete - was solid this morning.

Dave
 
Took off the door skin of my wife's Audi S4, and fitted a module that lets you control the soft top with the remote fob.

All re-fitted now, and I seem to have done it all without mangling anything, which is a rarity when I DIY stuff.
 
Went to the hire shop - hired a rotavator, churned up about 40 sq meters of dodgy lawn (having weed killed it to hell and back a fortnight ago), rotavated about 18 bags of sharp sand in, leveled it off with a plank and a spirit level, spline raked it, seeded it and topsoil over. Now to wait...

A rotavator is a proper mans tool :)
 
Fitted a cabinet in the bathroom. Proved a bigger headache than expected having to wire the light in up via the cavity wall to the loft. Also fixed poorly fitted door catches on two pvc doors that resulted in them bashing on their frames and damaging the walls!
 
Lt_Red said:
Went to the hire shop - hired a rotavator, churned up about 40 sq meters of dodgy lawn (having weed killed it to hell and back a fortnight ago), rotavated about 18 bags of sharp sand in, leveled it off with a plank and a spirit level, spline raked it, seeded it and topsoil over. Now to wait...

A rotavator is a proper mans tool :)
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I might need to do something similar. What was the actual problem? Just loads of weed?
 
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I might need to do something similar. What was the actual problem? Just loads of weed?
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No, the spoil from excavating my front garden to put in the driveway was piled there last summer - I moved it by wheelbarrow to pastures new but the lawn was ruined. I levelled it the best I could last year after moving the earth but at the time I had just shifted 8 tonnes of hardcore, 6 tonnes of stone chipping and all the excavated muck (twice) and was royally knackered and the rains were starting to come so I bodged it.

Over the winter it sprung up with part grass mostly weeds and was up and down all over the place so this year I decided to start from scratch. Its lovely and level now, should drain better and i have the right sort of grass seed down so hopefully at least I'll have one bit of nice grass for my son to play on later this year :)
 
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Put in a new rotary washing line (the spike was huge), cleaned the pumps, that were in place for the flooding, and packed them away into the garage, tidied the pipes for the pumps away, reinstated some paving slaps that were lifted during the flooding to allow for better drainage and reinstated a railway sleeper (as a lawn edging) that was also removed to ease drainage during the flooding.

Also put up a new bird nest box, gently raked the lawn and gave it it's first cut of the year.
 
Currently knocking up a frame to house my bikes.

I hope the Pic works - Lets see?

http://www.fatrakoon.co.uk/images/bikeframe.jpg
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I absolutely messed up on the sizes and lengths of the wood. I wanted 2x4" and got 1x2" and ok, I can still go on that, but they come in 3Meter lengths and so I had a few of them cut into half and the rest into 2M and 1M.

Ended up using the wrong ones and so plans have had to be re-done.

I am physically disabled now, so its taken me all day just to do this ( and even then, some of it, isnt properly fixed together.

Its 1M high and I decided to do that for now... I can simply add another 50cm if I decide to, but in the end, its only a frame that I then pull the tarpaulin over it so, I might, I might not... Just see how it goes.

I will try to do a bit more tomorrow, but my back and legs are killing me after doing just that much.
 
LOL, the bar going across the top near the back, only has an "L" bracket and its only plonked on there to keep it square while I do the work.

Its NOT permanent.

I do want it another 500mil higher, but the wife says no.

It does not matter, because its only a frame that I will pull the tarpaulin over it.

I might adjust it as I go on, I might not.
 
Work at my mate's house:

Put in a new light and switch in the walk in wardrobe.

Replaced the current light in the bedroom, and moved the switch.

Channelled out and fitted the wiring for 3 new double switches to be placed in the bedroom. Just needs connecting now.
 
Stan_Lite said:
Built this:

http://i.imgur.com/IMwBVHZ.jpg

It came with pegs to fix it to the lawn but I don't have a lawn, only a small yard with concrete so I drilled holes in the base of the frame, drilled holes in the concrete for plugs and screwed the thing to the ground.

http://i.imgur.com/uM5jg8e.jpg

It's a bit breezy today and supposed to get windier as the day goes on so we'll see how it fares. Luckily, my yard is quite sheltered so it doesn't get the full force of the wind. It does get windy enough to blow my chiminea over though (you can see it in the background in the first photo being propped up by a bag of sand and a bag of shingle).

Rather than buy or build shelving for it, I'm utilising some crappy shelves and chests I was going to throw out - no point spending money when I've got something that'll do the job just fine. I'll be painting them with weatherproof paint over the next couple of days.

http://i.imgur.com/xGeYX2T.jpg

It will mostly be used for my chillies in the summertime but will also come in handy for seedlings etc.
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snap, i put mine up at the weekend. touch wood it hasnt blown away yet. anchored mine to the shed..

 
I've been staining the gate I made a few weeks back, while it's sunny. Staining each piece individually so that there will be no white visible when the timber shrinks, plus it should protect it better if the timber is completely covered.

Used Sikkens Cetol in natural oak. The stain cost more than the timber at £40 for the HLS base coat and 'filter plus' top coat in 1L tins :eek:.
 
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Mark A said:
I've been staining the gate I made a few weeks back, while it's sunny. Staining each piece individually so that there will be no white visible when the timber shrinks, plus it should protect it better if the timber is completely covered.

Used Sikkens Cetol in natural oak. The stain cost more than the timber at £40 for the HLS base coat and 'filter plus' top coat in 1L tins :eek:.
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Brilliant stuff, need some for a gate I have planned later in the year,found it on offer here.

http://www.powertoolsdirect.com/sik...merchant_pla&gclid=CMS2jbv7v70CFeXLtAodcBUA8Q

http://www.powertoolsdirect.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Sikkens+HLS
 
There was a Saddolin 2 part system that also looked quite good, but I don't think it was microporous like the Sikkens. My dad used to use Sikkens when he had a timber window company and swears by it, so thought i'd give it a try.
 
Changed my tire this morning as I spotted a nail in it. Given that I'm 33 and this is the first time I've ever had to do it I officially feel like a man!
 
Finished the shed today - after replacing battens underneath I have now fitted skirts around bottom edge - this takes most of water off sides of shed and away from concrete base - before all water dropped on base and soaked into battens - now only some of it will - also finished creosoting it with dark brown and used diesel engine oil.

One job ticked off list.

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Dave
 
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