What "man jobs" have you done today?
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Soldato
At its maximum height it can be a bit of a knee knocker when looking down.
If I've been doing something at that height for a while I will sometimes throw a large eyelet or hook into the wall and anchor myself off with that.
Soldato
I hate working off ladders, especially when that kind of height. An eyelet or hook is a great shout and make sure you always have someone footing / holding the ladder
Soldato
Cleaned the bbq up as best I could. There is some stubborn grease that won't move with proper elbow grease
Not very exciting but we finally uncovered the fireplace in the lounge for the first time since the loft was converted. They removed the chimney leg in the loft above so that was… messy 
Other half is off on a work trip tomorrow and it sounds like I’ve got the decorator, plumber and builders all coming round to do various bits. (Decorator is starting). Eek. Having gotten used to having two bathrooms the main one is now going to get ripped out
Other half is off on a work trip tomorrow and it sounds like I’ve got the decorator, plumber and builders all coming round to do various bits. (Decorator is starting). Eek. Having gotten used to having two bathrooms the main one is now going to get ripped out
Caporegime
Filled another skip with the crap from the loft and garden left over by the previous owners' of our new house.
Replaced the electric shower in our main bathroom with a ceiling-fed combi powered one. Much better oh my god.
Replaced the electric shower in our main bathroom with a ceiling-fed combi powered one. Much better oh my god.
Soldato
Came to the new house to make sure it hasn't fallen down. Started drawing up rewire plans, now need to start lifting floorboards and preparing access!
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Made a but more progress on the decking disaster today.
Ordered all the replacement wood, hopefully will be be here tomorrow.
Finished this last week, first chance i had to post pics
Soldato
Looking good mate
Caporegime
Looks like a butt load of work there, well done.Finished this last week, first chance i had to post pics
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Is it a thing to insulate between floors? None of mine are, although they're all livable rooms downstairs (assuming you mean a garage that's bare wall with no heating/insulation).Picked this cold spot up with the thermal camera years ago, corner of the kitchen, below is the garage, should make the place a little warmer. pulled more than this up, 3 voids.
I dont think it is a thing, but below the insulation here is a garage, I believe it's to stop fire rather than stopping cold, I don't put a car in there, I just don't want the cold coming up.
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OMG where WAS THAT?Busy day
Good job spotting it and sorting it.
That is some proper lazy building work right there, I hate to think how many times this is replicated across the country. I had the same in my loft, parts of it that were more difficult to get to has no insulation at all and it was 17 years old when we moved in...
It's absolutely a thing for integrated garages and it really should be for normal rooms as it keeps the heat in the ground floor and stops it seeping upstairs. I've heard that an insulated garage door really helps those with integrated garages from leaking the heat out via the garage.
Soldato
Surely if you insulate the floor that is above a garage, more heat is then trapped in the garage which can be leaked out the door?
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I think the point is that there isn't much heat in the garage to start with.
Soldato
We've been working a lot on our garden. It's gone from this:
To this:
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Until the grass heals, there's not much else we can do (aside from painting the gate). We want to put a patio next to the house, and one down the bottom with the table and chairs, but can't afford it yet.
It's been quite a long haul. Wouldn't call it man jobs though as she's done as much as I have
To this:
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Until the grass heals, there's not much else we can do (aside from painting the gate). We want to put a patio next to the house, and one down the bottom with the table and chairs, but can't afford it yet.
It's been quite a long haul. Wouldn't call it man jobs though as she's done as much as I have
The point is that the heat that does leak into the garage (because it will still leak from the house) isn’t immediately lost to outside.
If you have an internal door into the garage, make sure that is decent and has draft excluders as well. I’ve seen loads that just have a basic cheap hollow door that is freezing to touch and the occupants wonder why the adjacent room is always cold.
When it comes to standard garage doors might as well not exist when it comes to retaining heat.
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When I lost some of my garage to a utility, they insisted on a firedoor. I'm quite glad they did as it's a chunky thing that must do a reasonably good job of insulation.