What "man jobs" have you done today?

Superb man task today. The switch for the Oven has broken, it's located in a cupboard which is very full, so naturally i've squashed myself into it to replace. After lots of cursing because the screwdrivers i could find would barely fit, i finally managed to get it replaced.

Switched the fuse back on and it seems i've now broken the microwave which is powered by a socket elsewhere in the cupboard. I initially thought i'd not connected a wire up, but i'm also fairly sure that assuming it's a ring main then it wouldn't complete the circuit. I'm hoping it's all just wired in series and simple a loose wire.

Either way i got fed up and figured we just need to not use the microwave for a while.
 
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Martynt74 said:
Superb man task today. The switch for the Oven has broken, it's located in a cupboard which is very full, so naturally i've squashed myself into it to replace. After lots of cursing because the screwdrivers i could find would barely fit, i finally managed to get it replaced.

Switched the fuse back on and it seems i've now broken the microwave which is powered by a socket elsewhere in the cupboard. I initially thought i'd not connected a wire up, but i'm also fairly sure that assuming it's a ring main then it wouldn't complete the circuit. I'm hoping it's all just wired in series and simple a loose wire.

Either way i got fed up and figured we just need to not use the microwave for a while.
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Nothing in house wiring is connected in series, I think you need to carefully put things back how they were :O
 
No pics, but I put up 3/6 packs of Rockwool into the garage ceiling. Horrible job, hopefully get the rest done tomorrow, did not think that the old hoody with knackered wrist elastic would cause an issue. Took half an hour in to get itchy. hah

Also the wire mesh I got to secure the insulation, 60cm wide.... all I could get, the gap between none of the joists are the same....., 37cm, 41.2, 39, etc, made cutting the insulation and that even more fun.
Got a system going now though and a bit more space to work.
 
I'm currently putting a separate floor in the loft for insulation and then so I can board over and not worry about the weight.

Bolted two joists to the walls each side and then timber to timber joist hangers with 175mm joists. I've left a 50mm (ish) gap between the existing 80mm so I end up with roughly 300mm for insulation and there is some room for deflection of the new joists without touching the ceiling.
 
Took apart and lubed/loosened up a near 100 year old internal door handle latch that had stopped retracting all the way, making it hard to open.

Drilled some new screw holes for the door handles themselves at the same time so the screws now finish flush, and even topped off with a dab of paint on the door itself to hide a few scratches.
 
PermaChanged said:
Got the joists and steel down, to create our vaulted kitchen ceiling with mezzanine level to look out over the pool and surrounding area - floors has been screeded and sliding doors installed too since last update


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That's a big area. We're you the one with ufh earlier? Also, random comment but didn't know you could get sliding doors that eide, it's like a small hanger :p .
 
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Yep, that was me/us!


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The sliders are 6m total width, split in to 3 x 2m panes - they slide from either side so can be stacked either side of the opening, or all sat in the middle 2m section.

Still waiting on the triangular pitched window above, which unfortunately doesn't look like it'll be fitted much before Christmas :(
 
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PermaChanged said:
Yep, that was me/us!


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The sliders are 6m total width, split in to 3 x 2m panes - they slide from either side so can be stacked either side of the opening, or all sat in the middle 2m section.

Still waiting on the triangular pitched window above, which unfortunately doesn't look like it'll be fitted much before Christmas :(
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Should be nice and toasty with that setup. I do think radiators are a poor way of heating houses. Ufh heats a room evenly, just requires a bit of common sense to use (not like at my local leisure centre that thinks it's instant. When I take my kids swimming, I was sweating in a t-shirt it was that warm).
 
Should be, when our heat source is finally installed! Waiting until end of November at the earliest to have the ASHP installed - can't wait to start force drying the screed and getting some warmth in to the house!
 
We've done all the demolition, labouring, digging, concreting, building of stud walls, insulating of floors - two chimney stacks and the whole breast taken down to floor level. Anything which anyone with half a brain can get right as long as they're prepared to put in the work. There's been a serious amount of that going on before getting to this stage.

When it comes to the electrics and plumbing I'm steering well clear, as I don't want any failures to fallback on us. Same goes for any of the final finish so plastering, decorating, tiling and bathroom/kitchen fitting.

The Instagram page that the Missus deals with has most of what we've been up to on - @steall_falls_diary on there.

As to whether I'm a tradesperson - no, quite the opposite! I work in regulatory reporting which is just as fun as it already sounds.
 
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Fitted a new tap. Old one was a pig to remove due to odd copper spacer pipes between the flex hose and the isolation valves as well as the retaining bracket using a hex screw, which I then dropped the screw bit for down the space at the back, never to be seen again! Thankfully it was loose enough at that stage I could get it out.


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Is it close enough to the boundary fence to catch the puddle that appears there at times?
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Yeah, and well, it's where it needs to be to stop the water in the shed. It isn't a perm fix, as I voice over in the main thread, the whole ramp/patio etc needs digging out. I'm pained to do it in case I extend in the next 5 years tho....however 5 years is a long time...
 
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Fitted a new tap. Old one was a pig to remove due to odd copper spacer pipes between the flex hose and the isolation valves as well as the retaining bracket using a hex screw, which I then dropped the screw bit for down the space at the back, never to be seen again! Thankfully it was loose enough at that stage I could get it out.


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You might find you need to reduce your flow. I fitting a waterfall one to my downstairs toilet sink (which is narrow), and as the water comes out the front rather than underneath there is a bit more splashing. There's isolators on the hot and cold though so I've reduced it that way.
 
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