What "man jobs" have you done today?

Apart from 2 little pieces I have to cut now, I'm done in the hallway.





You can see the piece here I need to cut out. My back just gave up last night. Will slap it in tonight and crack on with the next job.

Downstairs toilet:




:/ salmon pink anyone?

I am going to strip that flooring tonight and all the adhesive and then I'll take out the toilet too. Hopefully I'll have time to get the new flooring down tonight.


Nice simple colour. Better than the rank stuff there for 15 odd years before.

I bought a new white toilet last night as it was on offer and a proper bargain, so thought sod it. Will see how much I flood tonight.
 
GSXRMovistar said:
Loft now boarded, once I get some free time I'm going to put up some panels to seal the space.

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Almost identical to mine in every way.

I put hardboard panels on the ceilings and I fit little cupboards into the corners/edges and thats been used as a LAN room for years... Now its my hobby room. I would put up recent pics, but its a disgrace up there and Im currently in hospital anyway.
 
MassiveJim said:
Did you use loft legs or go straight onto the joists with the loft boards ?
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Screwed straight onto the joists, loft has been built with attic trusses so the space will be fully load bearing.

FatRakoon said:
Almost identical to mine in every way.

I put hardboard panels on the ceilings and I fit little cupboards into the corners/edges and thats been used as a LAN room for years... Now its my hobby room. I would put up recent pics, but its a disgrace up there and Im currently in hospital anyway.
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The plan is to also put up ceiling, wall, and doorway so this portion of the loft is kept as a clean area but so may other jobs to do in the house first.
 
I had a man-job I’d been putting off for several weeks, which I promised I’d knock off the list yesterday.

I was the picture of manliness as I stood at the bottom of my 3-section ladder, tool-belt on, and gazed upon my dilapidated TV aerial. I continued with great masculinity to climb the ladder and then transfer to the roof-ladder. At the top, my manliness wavered as a slight breeze caused a little wobble in my legs as I leant across to snip the heavily corroded wire that was barely holding the aging aerial to the corner of my chimney.

Looking, I imagine, like Chuck Norris, I descended the ladders with the old aerial over my shoulder. Step one complete; manliness intact.

I proceed to climb again, this time taking the corner bracket and lashing kit with me. Upon reaching the top I crouched to assess the situation. The wind had picked up slightly and mounting the replacement bracket was going to require reaching around a rather large chimney stack, which could not be done from the relative safety of my roof ladder. I pondered.

I placed a foot on the roof and it moved. The roof was, in places, covered in a fine layer of green, slippy stuff. I looked at my neighbour’s dormer and wondered if it would take my weight; it would allow me to work on one corner. I decided against it. We’re new to the neighbourhood and falling into their daughter’s bedroom would not be a good move. Anyway, it wouldn’t help me secure the bracket itself, which was on the opposite side of the roof.

With my father looking up, in my eyes disapprovingly, from the garden below, my manliness was overcome with images of my wife and 3 young children growing up without their father (but a mortgage-free home).

That was it, any resemblance to manliness evaporated. I unsteadily climbed down and declared to my father, ‘It can’t be done! Has wifey called an aerial fitter yet?’
 
BadMojo said:
I had a man-job I’d been putting off for several weeks, which I promised I’d knock off the list yesterday.

I was the picture of manliness as I stood at the bottom of my 3-section ladder, tool-belt on, and gazed upon my dilapidated TV aerial. I continued with great masculinity to climb the ladder and then transfer to the roof-ladder. At the top, my manliness wavered as a slight breeze caused a little wobble in my legs as I leant across to snip the heavily corroded wire that was barely holding the aging aerial to the corner of my chimney.

Looking, I imagine, like Chuck Norris, I descended the ladders with the old aerial over my shoulder. Step one complete; manliness intact.

I proceed to climb again, this time taking the corner bracket and lashing kit with me. Upon reaching the top I crouched to assess the situation. The wind had picked up slightly and mounting the replacement bracket was going to require reaching around a rather large chimney stack, which could not be done from the relative safety of my roof ladder. I pondered.

I placed a foot on the roof and it moved. The roof was, in places, covered in a fine layer of green, slippy stuff. I looked at my neighbour’s dormer and wondered if it would take my weight; it would allow me to work on one corner. I decided against it. We’re new to the neighbourhood and falling into their daughter’s bedroom would not be a good move. Anyway, it wouldn’t help me secure the bracket itself, which was on the opposite side of the roof.

With my father looking up, in my eyes disapprovingly, from the garden below, my manliness was overcome with images of my wife and 3 young children growing up without their father (but a mortgage-free home).

That was it, any resemblance to manliness evaporated. I unsteadily climbed down and declared to my father, ‘It can’t be done! Has wifey called an aerial fitter yet?’
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What "man" jobs have you failed on today ;)
 
Wifey got a 2-man team out this afternoon and they had the aerial fitted in under an hour. They didn't have much to do, I'd already done all the hard work. ;) To add insult to injury, they didn't use a roof-ladder, they just walked up. I'm now £50 worse off, not to mention feeling like a failure in the eyes of both father and children. :(

I'm not really that scared of heights and regularly go indoor climbing to equal heights; but it's amazing what not having a harness, rope and friend belaying does for your confidence. #excusesexcuses

They haven't fitted it to my liking though: It's on the wrong corner, they dragged it up the roof by rope (rather than carry it), they took the aerial off the mast, put it back on the opposite way around (after trying to remove the cable/pcb assembly) and didn't tape the cable back onto the mast (they used zip-ties) and then pinned the cable to the front of the house (I wanted it left loose so I could recover the slack). I could have done a better job myself...
 
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BadMojo... Give up man, you failed, your father knows you failed, your wife and kids know you failed, you know you failed and now we all know you failed.

I think the core of this post seems to base itself around the word "FAIL".

And at the cost of half a ton too? A £50 failure no less.

;)
 
Ordered my first shed! I will soon have a proper storage place for all my tools and kit at long last!

I have also been pricing up renovating the livingroom and possibly replacing the floor as its currently an unknown quantity :confused:
 
BigBoy said:
Ordered my first shed! I will soon have a proper storage place for all my tools and kit at long last!

I have also been pricing up renovating the livingroom and possibly replacing the floor as its currently an unknown quantity :confused:
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I've been trying to order a shed but finding it impossible to find somewhere that doesn't charge an arm and a leg for delivery.
 
Ive painted my shed today and re felted the roof.

The Shed is over 20 years old and looks as good as new now, this is the first time ive had to re-roof it in that time so its doing well :) ....im knackered though :(
 
Washing machine wasn't getting any water, turns out we have a WaterBlock (anti-flood device) that was gummed up with crud and had been blocking the flow. Took it off, cleaned it and re-installed it. 3rd time I have been working from home and something failed! Last time it was the washing machine element, stripped it down and replaced the carbon brushes while I was at it. So satisfying to do a job like this with no previous knowledge or experience, that feeling when it works..awesome :D
 
Finally finished painting last of 9 fence panels and trellis on the top - Concrete posts so lifted panels out and did it in garage - Won't say it was easy but glad they are done.

Only chimney to sweep and roof to spray with moss killer and make another log store.

- should bring me up to xmas - only 5 months to go.

Dave
 
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