What "man jobs" have you done today?

Chaps,

Now the old fridge has gone, and the new kitchen space is slowly being learnt (storage is better but we are missin a big pantry cupboard, and the Belfast sink basically eliminates under the sink space) I think I might try and knock out the utility room.

I am thinking to keep the washer/tumble stacked, and then add in a single 600mm unit with an undermount sink. I'll then bolt a work top to the unit and the wall.

Is there any specific unit I need for undermount sinks? Or is it effectively just a shelf?
 
Uhtred said:
You'll always get weeds but they should be easier to pull up. The membrane is there to stop them getting deep roots

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We have the membrane under the beach area and do get the occasional weed, that has taken advantage of that tiniest amount of soil between a few pebbles.
As said above, easy to spot and remove and in the years the membrane has been down, are growing above it, not below.
 
theone8181 said:
Imo membranes are utterly pointless, weeds just groe onto or if the membrane is old enough, straight through then you've got the difficulty of getting the roots out.
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aVdub said:
Will stick my hand up and say that our membrane has, over the years, been no-where near pointless.

If it does degrade, then it will not be an issue to replace.
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theone8181 said:
So you've had 0 weeds, not even any growing above the membrane?
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aVdub said:
Where did I state I've had no weeds?
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theone8181 said:
That's what I read your response as.
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Oh OK.

100x100 pressure treated timber, into metpost to support the fig tree.

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Participant said:
I didn't want to chip in but just couldn't help it - I don't know how on earth you have read his replies as "0 weeds".
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I count 1 weed as pointless :p . I am amazed though at some of the places weeds grow, that slight gap between pavers-weeds, and they normally give quite a fight trying to pull them out.
 
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I connected up a hardwire kit with fuse tappers for a rear dashcam (with parking mode). I have just need to run the usb to where the camera will be, which will be a bit tricky I think, but that's a job for another day
 
Uhtred said:
I connected up a hardwire kit with fuse tappers for a rear dashcam (with parking mode). I have just need to run the usb to where the camera will be, which will be a bit tricky I think, but that's a job for another day
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Rookie. That's a day job of brute force and ignorance if I have ever heard of it.

Source: have bodged my Thinkware F750 into 4 cars now with the intention of a "perfect install" and generally force the USB behind trims/wherever it'll go and promise to fix it later.

Edit: fuse tappers are god tier.
 
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Classic Blue Theme said:
Rookie. That's a day job of brute force and ignorance if I have ever heard of it.

Source: have bodged my Thinkware F750 into 4 cars now with the intention of a "perfect install" and generally force the USB behind trims/wherever it'll go and promise to fix it later.

Edit: fuse tappers are god tier.
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I have the perfect route in mind, but it remains to be seen if it will work outside of the drawing board :D
 
Not today, but on Saturday my son and I ripped out the cheap crap fridge that Barrett installed into our kitchen and installed a lovely bosch frost-free jobbie that's been languishing in storage ever since we brought it out from SA when we emigrated. We then, also on Saturday, installed a towbar on his car.

I feel that's enough man-work to last me the next year.
I suspect my wife does not agree :D
 
If I use cable ties I try to cut them with either a knife or the straight cutter and put the lock part away from the place you would put your hand, saving on getting cut by them
 
Done some wirelocking but that's always been on equipment that's been contained in a case. So dragging your hand across it is less likely but I can see it opening up your skin.

As for cable ties, they are deadly & I have seen people have cuts the length of their arms. Definitely need cutting right back with flush cutters & turning away from you. In my old place there was a lot of accidents with them & if you left them with a sharp edge you would get a disciplinary
 
Trimmed the clematis (Montana) right back as the trellis it was spreading across was much too flimsy and is in the way of where the workshop will be going.
Put a new trellis up going along the other way, hopefully have not killed it.

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replaced the sink and toilet units had to move all the pipes again ..wife din't like the others .. then put in a new fence which was hard going 2 layers of concrete and a layer of brick not bad for a 57 yr old i think ..

 
Our garden "fence" is in fact made up of a series of conifer trunks that have been cut down to 6ft mixed with some crappy plastic mesh and a load of overgrowth.

Just waiting on quotes to pull down the 2-3 taller trees and go nuclear on the garden so we can start from scratch. Looking to add a new fence on but not sure if I want wood or something extra low maintenance like composite.

Ideally keep the total cost under £1k though - we have almost 15m to replace. Any recommendations?
 
LuckyBenski said:
Our garden "fence" is in fact made up of a series of conifer trunks that have been cut down to 6ft mixed with some crappy plastic mesh and a load of overgrowth.

Just waiting on quotes to pull down the 2-3 taller trees and go nuclear on the garden so we can start from scratch. Looking to add a new fence on but not sure if I want wood or something extra low maintenance like composite.

Ideally keep the total cost under £1k though - we have almost 15m to replace. Any recommendations?
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all in all £3.8k 21 posts and closeboard fence panels really thick ..but that was 3 yrs ago .. 6ft x 6ft with a concrete base .. just to let you know .. nw uk

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