What "man jobs" have you done today?

[Hawk Tuah]

Nothing fancy, but a bit of winter prep.

Upgraded the extractor fan to something with a bit more of a kick. Then laid some osb over a section of the attic that was previously just bare beams / insulation. With the kids increasingly going in there, I don't like having any space that they could potentially fall through.

At some point I could do with improving all the insulation in this section. But can only do so much at a time. Got a lot of attic space to deal with.

 

[The Angry Welshman]

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?

3x3 posts, 3x2 rails and then feather edge the lot.....cheap as chips and easy to replace if feather edge rots, but it lasts for years

 

[Participant]

Nothing fancy, but a bit of winter prep.

Upgraded the extractor fan to something with a bit more of a kick. Then laid some osb over a section of the attic that was previously just bare beams / insulation. With the kids increasingly going in there, I don't like having any space that they could potentially fall through.

At some point I could do with improving all the insulation in this section. But can only do so much at a time. Got a lot of attic space to deal with.

I've got a similar job to do; looks like you went straight out of the wall for extraction? Do you have a pic of the outside?

 

[Hawk Tuah]

I've got a similar job to do; looks like you went straight out of the wall for extraction? Do you have a pic of the outside?

It was a bit of a compromise, as there are two bathrooms and they used to go out the other side of the house. However I converted the other side of the house attic to an attic room, and wanted to re-use the vent that side as a fresh air vent - so this was the next best option. It's a fairly long run, and each fan has a non-return flap on it - hence the upgrade needed in vent power.

The external side is quite difficult to get to. It's a long way up. The camera at the bottom right of the photo was as high as my ladder went. Had to borrow a bigger ladder to fit the outer trim. I should have tidied the cable up while I was up there, but my bottle ran out very quickly.

It's nothing fancy, just one of these. It's at the side/back of the house where nobody sees.

 

[vail3r]

Added the flue pipe to the pizza oven so I can use wood. Because.. fireee

 

[Uhtred]

I have the perfect route in mind, but it remains to be seen if it will work outside of the drawing board

All done. Getting a right angle mini usb with a ferrite core through a narrow conduit was quite tricky, but a small spray from a wd40 can did the trick. There's a visible wire to get to the grounding point (the only one I can find is the hook on the back seats).

Good enough!

 

[vail3r]

Had a very small leak near the roof window the past few weeks just showing up on the ceiling.



I had a hard time with the roof initially as I’m pretty afraid of heights and especially ladders so was dreading having to go up there again!



Took some of tiles out and found a bit of the flashing that wasn’t attached snug so I think that’s where it could have been seeping in. Fingers crossed it’s sorted but will have to see when it rains this evening!

 

[piggin]

Nothing fancy, but a bit of winter prep.

Upgraded the extractor fan to something with a bit more of a kick. Then laid some osb over a section of the attic that was previously just bare beams / insulation. With the kids increasingly going in there, I don't like having any space that they could potentially fall through.

At some point I could do with improving all the insulation in this section. But can only do so much at a time. Got a lot of attic space to deal with.

I am going to have to do something before winter as the shower room is like a rain forest when it's cold. Do you mind telling me where you got that from please

 

[norm]

I am going to have to do something before winter as the shower room is like a rain forest when it's cold. Do you mind telling me where you got that from please

Better to get a heated towel radiator with electric element and turn it on 90 minutes before having a shower so it warms the room will lessen the condensation a lot then. Extractor fan still has its place obviously.

 

[andy_mk3]

Nothing fancy, but a bit of winter prep.

Upgraded the extractor fan to something with a bit more of a kick. Then laid some osb over a section of the attic that was previously just bare beams / insulation. With the kids increasingly going in there, I don't like having any space that they could potentially fall through.

At some point I could do with improving all the insulation in this section. But can only do so much at a time. Got a lot of attic space to deal with.

What extractor fan is that, and what’s the noise like?

 

[piggin]

Better to get a heated towel radiator with electric element and turn it on 90 minutes before having a shower so it warms the room will lessen the condensation a lot then. Extractor fan still has its place obviously.

Thanks for the advice. Might be a little tricky as there's no power on that side of the room and I tiled the walls last year. However, with a well placed hole and a fish tape it could be a goer.
Will have a look. Thanks

 

[Richie]

I finally got around to sorting the shed guttering... All properly piped into the water butt via a diverter and when it's full, the overflow is directed down another pipe and away to a drain.

Started peeing it down as I finished so a good test and it works

 

[radderfire]

I am going to have to do something before winter as the shower room is like a rain forest when it's cold. Do you mind telling me where you got that from please

This extractor fans page might also be of help to you.

 

[Chris Wilson]

Today I rough cut to size and then did a dummy dry build, followed by a proper cut and weld of the exhaust system to get the generator exhaust fumes out of the workshop into the fresh air.

Later an upswept 90 degree angle will launch the exhaust gases skywards past the gutter, with a home brew weighted and hinged cap to keep the rain out.

It's the fiddly stuff that takes the time, making 4 inch holes in the wall, making tabs for supports, welding up V band clamp flanges, but it's nearly there now. Camera caught the flickering fluorescent tube Another thing on the to do list...

 

[theone8181]

Laid some laminate. My knees and back now ache so I had a mid afternoon nap, I'm deffo going to be broken by retirement age. Hard to tell in the pics but it's actually a marble white colour (and yes it's very glossy which does now act as a mirror ). Hopefully will brighten the room a bit as there are no windows due to it being open plan. Still need to put threshold covers and some beading down (did not want the hassle of taking off 30 year old skirting).

 

[Deleted User 298457]

Not quite the sequence I planned but availability trump finishing other jobs; so the tops are in "second-ish fix". I've just covered them in some white spirit'ed down Rustins.

 

[DXP55]

Today I rough cut to size and then did a dummy dry build, followed by a proper cut and weld of the exhaust system to get the generator exhaust fumes out of the workshop into the fresh air.

Later an upswept 90 degree angle will launch the exhaust gases skywards past the gutter, with a home brew weighted and hinged cap to keep the rain out.

It's the fiddly stuff that takes the time, making 4 inch holes in the wall, making tabs for supports, welding up V band clamp flanges, but it's nearly there now. Camera caught the flickering fluorescent tube Another thing on the to do list...

I like that Chris - neat and what I call a real man job.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

What extractor fan is that, and what’s the noise like?

One of these. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/13291123...7UDozEkTLG&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

It's actually really quiet.

 

[NickK]

What extractor fan is that, and what’s the noise like?

Manrose is a good example (and very effective they are too). I have one for our shower - if you steam up the bathroom then turn it on you can see the steam being sucked out by the steam/clear air.

 

[Buffman]

Not quite the sequence I planned but availability trump finishing other jobs; so the tops are in "second-ish fix". I've just covered them in some white spirit'ed down Rustins.

Looks pretty good, did you do this plastering too?

Are you adding pelmets/cornicing to the units?

Only thing I'd change is boxing out the gas pipe fully/straight (appreciate you would lose additional space due to this).

Hopefully keeping your family happy if there is semi functioning kitchen fairly quickly, an advantage of increasing diy knowledge not waiting between trades!