What "man jobs" have you done today?
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Adhesive and a few nails to pin it in while it dries. The wall probably isn’t straight so the nails will help a lot there.
I probably wouldn’t use screws as it makes it a lot more work to decorate. Nails just need a quick 1 pass fill which will dry very quickly.
I probably wouldn’t use screws as it makes it a lot more work to decorate. Nails just need a quick 1 pass fill which will dry very quickly.
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lost-tite screws? I've not used them myself but I've seen them mentioned for this kind of thing
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Fixed daughter's Lenovo laptop hinge (reknown for failing sadly) with some epoxy resin. Did the best I could given how badly it's failed and ripped out of the plastic housing.
Result: The lid now doesn't shut flush and I told her to be delicate with it opening from the centre. Not sure how long it will last. I did lubricate the hinges and untighten them (they are so tight from factory that this causes them to fail on a lot of Lenovos
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Whilst on the subject of hinges, I then decided to finally replace our bifold door's main door lower hinge, which has been broken since we moved in. The entire replacement hinge with roller seems to be hundreds! So I managed to source just the actual central hinge part for 20 odd quid. I didn't want to take the whole door off as these are difficult to setup and adjust fully so I managed to pop the old hinge pin out from the bottom by levering a crowbar and some bolts/bits gently against the sill, until it stuck out the top enough to grab and hammer off. I used a jack to support the door underneath whilst I did the faff of an operation.
Result: The door is now harder to shut and lets more wind in. Total success.
I then moved onto trying to repair the old laser printer one last time...ok two last times. Nope it's done.
So set up the new replacement.
Result: Can now print reliably within seconds. Wife and kids are happy.
Result: The lid now doesn't shut flush and I told her to be delicate with it opening from the centre. Not sure how long it will last. I did lubricate the hinges and untighten them (they are so tight from factory that this causes them to fail on a lot of Lenovos
)Whilst on the subject of hinges, I then decided to finally replace our bifold door's main door lower hinge, which has been broken since we moved in. The entire replacement hinge with roller seems to be hundreds! So I managed to source just the actual central hinge part for 20 odd quid. I didn't want to take the whole door off as these are difficult to setup and adjust fully so I managed to pop the old hinge pin out from the bottom by levering a crowbar and some bolts/bits gently against the sill, until it stuck out the top enough to grab and hammer off. I used a jack to support the door underneath whilst I did the faff of an operation.
Result: The door is now harder to shut and lets more wind in. Total success.
I then moved onto trying to repair the old laser printer one last time...ok two last times. Nope it's done.
So set up the new replacement.
Result: Can now print reliably within seconds. Wife and kids are happy.
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Not sure if/how with those hinges, but normally they can be adjusted (which is probably needed if it's been broken gor a while). I ended up googling how to adjust hinges and found a video with ones that looked like mine.Fixed daughter's Lenovo laptop hinge (reknown for failing sadly) with some epoxy resin. Did the best I could given how badly it's failed and ripped out of the plastic housing.
Result: The lid now doesn't shut flush and I told her to be delicate with it opening from the centre. Not sure how long it will last. I did lubricate the hinges and untighten them (they are so tight from factory that this causes them to fail on a lot of Lenovos
Whilst on the subject of hinges, I then decided to finally replace our bifold door's main door lower hinge, which has been broken since we moved in. The entire replacement hinge with roller seems to be hundreds! So I managed to source just the actual central hinge part for 20 odd quid. I didn't want to take the whole door off as these are difficult to setup and adjust fully so I managed to pop the old hinge pin out from the bottom by levering a crowbar and some bolts/bits gently against the sill, until it stuck out the top enough to grab and hammer off. I used a jack to support the door underneath whilst I did the faff of an operation.
Result: The door is now harder to shut and lets more wind in. Total success.
I then moved onto trying to repair the old laser printer one last time...ok two last times. Nope it's done.
So set up the new replacement.
Result: Can now print reliably within seconds. Wife and kids are happy.
I personally didn't undertake this in the end but
Front door removed, frame refitted and door fitted back, frame sealed in
After 5 years of arguing with the builder and "Newview Windows" about it not being right and various visits to rectifiy I've had it fixed by someone else (mainly as I couldnt get the fixings out that had been put in)
Front door removed, frame refitted and door fitted back, frame sealed in
After 5 years of arguing with the builder and "Newview Windows" about it not being right and various visits to rectifiy I've had it fixed by someone else (mainly as I couldnt get the fixings out that had been put in)
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Successfully replaced my laptop keyboard without losing a single screw.
Thank god............ paint is finally going up. Managed to grab a hour during calls to finalise the sanding of the polyfil. Then managed to throw a very wet mist coat on. It isn't 110% perfect, but it wasn't supposed to be (1930s semi after all!).
Going to try and squeeze the "final" coat on this evening, and then tomorrow I can empty all the junk into the shed and start on the flooring!
Edit: 2nd coat on, and screed down. All on for floor tomorrow!
Going to try and squeeze the "final" coat on this evening, and then tomorrow I can empty all the junk into the shed and start on the flooring!
Edit: 2nd coat on, and screed down. All on for floor tomorrow!
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Coming along nicely 
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Did you have any spare when you finished
.My man job for today was freeing up the 3way valve gor the heating as it didn't move as its been off for 6 months. The joys of a hard water area, although fortunately it didn't take much effort to free up (I'm a bit paranoid as I made a vale 'too' free on a rad a few years ago and it leaked.
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Emptied my son's room and removed the carpet and radiator, ahead of a full redecoration. Wallpaper tomorrow.
Working through each room slowly but surely and now that I'm on notice from my current job, I have 2 months of dossing before I start my next job in which I intend to get through as many other rooms as possible.
Check the lovely wallpaper, estimated date of origin 1975.
Working through each room slowly but surely and now that I'm on notice from my current job, I have 2 months of dossing before I start my next job in which I intend to get through as many other rooms as possible.
Check the lovely wallpaper, estimated date of origin 1975.
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32 years ago I made my own computer desk and cupboards which have been great but Mrs Sexy does drop the odd hint that they've seen better days and with having a new carpet coming in a month and painter & decorator it would be great to get rid of them.
Anyway on Wednesday I came home in a good mood and said "Go for it"
We have worked so hard on Thursday & Friday and people laugh at Facebook but I put a post on "Anybody know a good Plasterer who can do me a job ASAP please?" and within 5 minutes I had a response through a friend and his mate came this morning.
So what shall I use for a desk?
"How about the living room table opened up and I can have a new one" she said.
What will I do for drawers?
We looked on websites and those proper office drawers cost a fortune, they can be easily £120 each so back on Facebook Marketplace and a bloke bought those three round in pristine condition for £15 each - bargain (there's one pushed back under the table).
My old drawers have now replaced three drawers I had in the garage so win win.
Me and the wife are quite chuffed.
Anyway on Wednesday I came home in a good mood and said "Go for it"
We have worked so hard on Thursday & Friday and people laugh at Facebook but I put a post on "Anybody know a good Plasterer who can do me a job ASAP please?" and within 5 minutes I had a response through a friend and his mate came this morning.
So what shall I use for a desk?
"How about the living room table opened up and I can have a new one" she said.
What will I do for drawers?
We looked on websites and those proper office drawers cost a fortune, they can be easily £120 each so back on Facebook Marketplace and a bloke bought those three round in pristine condition for £15 each - bargain (there's one pushed back under the table).
My old drawers have now replaced three drawers I had in the garage so win win.
Me and the wife are quite chuffed.
Looks tidy! Had my own bargain from marketplace today; it did prevent progress on the floor but was worth it (£1.2k sofa chair for £170!).
Managed to knock out 90% of this room; almost lost the will to live on some of the 100mm cuts (i.e. 600mm waste!) but managed to get away with it. Just need to finalise this room and then I can start on the other....
Also made my tiniest CAT6 to date
. This is obviously fixing a cockup. I forgot to run outdoor ethernet - hadn't even clocked the least obvious way (around the opposite side of the house) was the easiest till it was too late.
Managed to knock out 90% of this room; almost lost the will to live on some of the 100mm cuts (i.e. 600mm waste!) but managed to get away with it. Just need to finalise this room and then I can start on the other....
Also made my tiniest CAT6 to date
. This is obviously fixing a cockup. I forgot to run outdoor ethernet - hadn't even clocked the least obvious way (around the opposite side of the house) was the easiest till it was too late.
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Part 1 is dobe of the lego storage.
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I had to set my phone to 0.5x zoom to get thr room in from the door (didn't want snap a pic of the kids from another angle). Tomorrow's job will be attaching it to the wall. You can't tell in this picture, but the runoff on the short wall means that the front is tou hing, but there's a 1/4 gap at the back. I've got the choice of caulk, acrylic sealant or woodfiller on hand. Not sure which would be best as I think it might take a few applications.
I've not finished painting the other side, but as my garage is only 2/3rds the size of a standard one (donated it for a utility), space was getting pretty tight.
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Replaced the chain on my chainsaw, then cut up some ash branches from a neighbours tree. (Been drying on my drive over a year) Chopped up the chunks and stashed in the garage next to the kiln dried crate for winter fuel.
Managed to knock out 90% of this room; almost lost the will to live on some of the 100mm cuts (i.e. 600mm waste!) but managed to get away with it.
You happy with floor? I was surprised it was so cheap to be honest when someone else posted it but the lack of details stop me buying... Also make sure you leave an expansion gap if there's long runs
I screeded up the screed to my outside tap but I'm now thinking I'll fit the floor after I've done the bathroom so that will be some time next year.. No rush I suppose as the rest of the house is done. I also found out I get 3.5 months fully paid paternity leave which leaves me freedom to do bits..
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Am I being dense? How does linking two ports together fix your cockup?
Also made my tiniest CAT6 to date