What "man jobs" have you done today?

tonys said:
If you put some plastic sheet over the grass seed it will help keep the ground warm. Regarding the bamboo, check what one you get as it will spread even the slower growing ones.
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These will be going in pots, although we do have a whole hedge of bamboo and yes, it spreads like crazy. The horse has bolted on that one unfortunately and it wasn’t us who put it in. It does make an epic hedge though!
 
CaptainRAVE said:
These will be going in pots, although we do have a whole hedge of bamboo and yes, it spreads like crazy. The horse has bolted on that one unfortunately and it wasn’t us who put it in. It does make an epic hedge though!
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I put in 5 little black bamboo plants in a bit of ground near a wall to act as a screen. Now I have to take them out as they are getting more vigorous, that's in about 10yrs.
 
aVdub said:
But by doing so (the plate can be painted) you are informing future owners of what is going on.
ie Feed from above, to socket/s below for TV.
If continuing the ring is awkward, then a simple fused spur would be OK.

Not aiming this at anyone in particular, but sometimes a simple question comes with far too many replies, that can over complicate something that can be done with ease.
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That's true re everyone throwing in their opinion, it can get a bit convoluted. I always think about how I personally would do it, I'm a bit OCD about things and would be happy ripping things apart to put it all back together...but I guess not everyone wants to or can do that.

Maybe hang a picture over it?
 
gingergundog said:
That's true re everyone throwing in their opinion, it can get a bit convoluted. I always think about how I personally would do it, I'm a bit OCD about things and would be happy ripping things apart to put it all back together...but I guess not everyone wants to or can do that.

Maybe hang a picture over it?
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If I say about doing something like that the wife asks why. Like I want to rip a load of plasterboard off the hall wall behind a radiator, wife asks why do you need to, because it was dot and dabbed but it didn't hold so needs to be done properly
Just a note, I didn't do it, a builder did.
 
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gingergundog said:
That's true re everyone throwing in their opinion, it can get a bit convoluted. I always think about how I personally would do it, I'm a bit OCD about things and would be happy ripping things apart to put it all back together...but I guess not everyone wants to or can do that.

Maybe hang a picture over it?
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I've always tried to be KISS (Keep it Simple Stupid) when it comes to what-ever I try/do, but also mindful that it might have to be explained to a complete idiot perhaps in the future.
Picture hung over is a good option.

For such a simple job I would employ a decent sparks if I was not entirely 100% sure of my own abilities.
 
Tap purchased from Victorian Plumbing three years ago had started dripping so contacted them to order new cartridges. Cartridges arrived, swapped over the cold and the tap head wouldn't fit back on. Turns out the spline is different on the cold they sent, the hot appears to be correct.

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Lots of back and forth emails with them and they now say "Our Spares team has looked into this and has advised we do not stock any cartridges that will be compatible with the item anymore". Even though they are still selling the tap, and sent me a correct hot tap cartridge.
 
I would honestly never buy a cheap tap from victoria plumb/Ebay or any of that ****. Buy once cry once.

Saying that I did have to replace a franke cartridge in a tap dripping after 4years which I think was pretty poor... Easy to source main brands though.
 
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