What "man jobs" have you done today?

Put coving up…. Every time I start and see that ceiling/wall are wavy every corner is nowhere near square I think “why the F am I doing this”, then when it’s done I think “that’s why” looks so much better than wall just meeting ceiling (imo of course!).

The cleanup after is not fun either, plaster dust gets everywhere.

Pain in the arse, end in sight though. Painting, flooring and wood work to go.
 
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Mason- said:
Put coving up…. Every time I start and see that ceiling/wall are wavy every corner is nowhere near square I think “why the F am I doing this”, then when it’s done I think “that’s why” looks so much better than wall just meeting ceiling (imo of course!).

The cleanup after is not fun either, plaster dust gets everywhere.

Pain in the arse, end in sight though. Painting, flooring and wood work to go.
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Haven’t posted much in here in a while. But progress is, finished all the boarding:




Fit a window sill



Chased 2 new sockets and plasterer skimmed it all:




And the coving I did this weekend






Plaster coving is nice that you can sand and fill it easily, but a pain in that it’s rigid and brittle and causes headaches with non square or unflat surfaces. Hence doing that long stretch in multiple small pieces. The ceiling slopes up massively to the right.
 
Looks good. The lazy decorator in me would have painted before putting the coving up so I didn't need to worry about cutting in around it.

I've got to batten and board our bedroom this week. Any tips?
 
Filled the old door handle/frame... ready for paint. I hate paint.

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All tiles on, and one wall grouted.

I found out today grout with portland cement only lasts a year from manufacture and with enough fear mongering from a quick Google I bought a new bag of grout despite having a completely unused 2.5 year old bag...

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Looking good
 
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I found out today grout with portland cement only lasts a year from manufacture and with enough fear mongering from a quick Google I bought a new bag of grout despite having a completely unused 2.5 year old bag...
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I've had that fear with so many cement and similar based compounds as I've had some bad experiences with only slightly out of date products over the years (I've been house renovating for more than 3 decades).

However about 6 years ago I bought a number of air large tight containers (25 to 50 litre) and now I store all cement, plaster, filler and similar products in them from purchase and once opened. I've found the products last really well and far beyond the expected date with no long term effects (finishing plaster is one where its obvious its past best even during application). Air exposure isn't the only factor but its given me more confidence to not throw so much away as readily.
 
I’ve been getting the veg plot ready for this years sowing. Weeding sieving, bit of planting spuds and onions. Also sorted out the water butts fixed all the leaks and ripped out a load of ivy from the front.
 
Mason- said:
And the coving I did this weekend






Plaster coving is nice that you can sand and fill it easily, but a pain in that it’s rigid and brittle and causes headaches with non square or unflat surfaces. Hence doing that long stretch in multiple small pieces. The ceiling slopes up massively to the right.
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If you've got a local coving company that makes it fresh then its an absolute breeze to put up while still fresh and so forgiving to the walls, I worked with an old school plasterer leaving school and we were making 2m lengths on benches and full circles to cut down for arches, fitting it within a couple of hours of making it, looks good by the way :D.
 
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Was digging out for a fence post and came across large lumps of granite

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This triggered me to hire a big breaker, which then meant I should really tackle the old concrete pad for our conservatory;

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Also came home to this mysterious stain

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Caused by this idiotic thing

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Which meant I had a man job of cleaning dog puke from our vacuum, lovely

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PermaChanged said:
Was digging out for a fence post and came across large lumps of granite

ioyJD7d.jpeg


This triggered me to hire a big breaker, which then meant I should really tackle the old concrete pad for our conservatory;

wTTAMiA.jpeg


nN2JgV3.jpeg


Wny6WET.jpeg


Also came home to this mysterious stain

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Caused by this idiotic thing

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Which meant I had a man job of cleaning dog puke from our vacuum, lovely

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Looks like you should either never had started or left it for another day
 
Simon42 said:
I've had that fear with so many cement and similar based compounds as I've had some bad experiences with only slightly out of date products over the years (I've been house renovating for more than 3 decades).

However about 6 years ago I bought a number of air large tight containers (25 to 50 litre) and now I store all cement, plaster, filler and similar products in them from purchase and once opened. I've found the products last really well and far beyond the expected date with no long term effects (finishing plaster is one where its obvious its past best even during application). Air exposure isn't the only factor but its given me more confidence to not throw so much away as readily.
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Interesting you bring that up. I have a 3 year old bag of Easi Fill 60 filler still about 3kg left I reckon. I used it the other day for a small area. Seemed completely as I remember it. Noticed the bag says 1 year use by date. It's been stored with the top simply rolled back down and taped over, in a shed, that gets over 30 in summer and under zero in winter.
 
jaybee said:
Interesting you bring that up. I have a 3 year old bag of Easi Fill 60 filler still about 3kg left I reckon. I used it the other day for a small area. Seemed completely as I remember it. Noticed the bag says 1 year use by date. It's been stored with the top simply rolled back down and taped over, in a shed, that gets over 30 in summer and under zero in winter.
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I also wonder if these things are overstated in terms of the rate they really degrade, but I guess there's a bit of arse covering for the potential range of conditions they might be exposed to.

I won't ever risk it for anything critical and / or something that could be a big issue to fix though, like finishing plaster or self levelling.
 
jaybee said:
Interesting you bring that up. I have a 3 year old bag of Easi Fill 60 filler still about 3kg left I reckon. I used it the other day for a small area. Seemed completely as I remember it. Noticed the bag says 1 year use by date. It's been stored with the top simply rolled back down and taped over, in a shed, that gets over 30 in summer and under zero in winter.
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My dad basically just ignores things like use by dates :s and rolls the top down, only once that I know of it has been a problem with stuff like cement.
 
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