What "man jobs" have you done today?

Janesy B said:
Smashed down the coving, stripped the walls, the dot and dab wall had a few loose bits so drilled a load of holes and filled them with foam adhesive to secure them and chased in the new socket. I did screw down that bit of plasterboard lol, for some reason an odd piece was used above an old cupboard and it sat a few mm proud of the wall so replaced.





I have no idea what was on the lower half of the wall but its made a right mess of it.
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Plastered will have fun with that. Taping, bonding, and skim coat next?
 
rangor gubbins said:
Nice. What water softener is that?!
Are all those pipes frost proof?
We also have very hard water >300 ppm. We've got ceramic scale reducers plus carbon filters, which certainly help but we still have a bit scale building up.
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It looks like it’s for use on the hose only.

If you want something for in your house, the generally accepted ‘best’ product is a salt based water softener.

Carbons filters good for taking out chlorine and things like heavy metals which impact taste but not so great at calcium.
 
Participant said:
Plastered will have fun with that. Taping, bonding, and skim coat next?
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Small repair to the ceiling as well as the light is being moved to the middle of the room and it can be skimmed. I'll be happy to see the back of the textured ceiling, I don't know how they made the pattern but a lot of them look like 'feminine parts' and it's quite unnerving. The only textured stuff left will be the hall/stairs/landing which doesn't looked too bad since I slathered some matt emulsion on it - I had to use a masonry roller it was that bumpy.
 
rangor gubbins said:
Nice. What water softener is that?!
Are all those pipes frost proof?
We also have very hard water >300 ppm. We've got ceramic scale reducers plus carbon filters, which certainly help but we still have a bit scale building up.
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It is from Raceglaze. it is meant for car washing but I guess will help with the windows too. The pipes are not frost proof no but it has never frozen there because it is next to the house and there is a fence the other side so is a bit of weird heat trap in winter. I will most likely make an enclosure for it though to protect the resin.

In the house we are the same. Just in line scale reducers for the bath/shower. I just buy them in bulk and replace once every 6 months. Our 16 year old daughter battles the limescale for us with the aid of cilit bang and £10 a week :D.
 
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aVdub said:
Also the best thing I've done recently, with getting a full nights sleep being the #1 riding without pain and using tools without having to worry about the weeks of pain.

I'll dig out some juicy images from the server later and post :cry:
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Found it.

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adam cool dude said:
Got my water softener yesterday and today jigged it all up so I can swap between my supplies quickly as I will only use it for final rinse.

Got one of those water testers and ours is 300ppm which at the top end of hardness in this country which is great for drinking water but terrible for washing cars!

Made a plinth for it to sit on, a ring to secure it to the wall and a few p clips to keep the plumbing tidy.

I am sure it will be great for cleaning the windows as well as the car so the missus is happy with that!

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I certainly wouldn't rely on a warm spot outside in winter - My outside tap froze up one year - not outside but inside brick garage next to C/H boiler.
I have the small version of that softner and I drain it before the winter. Also have you checked price of new filters. They were £45 when I bought my softner and when I looked again they had gone up to £65 so bought one just in case. Looks like the most expensive bag of sand - (I know it's not sand).

I do like the idea of what you have done but I have no where outside to put mine so it's strapped to a 2 wheel hand sack truck. This means I can clean windows now.

I think our water is around 300 -out of filter zero, and the pure water from kitchen jug water softener is 200,
 
DXP55 said:
I certainly wouldn't rely on a warm spot outside in winter - My outside tap froze up one year - not outside but inside brick garage next to C/H boiler.
I have the small version of that softner and I drain it before the winter. Also have you checked price of new filters. They were £45 when I bought my softner and when I looked again they had gone up to £65 so bought one just in case. Looks like the most expensive bag of sand - (I know it's not sand).

I do like the idea of what you have done but I have no where outside to put mine so it's strapped to a 2 wheel hand sack truck. This means I can clean windows now.

I think our water is around 300 -out of filter zero, and the pure water from kitchen jug water softener is 200,
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Cheers for the advice. I will most likely stick it in the garage during winter but takes 1 minute to unplug and remove.

Yeah my water was 305 when i checked it from the kitchen tap. When washing my car I do several passes to make sure the old tap water has all been removed. Used it today and the results were fantastic. 0 need to hand dry. Will give the windows a go next weekend.
 
tonys said:
Do you get the "I'll help you" but when you ask them to help it's "oh I can't do that I don't know how"
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Yes. Also if there's anything a bit mucky we get squeaks. Some plasterboard dust fell on her, and she momentarily forgot she was stood on the bed holding the light up so I could screw the base in to the ceiling. I was half expecting to be taking her to a+e.
 
marinersfan said:
Yes. Also if there's anything a bit mucky we get squeaks. Some plasterboard dust fell on her, and she momentarily forgot she was stood on the bed holding the light up so I could screw the base in to the ceiling. I was half expecting to be taking her to a+e.
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I am always shocked on how it's always our fault. Doesn't matter how idiotic their actions or how much training you give them it's a no win situation.

Turn the clock back a few weeks & I have a phone call saying a tyre is flat on her car. I turn up with my battery powered pump. I pump the tyre up & then decide I should show Mrs P how to use the unit just incase this is an ongoing issue. She sees me doing the first, I talk her through the second & help her with the third. Now we are on the last and she feels she's an expert telling me I am not doing it right & then I get it in the neck when she chips a nail :rolleyes:
 
piggin said:
I am always shocked on how it's always our fault. Doesn't matter how idiotic their actions or how much training you give them it's a no win situation.

Turn the clock back a few weeks & I have a phone call saying a tyre is flat on her car. I turn up with my battery powered pump. I pump the tyre up & then decide I should show Mrs P how to use the unit just incase this is an ongoing issue. She sees me doing the first, I talk her through the second & help her with the third. Now we are on the last and she feels she's an expert telling me I am not doing it right & then I get it in the neck when she chips a nail :rolleyes:
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Oh that is so typical
 
A previous Mrs P had her own toolbox (admittedly it was pink) but she really frightened me with some of the jobs she undertook. Like the day she wanted a lend of a sledge hammer. She turned up, picked the 14lb hammer up (it was almost as big as her) & off she went back to her house.

I didn't sleep that night expecting a phonecall asking could I call around as her house has turned into a bungalow
 
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