What "man jobs" have you done today?

[Tackle_Berry]

Attempting to level a section of the back garden so the kids paddling pool isn't so wonky this year. Attempt 2 tomorrow with a larger bit of timber and level.

 

[father-ted]

Cleaned pond filter out and mowed the lawn

 

[father-ted]

Oh and started to clear the double garage at last.....I have things in there that I never even knew about lol

 

[Armageus]

Fixed the ironing board for Mrs Armageus

The metal (chinese-ium) rivet bar thing through the pivot point sheared in half.

Replaced with a big sturdy coach bolt and several nuts on the end for the retention catch to hook onto

 

[Welshman]

Been building this area over the past few months…..nearly there now

 

[Fishman]

Bought a 10m hose to replace the 3m one that I had with my pressure washer. Cleaned the patio to make sure it worked

 

[tonys]

Bought a 10m hose to replace the 3m one that I had with my pressure washer. Cleaned the patio to make sure it worked

Last year the wife brought a reel hosepipe, didn't check the length though and now we have two overly long hoses.
That's not the only time she's ordered for something and not checked the dimensions.

 

[Richie]

After my 90 mins of Wet & Forget application using one of the little 5l Spear & Jackson sprayers and not being happy with it, I decided to spend a little (£45) and get myself one of these and do it again:

Full application of Wet & Forget (10 litres of mix over around 100m2) took me about 15-20 mins instead and went on a LOT better using a fan nozzle

Fantastic little knapsack sprayer for home use and much better application than the smaller ones with just the "mist" nozzle.

 

[adam cool dude]

This is my OTT way to spray my fences and shed but any excuse to get the compressor out.

 

[dlockers]

Put a shift in on the rear bedroom/old bathroom. It had all sorts of bodge jobs on the wiring - I'm still not totally satisfied, the boiler is basically a spur rather than it's own circuit for a start. I must have removed about 15meters of unnecessary wire. I then got the floor down!

Next job is to fit the final bits of insulated plasterboard, and then probably rehang the door. I'm then onto sanding, filling, jointing, stripping the ceiling etc.

This guy had 4 wires in it - a spur for the double, a spur for the boiler, and then the ring via about 10 meters of what looks like an old deleted ring.

Leftover loft roll will hopefully keep the kitchen below a tad warmer. I also plugged some of the gaps to downstairs where the heating busts through the ceiling.

Floor down! Got the plasterboard ready.. hoping I can do it in a single tin so I can return 3 lol.

 

[LuckyBenski]

Miele, nice. I too have that Miele and a Titan vac hovering on every job

 

[Participant]

After my 90 mins of Wet & Forget application using one of the little 5l Spear & Jackson sprayers and not being happy with it, I decided to spend a little (£45) and get myself one of these and do it again:

Full application of Wet & Forget (10 litres of mix over around 100m2) took me about 15-20 mins instead and went on a LOT better using a fan nozzle

Fantastic little knapsack sprayer for home use and much better application than the smaller ones with just the "mist" nozzle.

Dammit, I have a 5L Spear and Jackson and have been sweating it on my lawn for ages, while eyeing up larger ones like that exact model.

Now you've gone and posted it and you owe me £45, buddy.

 

[tonys]

Spent about 1.5 hrs on clearing some foliage to enable the wife to start on redoing that bit. She went out with the son and I got on. When she got back she moaned because I cleared all the flowers off the plants, would not listen to the explanation of the plant is still there.

 

[Richie]

Dammit, I have a 5L Spear and Jackson and have been sweating it on my lawn for ages, while eyeing up larger ones like that exact model.

Now you've gone and posted it and you owe me £45, buddy.

If it helps, I also cost my brother £45 as well once he seen it

It's night and day against the little 5L S&J one. It's not that the small one is bad, it just doesn't have the right nozzle for bigger areas (come nozzle instead of fan) so it's hard to determine a "line" to walk against.

Tip - all the little knurled cone fittings come fitted but need tightening before use. I think they do that so the seals/o-rings aren't squeezed until needed. There are 4 of them in total. Put some water only in to test it and you can see if they need even more tightening... I say this as some reviews says it leaks but it looks like they didn't tighten them.

 

[dlockers]

Think I may be going ott on the insulated plasterboard mitres lol.

 

[mingeroonie]

Have just been looking at knapsack sprayers for spraying iron sulphate on the lawn.
That's something else added to the wish list on Amazon

 

[Jokester]

Got mine out today to "feed and weed" the lawn, so much easier and quicker using the pressurised spray and 16l tank. Managed to do the whole lot in one go.

 

[Participant]

Got mine out today to "feed and weed" the lawn, so much easier and quicker using the pressurised spray and 16l tank. Managed to do the whole lot in one go.

This @Richie guy must be on commission?

 

[Richie]

Have just been looking at knapsack sprayers for spraying iron sulphate on the lawn.
That's something else added to the wish list on Amazon

I have this habit of adding more items then buying so the list gets longer and longer rather than shorter

 

[{SAS}TB]

Few bits this weekend

Cut the grass
Strimmed some nettles down under the hedge on "our" side of the hedge
Weeded and burnt off the weeds on the patio

Tidied up "our" side of the hedge

Started to pull the weeds / grass out of a small gulley by the garage and ended up pulling a 4 foot "plug" of soil out

Putting up a new light in the "snug" / Mrs' WFH office which took an absolute age, was a right PITA

And best one was setting up the trail camera to try and catch what is digging up the front grass - suspect it's a badger