Caporegime
Bravely sent a real man up a ladder to fit a vent tile onto my roof after I 1. chickened out and 2. was categorically told not to do it by the women in my life.
What "man jobs" have you done today?
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You definitely have woodRight, done for the day. The seven big knarly buggers are split.
The rest can wait until tomorrow / next week during Teams calls
Split
To split
Money shot
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Got all the plumbing in for mates bathroom. Hot + cold feeds, waste, new manifold underfloor for the upstairs heating and ripped out all the old pipe work. Then insulated under floor and fixed the bathroom floor down before installing the shower tray and bath. Now having beer and a bbq after a bit of weeding and watering the garden.
Soldato
Couldn't help myself so stripped 80% of the wood chip off. I'm going to leave the ceiling (sacrilege I know, but I just don't have time and I'm not aiming for perfect ceilings anywhere really). Just debating whether to rip the floorboards up as they are pretty gappy and patched in a few places.
Question - does skirting go tight to the floor prior to carpet?
Question - does skirting go tight to the floor prior to carpet?
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Released some otters into the wild.
Soldato
No that would be beaversIs that a euphemism?
Excuse all the dust & mess.
Started to try and fix up the wall (house rewire & general rawl plugs everywhere) and paint it before the 3 metre black oak desktop arrives Monday after next.
One side will be for PC gaming, and the other for old skool console gaming and YouTube stuffs..
So far I've got 30ft LED strips, some fancy wall lighting from AliExpress, 2 Ikea MICKE drawers, some nearly flush monitor wall mounts, new 32" TV, another Creative Labs soundbar and some other stuffs I've forgotten.
Just need to get some decent framed gaming wall art (any tips would be helpful) and I think that'll do.
Started to try and fix up the wall (house rewire & general rawl plugs everywhere) and paint it before the 3 metre black oak desktop arrives Monday after next.
One side will be for PC gaming, and the other for old skool console gaming and YouTube stuffs..
So far I've got 30ft LED strips, some fancy wall lighting from AliExpress, 2 Ikea MICKE drawers, some nearly flush monitor wall mounts, new 32" TV, another Creative Labs soundbar and some other stuffs I've forgotten.
Just need to get some decent framed gaming wall art (any tips would be helpful) and I think that'll do.
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Or swimmers!No that would be beavers
Soldato
Outdoor tap.
Further 2 solar panels
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Caporegime
The real man cost me £80 labour and £70 parts, plus the respect of wife, and probably the kids and the house itself at some point.
That is dirt cheap!
For that price it's well worth
Less than an hour's work and cash in hand probably? But yes, cheap as chips.
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How did you even manage to get him to come out for such a small job? I could barely get one to answer the phone when I tried - 2/10 phone calls answered.
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Couldn't help myself so stripped 80% of the wood chip off. I'm going to leave the ceiling (sacrilege I know, but I just don't have time and I'm not aiming for perfect ceilings anywhere really). Just debating whether to rip the floorboards up as they are pretty gappy and patched in a few places.
Question - does skirting go tight to the floor prior to carpet?
Yeah I went to floor for carpet, so they can put the grippers down and tuck the excess between the gripper and skirting. I'll let you know if it looks any good on Tuesday
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Caporegime
Got the wife to post on local Facebook asking for recommendations lol
Turns out tradies are more interested when they think they're about to star in a desperate housewives film, then you bait and switch them with yours truly.
Soldato
Couldn't help myself so stripped 80% of the wood chip off. I'm going to leave the ceiling (sacrilege I know, but I just don't have time and I'm not aiming for perfect ceilings anywhere really). Just debating whether to rip the floorboards up as they are pretty gappy and patched in a few places.
Question - does skirting go tight to the floor prior to carpet?
Another room started
Yes skirting to floor for carpet