What "man jobs" have you done today?

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felted the roof on the shed
 
Just in case anyone else is wondering -I have never had a nailed felt roof leak -I bought a summer house and had it fitted and they used staples and after first winter you could see the water marks on inside of roof.
I had to put more felt on and used clout nails as normal - been fine - So if anyone buys anything with a felt roof make sure fitters (if you get one) do not use staples and the rain went down the staple leg - They stapled it because roof was so thin a clout would have gone through.
Two layers of felt fixed that though - It turned out to be a good buy as it's now filled with the wifes rubbish. :)
 
DXP55 said:
Just in case anyone else is wondering -I have never had a nailed felt roof leak -I bought a summer house and had it fitted and they used staples and after first winter you could see the water marks on inside of roof.
I had to put more felt on and used clout nails as normal - been fine - So if anyone buys anything with a felt roof make sure fitters (if you get one) do not use staples and the rain went down the staple leg - They stapled it because roof was so thin a clout would have gone through.
Two layers of felt fixed that though - It turned out to be a good buy as it's now filled with the wifes rubbish. :)
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Had this as well on a shed that i've recently replaced the roof structure on. Where the staples went through it eventually enlarged a hole through the felt. Replaced roof with 12mm osb, used 13mm clout nails for felt and job will last out the rest of this sheds life time.
 
China Man said:
Finished my robot lawnmower garage
It will open door and close it after return to base
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What mower have you got? Or any recommendations? we have a nice flat 10m x 10m lawn area that is begging for the simplicity of just letting a robotic mower loose!

And then I need details of your door mechanism etc.. that looks amazing!
 
I had a second hand Flymo 1200R which lasted 4 years and the base circuit board fried when it attacked by slugs and spiders. This one is a YardForce 260B and I got it for £240 on Amazon Warehouse, so far so good, it does have its drawback but at this price point you have to make it work by adjusting your lawn. If I have the budget I would go for the Honda or Ecovac which cost £1000 upwards.

Editing the Video as I type, I love AI video editing as I can multitask on BB boards and still get work done :)
 
Put One-Way window film up in the west-facing bathroom & mezzanine windows - a simple enough job with the right tools, but 10 minutes up a ladder has absolutely killed me (zero core strength).






Should reduce the amount of heat we get of an evening and stop the neighbours seeing my bare backside after a shower...
(I'm fully aware the film doesn't work at night if we have lights on. Don't ask how I found out :cry: )
Edit: L hand bathroom window pane needs wider film - the wife asked me to "just put whatevers left up to tide us over". Mission accomplished.
 
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