What "man jobs" have you done today?

GarethSouthgate said:
Where did you get your timber from? It looks straight
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Went with a local timber merchant (Bedford Timber in case you're local). I needed 2x4 sawn down to 80mm as it's a very precise floor height/no room to suspend it.

I was quite impressed with it TBH! 20x 3m lengths, 3 had a curve that sprung out and one was S shaped so I sawed it into noggings. Other 16 seemed basically straight. Some twists but not terrible.
 
Had such a wonderful day. I have got the car loaded up with crap from the workshop; and organised a corner of "to the garden room!". By the time I am finish the workshop may be empty :cry:

Edit: tomorrow, I am going to build a lumbar cart for all my offcuts so I can move them around without faff. Anyone have experience buying castors from Screwfix/TS?
 
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Yes, on the work bench I built I've got either these

www.screwfix.com

Essentials Heavy Duty Braked Swivel Castor 100mm Blue - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. High-performing castor designed to move more easily on rough and uneven surfaces. Excellent noise reduction and shock absorbency for delicate cargo. Non-marking. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.
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or these

www.screwfix.com

Essentials Heavy Duty Braked Swivel Castor 125mm Blue - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. High-performing castor designed to move more easily on rough and uneven surfaces. Excellent noise reduction and shock absorbency for delicate cargo. Non-marking. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.
www.screwfix.com www.screwfix.com

I cant recall which I have have but they are built like tanks, that said the work bench probably weighs only 20kg without anything on it so I'd hope 100kg castors would be fine
 
Emptied the shed and added more timber to strengthen it as it started life as a roofed BBQ shack.
The felt also needed replacing with a 15 year jobbie and held together with felt nails and litres of felt adhesive.

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aVdub said:
Emptied the shed and added more timber to strengthen it as it stated life and a roofed BBQ shack.
The felt also needed replacing with a 15 year jobbie and held together with felt nails and litres of felt adhesive.

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I need to do the same, just can't get started.
 
tonys said:
I need to do the same, just can't get started.
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I was similar as you until one of those summer hurricanes blew through the other day and tore up the cheapie tarp I had covering the shed, which was just an awful racket during the day and night.

The ladders were perfect for folding back the felt and applying felt adhesive while avoiding damaging what was down.
 
aVdub said:
I was similar as you until one of those summer hurricanes blew through the other day and tore up the cheapie tarp I had covering the shed, which was just an awful racket during the day and night.

The ladders were perfect for folding back the felt and applying felt adhesive while avoiding damaging what was down.
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Mine's the cheap felt, that has torn. Luckily I put some DPM under it just in case.
 
Decent push today. Started off with a car load of crap to the tip. I have generated another car load just today! Can't wait to be rid of all this building surplus lol.

Anyways - cladding. Small dilemma, one bit came broken - the driver took a pic. I've heard nothing yet. Unfortunately I do need that bit, and one extra bit. Fuming :cry: @Buffman when you calculate your cladding, allow for the battening and cross-battening lol. Added ~6 inches to the build or precisely ONE MORE FRIGGIN BIT OF CLADDING.

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^ Waiting to borrow my brothers table saw to do the reveals as it is in long lengths that needs ripping down. All looks a bit skew-if with the missing cladding RHS lol. Definitely could have aligned lighting better I guess? But over the moon regardless.

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Rear is tidy. Have a mega plan for here - another miniature build of similar spec, but with a tree-top/tree house roof play area for the kids. Gonna be epic, and give me access to sweep off the rubber periodically. Next year, maybe.

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Lights in too. I put 6 of the Hue up in case the plasterer works till late. The 9mm board is still winding me up. I think I'll take out the plastic boxes, let her skim, then put them back in.

Only 1 of the roof lights wasn't where it was meant to be. I'm sure no one will see, and if they do, they can uninvite themselves.

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Plasterer Wednesday!
Flooring arrives on Thursday!

Can get the TV and all the other junk waiting to go in there, then.
 
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