What "man jobs" have you done today?
- Thread starter jaybee
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Soldato
Full disclosure - I mentioned enjoying a Black Forest style stout the other day. My partner found this "wine": Jamshed Black Forest Mess. It's actually an aromatized wine AKA it's got Ribena in it.
Bloody delicious but it's not proper wine
Cleaned the driveway, about 170 sqm of it. The patio cleaner attachment wasn't cutting it so the masonry nozzle came out. Needs a blackspot/lichen cleaner, then sand, then seal.
After about 3.5hrs the Mrs said it didn't look any better. Thanks. It's not grey anymore at least.
After about 3.5hrs the Mrs said it didn't look any better. Thanks. It's not grey anymore at least.
Caporegime
Uwot? Hopefully her eyesight worked better when she selected you as her mate.
This looks great btw - don't listen to her!
I insisted we had someone come and do ours, as I knew it would take a whole day. He ended up doing 8am-7pm on a Friday and still wasn't finished. I ended up out there helping with cleanup otherwise he'd have never finished
I think spraying chemicals everywhere is the caveman option these days
Touche - surprised you aren't campaigning for the lichen and moss tbfI think spraying chemicals everywhere is the caveman option these days
Soldato
I think spraying chemicals everywhere is the caveman option these days
OH I don't know, I've found Napalm quite effective against Dandelions and those pesky tiny ants that my caveman club cannot completely wipe out
The upsetting part is once you've cleaned it, you get to watch it slowly get dirty again... Knowing in a years time you'll need to repeat the taskTouche - surprised you aren't campaigning for the lichen and moss tbf
If you get the process of cleaning, treating and sealing sorted then it will last way more than a year. I last did our drive block paving in May 2023 and nothing has been done to it since (not even cleaned) and it looks spotless. The rain is enough to wash any dirt off and the sealer and treatment keeps lichen, moss and similar at bay.
I treated my roof (no sealer yet) and it lasted 2.5 years before any sign of moss and even then it was only a few tiny spots in a gully but I re-did it recently as I had the tower scaffold out for another job.
Soldato
And i bet the bugger wanted to borrow your water too….. the cheek of it.The cheapest quote I had was £900 incl materials. Materials were ~£350. The lad who wanted £900 all-in also wanted to use my drill.
Associate
TV gone tonight