What "man jobs" have you done today?

londonbairn · 29 Mar 2013 at 18:25

Washing, hoovering, ironing, cleaning taps

Firestar_3x · 29 Mar 2013 at 18:55

More work in the woods, lots of clearing, the fires been on all day, mst have burnt a ton of branches easy.

Chainsaw is out tomorrow, more log cutting to do!

GinG · 30 Mar 2013 at 12:55

Just been out cutting back some of the rose bush, along with trimming some of our pots from last year. Hoping that they will come back again ok this year after the long cold winter...save me a lot of money this year!!

Nice to see a bit of sun, but the garden does need a fair bit of work once I have some spare cash after the wedding in June!

gosshawk · 30 Mar 2013 at 17:25

Nightglow said:
Hope you left spaces at the eaves where the roof meets the floor,to allow ventilation.

I did leave gaps yeah, I have learned my lesson in the past - read online guides before attempting to do anything!!

divuk83 said:
Try doing the insulation in the summer, then you will realise it wasn't that bad doing it now.

Dave

I cannot even begin to imagine how awful that would be!

VIPER258 · 1 Apr 2013 at 00:24

Lots of washing up.

Taking out the rubbish as the misses hates that.

nathanjohnz · 1 Apr 2013 at 05:49

So the March is finished, And today I am starting a new budget for the month of April.

GinG · 1 Apr 2013 at 11:08

Got another week off at work, so plan on doing a bit of work at the allotment we have just recently obtained...also try and wash the cars.

There is so much stuff that needs to be done around the house and garden, however with the upcoming wedding in June the bank account is a bit grim so these will have to wait till after the wedding and honeymoon!

russ9898 · 1 Apr 2013 at 14:52

Using a blow torch to burn the remaining ivy roots of our concrete garage ready to repaint. I could have sanded them flat (maybe) but what kind of man turns down a chance to play with fire?

Participant · 1 Apr 2013 at 19:00

Finished hedge stage 2 - planting Osmanthus delavayi:

Already makes the front of the house look much better with a boundary in it. Can't wait the ten years for them to reach their full height

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Last job is to mix some bonemeal through the topsoil whenever I can be bothered. Fewer excuses now that it's light in the evenings!

macuser · 3 Apr 2013 at 15:11

Week off work sun out so decided to get the Kacher out and give the patio a good clean. In doing so I seem to have dislodged some of the mortar stuff???? in the gaps (see pic below). What is this stuff called? I remember the landscape gardner adding it, it was straight out of a pack, it looked like sand. He applied it dry and it set solid in a few hours?

nathanjohnz · 4 Apr 2013 at 07:32

Today i decided to search about RC petrol cars. Do you think the RC petrol cars are famous in these day?

valve90210 · 4 Apr 2013 at 10:22

Yesterday I went to pick up a secondhand wardrobe, had to remove the rear seats in my car, pad the wardrobe with plenty of dust sheets and held the boot down with a small rachet strap... It felt pretty good racheting it up to hold everything firm!

Today I am beginning to plan a diy project...the downstairs toilet which at present is disgusting!!!

div0 · 4 Apr 2013 at 10:55

Chopped some more kindling
Replaced sealant on the bath
Began getting the garden ready for an overhaul
Fed the neighbours chickens
Ate some super fresh poached eggs

Next jobs:

Weed-killer the path
Lay a decent path, probably gravel
Widen the lawn
Grow some veg
Dig out a patio area
Sort some built-in wardrobes in the main bedroom

That should hopefully take us up to the end of year 1 in the new house.

Scougar · 4 Apr 2013 at 11:15

Unless washing my genitals counts... nothing considered a "man job" so far today.

However, on reflection, this is the home and garden section... so nothing.

Yaayuh! · 4 Apr 2013 at 20:47

Took the rubbish out and fixed the mixer tap (it was dripping half a washing-up bowl a day).

I, AM A MAN.

Hostile-17 · 5 Apr 2013 at 11:11

scrubbed the decking as it was caked in layers of green algae and crap. Only used warm water and household bleach and came up really well, just waiting for a 'warmer' day to use the decking Oil.

Q: Does anyone know of any good products to treat a hardwood balustrade rail (decking is on a balcony)? The rail itself is a dark red / brown wood similar in look to mahogany but i know it isnt!

Thanks

russ9898 · 5 Apr 2013 at 16:51

Just heading out to clean the conservatory roof. Don't think the previous owner cleaned it for 10 years or more.

GinG · 5 Apr 2013 at 20:14

Hostile-17 said:
scrubbed the decking as it was caked in layers of green algae and crap. Only used warm water and household bleach and came up really well, just waiting for a 'warmer' day to use the decking Oil.

Q: Does anyone know of any good products to treat a hardwood balustrade rail (decking is on a balcony)? The rail itself is a dark red / brown wood similar in look to mahogany but i know it isnt!

Thanks

If the weather holds up tomorrow I am thinking of cleaning the decking.

When you say you used bleach was this diluted in the water first or did you scrub in then wash with the water?

I have a pressure washer so that will help but just wondering what best to use to help with the cleaning process.

Nightglow · 5 Apr 2013 at 21:05

Have a Detergent Bottle lance which came with my pressure washer use to use Turtle Wax Power Wash Patio & Deck cleaner, to clean the patio & deck in my last place, got a 5 ltr can from Halford.

But, you could use any Patio & Deck pressure washer cleaner.

peterwalkley · 6 Apr 2013 at 14:33

I finally feel worthy to join this thread.

Reduced an overgrown laurel hedge from 20-25ft high to a more reasonable 8ft. Local gardeners were quoting 400 quid for the job. For £100 less I'm now the owner of some serious hedge trimmers and a garden shredder.

Using the shredder was great fun ! I can highly recommend it's therapeutic value if you like some wanton destruction in your life.

Must get out more .....