What "man jobs" have you done today?

@jaybee £10K should be easily doable for the size you are looking at, couple of suggestions to keep the cost down, only "fancy clad" the sides you can see, so if this is at the end of a narrow the garden just make the front look nice and clad the back and sides in cheaper materials (definitely dont cedar clad the back for example if you'll never see it !) . Also, start looking out now for PIR on facebook market place, often get some very good deals on there people with a couple of boards left over, you'll have plenty in no time. I wouldn't skimp on the roof mind you, rubber seems to be the agreed best route there.
 
Been to Wickes to pick up some new laminate flooring. My wife decided she would wash her jumper and then leave it to dry on the radiator, I came down the next morning to find a very large puddle of water on the floor and about 9 of the planks damaged.


It's going to be fun as it's right in the middle of the run so Im going to have to take up half the room to get to it.
 
My wife does that with things she has washed -I keep telling her but she says "it's only water" she has no idea what damage it can do.
Neighbour had oak flooring put down and a friends dog peed on it -It do bow and he was not amused.
I will stick to lino
 
Shimmed the door latch plate with some match sticks till can get some wood and do it properly, stops the dog getting out the kitchen.
 
Had carpets fitted yesterday - so doors off and trimmed the bottoms of them (carpet replacing **** laminate), about 12mm each. Outside, in -1 :eek:

Thankfully got it right first time - doors will be replaced in due course, but good to have them done. :D
 
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Just a quick one rather than starting new thread or piggy backing onto an old one.

Loft legs - they are £20 for a pack of 12. Why not just cut 2x4 into 170mm lengths and screw that into the joists? A treated 2x4 2.4m length is about £4 and I'd get 14 pieces from this.
 
You can do that but a 2x4 doesn’t simply screw to a joist securely when butted on top so it needs a bit more thought.

The ‘platform’ at the top of a loft leg which the boards sit on is also far larger than a 2x4. They are also a lot lighter.

You could probably make a better loft leg using 2 pieces of 2x4 screwed together so it flush on top but one longer than the other. You can screw in from the side to secure it but all the weight is supported through the wood from the top and have a decent platform for the boards to sit on.

I guess it just depends on how much you value your time.
 
danlightbulb said:
Just a quick one rather than starting new thread or piggy backing onto an old one.

Loft legs - they are £20 for a pack of 12. Why not just cut 2x4 into 170mm lengths and screw that into the joists? A treated 2x4 2.4m length is about £4 and I'd get 14 pieces from this.
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You certainly can - however you are then factoring in additional weight (not necessarily a problem - indeed people regularly lay whole timbers the opposite way to the joists and then board onto them)

The other factor is although you are saving money, are you just trading it for time. Cutting that amount of timber accurately (e.g. even a couple of mm might be noticable in the laid floor) takes time, and also screwing those timbers to the joists will take more time to do correctly rather than the pre-angled holes in loft legs.
 
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