What "man jobs" have you done today?

{SAS}TB · 2025-01-25T18:43:24+0000

tonys said:
Done something similar, just put my knee on the hob to steady myself while drilling a hole for the extractor fan and bang goes the hob. Only trouble was I couldn't get one the same size so had to cut the hole bigger in a granite worktop to accommodate the new one.

Oh wow! That makes me feel *slightly* better - that's bad bad luck mate !

aVdub said:
Well they happen in 3's so fingers crossed the last one is just running out of Marmite.

Do you think they will just replace the whole unit?

Yeah fingers crossed it's something minor !

I'm hoping so as you can get a new once for £2.5k ISH and given the parts price, labour etc I'm hoping they just fork out for new !

LuckyBenski · 2025-01-25T19:40:52+0000

{SAS}TB said:
Changed the battery in the clock

Then dropped the #$@*@#* clock on the induction hob ....

This was mega effective scrolling on mobile :eek:

sigma · 2025-01-25T20:00:21+0000

LuckyBenski said:
An hook and an hook rail
Had some guests coming over and needed to tidy up a bunch. I have a load of hooks but I've hidden them from myself so bought a cheap unit to get it done quick.

Look how much tat we cleared from kitchen chairs and table etc!

An?

LuckyBenski · 2025-01-25T20:25:57+0000

sigma said:
An?

Took a while for someone to spot that! I was just being silly

sigma · 2025-01-25T21:07:03+0000

LuckyBenski said:
Took a while for someone to spot that! I was just being silly

I'll send you a bill for the blood pressure tablets

top bantz tbf

sigma · 2025-01-25T21:12:13+0000

LuckyBenski said:
Took a while for someone to spot that! I was just being silly

And a bill for the time spent checking out correct use of An :rolleyes:

LuckyBenski · 2025-01-25T21:15:21+0000

sigma said:
I'll send you a bill for the blood pressure tablets

top bantz tbf

FWIW my trigger word is people spelling Bilt Hamber Touch-Less "Touchless"

sigma · 2025-01-25T21:17:31+0000

LuckyBenski said:
FWIW my trigger word is people spelling Bilt Hamber Touch-Less "Touchless"

We need a safe space

tonys · 2025-01-25T22:42:22+0000

Baby sitting both grandchildren (7yrs old and 3wks old). Wife still thinks I need supervision though.

Buffman · 2025-01-26T07:55:28+0000

Put in some goovee lights - I don't really like the app and struggling to work out how to pair them. Got alexa which can change the colour of "garden" at least as one

dlockers · 2025-01-26T09:53:11+0000

God that "Pair An

Buffman said:
Put in some goovee lights - I don't really like the app and struggling to work out how to pair them. Got alexa which can change the colour of "garden" at least as one

Yeah the app is rough. The Philips ones are better if it's really grinding on you -- however I've just got govee on timer so I never have to see it.

Marff · 2025-01-26T11:54:35+0000

Filled the chases in the walls from putting in new sockets. That’ll do for the day I think … perks of living in a 50’s council house, each room only has one socket so having to add many more each time I start decorating a new room!

aVdub · 2025-01-26T14:24:48+0000

Buffman said:
Put in some goovee lights - I don't really like the app and struggling to work out how to pair them. Got alexa which can change the colour of "garden" at least as one

Looks really good.

I've had Goovee drop its connection a few times over the years and it can be a pain to pair them up again.

Too late now, but Tapo do GU10 in white and colour and so far have been easy to set up and haven't given me any issues.

Buffman · 2025-01-26T14:34:20+0000

Set up a cutting station for the 1.1m by 2.4m box profile panels. Proper jerry rigged with offcuts but seems solid.

They actually look better than expected as they have a wood type effect on them. I got them from rhino sheeting.

I realise I should have made the overhang slightly longer at the sides as now it's butting up the the underside of the facia rather than the soffit (~10mm gap) but not easy to sort now/not really noticeable

danlightbulb · 2025-01-26T15:04:31+0000

Fitted blinds to front bedroom bay window.

Gonna be awkward trying to fit pelmet at these angles. I might just not bother and leave the brackets on show.

aVdub · 2025-01-26T15:18:36+0000

Big burn up today of some of the bedroom furniture and finished building the draw units.

dlockers · 2025-01-26T16:50:15+0000

danlightbulb said:
Fitted blinds to front bedroom bay window.

Gonna be awkward trying to fit pelmet at these angles. I might just not bother and leave the brackets on show.

Am I having a stroke or is this dejavu?

danlightbulb · 2025-01-26T16:57:19+0000

dlockers said:
Am I having a stroke or is this dejavu?

Ha maybe you are but on the window blinds no - the one last week was the back bedroom.

LuckyBenski · 2025-01-26T17:02:34+0000

dlockers said:
Am I having a stroke or is this dejavu?

Your Sunday afternoon activities are your own business.

BennyC · 2025-01-26T19:31:21+0000

Caulked the plaster coving and additional dado rail I put up a few weeks ago. Second time with plaster stuff having done the dressing room before Christmas. More time consuming and less forgiving in some areas but moreso in others! Worth it I think.

Matched the pattern on as many joins and corners as possible. Still a few bits I need to fill and finesse but I broke the back of the job today. Picture rail sits about a foot below these two (3rd picture).