What "man jobs" have you done today?

Terminal_Boy · 26 Apr 2015 at 19:12

Bent 2 forks and snapped a tine off a third digging bamboo out of a raised bed.

The missus suggested a pick axe halfway through which proved to be the ideal tool for chopping the evil stuff out.

If anyone ever tried to sell you a bamboo plant, punch them.

bloodiedathame · 27 Apr 2015 at 11:35

4 shelves, and it's not even lunchtime. Annoyingly I've lost my decent 6mm masonry bit. And the 5mm is too big for the yellow plugs. And the no10 screws I have are 2" (a bit too long).

Making do with a crappy 6mm bit, trusty red plugs and the 2" screws. Amongst assorted other bits. Sigh.

At least I've given my new Ryobi it's first outing and not had to use my monolithic Clarke. It has performed very well indeed.

DXP55 · 27 Apr 2015 at 14:26

Spent the morning cleaning out garage shelves and bins - Now have 10 redundant bins and bags of junk. You still can't see what I have done.

Why did I keep 6 bed legs with castor on them ?? - Just in case of what ??

Dave

NickK · 27 Apr 2015 at 14:28

DXP55 said:
Why did I keep 6 bed legs with castor on them ?? - Just in case of what ??

Invasion deterrent? (Mother-in-law)

HeX · 27 Apr 2015 at 15:15

Fitted some foam board underlay and carpet tiles at the end of the garage. Attached a new blind to the window. Put in some extra plumbing for the washing machine. Then fitted an end board, battens and worktop to make a little utility area. Gone from this:

To this:

Just need to add in a couple of rows of tiles behind to make it look a bit more finished. Going to add a 300mm base unit at the end, which should leave enough space for a 55cm freezer between.

£15 · 27 Apr 2015 at 16:16

Looks good.

ScoobyDoo said:
Hired a breaker this weekend to dig up some of the concrete driveway. Did this yesterday afternoon and laid some 'Aco' drainage channels infront of the garage and house this lunchtime.

I wouldn't mind seeing pics of that.

I've gone the girly route and got someone in to lay my new drive. They're starting tomorrow. /embarrassed

Today I have cleared the drive ready for tomorrow. I have stripped the paper from my bedroom ceiling and filled a few cracks. I will sand down when dry (1-2 hrs) and in the meantime, I'll crack-on with the picture rails - as soon as I can drag myself away from this laptop.

timmeh · 27 Apr 2015 at 17:23

I've bought a load of new tools recently and don't have anything to use them on so I just wanted to chop up some wood n made this little beer caddy. Not really a 'manly' job but it was fun to try my hand at some basic wood working again.

(apologies about the awful photo, I'll get something better later)

HeX · 27 Apr 2015 at 20:17

Nothing more manly than chopping up wood and using power tools to make something to carry beer

DXP55 · 27 Apr 2015 at 20:26

NickK said:
Invasion deterrent? (Mother-in-law)

Unless she is coming back to haunt us I don't think so - mind you the sister in law is taking her place -like mother like daughter. :rolleyes:

dave

NickK · 30 Apr 2015 at 07:23

Was down in the kitchen and heard drip-drip-drip.. went upstairs and there's water coming down the draw string of the bathroom.

It seems that the cold water tank overflow is (a) occurring and (b) leaking. The watercock isn't stopping the water completely causing a gradual drip-by-drip overflow and the overflow pip seal to the tank itself is leaking - it's a plastic pipe with a plastic nut type of affair.
So that's a B&Q trip to get some washers to sort out that today..

NickK · 30 Apr 2015 at 13:58

Total of about £8.60 to change the ball valve (stop the incoming drips, a internals replacement wasn't much cheaper), add 1/2" and 3/4" washers to the junctions where the pipes are clamped to the sidewall of the water tank (they should have them but didn't - hence could not be tightened enough).

Skiddley · 1 May 2015 at 09:00

Digging out for a concrete slab (log cabin, shed thingy in back garden). Absolute nightmare - roots everywhere, and just found an old base buried too. Groan.

Gambisk · 1 May 2015 at 10:16

Installed some door plates, cut the grass and touched up some paint scuffs. Ah the joys of trying to sell a house.

Montala · 1 May 2015 at 10:18

Gambisk said:
Installed some door plates, cut the grass and touched up some paint scuffs. Ah the joys of trying to sell a house.

All that before 10:15... you must be a fast worker!

£15 · 3 May 2015 at 15:12

I just had to have a go! (I put ear defenders on soon after my wife had taken this snapshot).

Lopéz · 3 May 2015 at 22:00

Finished the majority of the tiling in the bathroom. Still some painting skirting, new door to fit etc to finish off. Also tested my RGB lighting.

DXP55 · 4 May 2015 at 08:55

This has to be a first.

Someone who has taken a picture of loo with seat down -

Top marks that man.

Maccapacca · 4 May 2015 at 15:35

fitted a rather nice ceiling fan in our bedroom.

danoliver1 · 4 May 2015 at 15:40

maccapacca said:
fitted a rather nice ceiling fan in our bedroom.

Must get hot in there.

{SAS}TB · 4 May 2015 at 18:36

Dug (augered) some holes

There is / as a large oak tree just over out back boundary fence and the owner pollarded it about 18 months or so ago. Amazing how much water it must have sucked out the ground as we now get pretty bad standing water in the back border and the back patio looks like a duck pond.

Im going to auger and dolomite / hardcore a load of holes in the back border later in the year but decided to attack the patio today

Before:

Chipped / raked out the pointing to the centre stones and lifted them out

Some slurry base to chip through, quite simple and first hole done

Two and three were pretty straight forward

The fourth was a right PITA - looks like a mix of the last of the mix and a lump of concrete - just chipping the topping on the fourth took almost as long as getting the first three holes done

All done but but CBA going to get the stone fill so laid the slabs back into place until tomorrow

What "man jobs" have you done today?

Tea Drinker