What "man jobs" have you done today?

{SAS}TB · 2 May 2021 at 07:48

psd99 said:
why did u get rid of that wall and concrete path for? It looked okay in the pics

It now goes nowhere due to the extension.

This was it before, it came down the steps to the side of the house

To extend our we had to remove the steps

I've reduced the wall height and taking the path back to the "up" steps then will backfill the gap with topsoil to create a large continuous border / bed

theone8181 said:
Your outhouse needs modernising.

Lol, I'm going nowhere near that

psd99 · 2 May 2021 at 07:52

ah right I see I understand now.
what are you plans for that area? big difference in height from your grass to extension level whats the height difference?

{SAS}TB · 2 May 2021 at 07:58

It's probably 7-800mm.

The whole garden slopes towards where the pictures are taken from and away to the right. The plan is to grade the excavated material into the garden and reduce the level difference / slope to that part of the garden.

Then it will be partially turfed and probably some kind of border or bed. Depends on what the boss decides

BallistixOnZ490 · 2 May 2021 at 09:13

Well yesterday I finished all the digging and weed removal

Going to lossen it all up a bit more before reseeding. Fortunately its not a lot of space so I've been able to manage with no collagen left in my body, but took me almost 2 weeks to dig it all.

I'm thinking of propagating clippings from my hegdes and making a border with them around the inside of the wall too, but I can do that next year.

kai · 2 May 2021 at 09:34

New sofa arrived yesterday (finally). So it was time to hang the art-work. What i thought was an easy job, turned into a nightmare. Hanging the frames in this style was a job i seriously underestimated.

BallistixOnZ490 · 2 May 2021 at 10:22

I'll need my first sofa after my lounge units are done, I have 2.5m width for a 4 seater with chaise lounge and I want one in chartreuse yellow - green.

Finding the right size / design in the right colour is a challenge, I might need to make a visit to the Furniture Village in Birstall again.

Delvis · 2 May 2021 at 11:45

kai said:
New sofa arrived yesterday (finally). So it was time to hang the art-work. What i thought was an easy job, turned into a nightmare. Hanging the frames in this style was a job i seriously underestimated.

I had a similar issue with my IKEA boxes, "easy job", hahahhahaahhaah

theone8181 · 2 May 2021 at 12:53

kai said:
New sofa arrived yesterday (finally). So it was time to hang the art-work. What i thought was an easy job, turned into a nightmare. Hanging the frames in this style was a job i seriously underestimated.

Looks good though so I'd say worth the effort. Misaligned pictures frames tend to draw your eye and once seen, cannot be unseen

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Welshman · 2 May 2021 at 13:00

BallistixOnZ490 said:
Well yesterday I finished all the digging and weed removal

Going to lossen it all up a bit more before reseeding. Fortunately its not a lot of space so I've been able to manage with no collagen left in my body, but took me almost 2 weeks to dig it all.

I'm thinking of propagating clippings from my hegdes and making a border with them around the inside of the wall too, but I can do that next year.

Would make a cracking walled garden and a good lean to greenhouse against the wall too……….make it a grow your own garden

Liquid_Entity · 2 May 2021 at 13:04

Cantilever parasol purchased and delivered on Friday and put it up today. Not bad for £59. Only bought 2 base sections so going to need to buy another 2 to be safe it won't blow over.

NoobCannon · 2 May 2021 at 17:24

kai said:
New sofa arrived yesterday (finally). So it was time to hang the art-work. What i thought was an easy job, turned into a nightmare. Hanging the frames in this style was a job i seriously underestimated.

aren't corner sofas a bit chavvy?

dlockers · 2 May 2021 at 17:52

NoobCannon said:
aren't corner sofas a bit chavvy?

Only if you have a car with black wheels.

Welshman · 2 May 2021 at 18:13

NoobCannon said:
aren't corner sofas a bit chavvy?

Explain??

dlockers · 2 May 2021 at 19:03

Welshman said:
Explain??

It's an OCUK forum gimmick.

Delvis · 2 May 2021 at 19:14

Welshman said:
Explain??

It's some old daft thing that went around, apparently you can't own one unless you live in a council house/flat and wear tracksuits.

BallistixOnZ490 · 2 May 2021 at 19:34

Well I wanted an L shaped sofa opposite my L shaped media units so I can put my feet up while gaming.

Thats been a plan for several years and I will eventually have it. Maybe wont all be done until next year though.

ik9000 · 2 May 2021 at 21:33

Delvis said:
It's some old daft thing that went around, apparently you can't own one unless you live in a council house/flat and wear tracksuits.

what about two L together to make a horseshoe style U? I've seen that done

Delvis · 2 May 2021 at 22:24

ik9000 said:
what about two L together to make a horseshoe style U? I've seen that done

They call that the Mega Chav

theone8181 · 3 May 2021 at 07:42

Liquid_Entity said:
Cantilever parasol purchased and delivered on Friday and put it up today. Not bad for £59. Only bought 2 base sections so going to need to buy another 2 to be safe it won't blow over.

I had a cantilever one and modified the foot so essentially it was bolted to a paver. They move around a lot and I had to replace the string on it 2 or 3 times as it snapped. That might be due to them being massive though, they give good coverage.

IvanDobskey · 3 May 2021 at 08:06

Ripped down the rotting section of fence at the front of my house, replaced it all with fresh wood and painted. Also painted the fence in the back garden. Busy weekend