DIY Anyone?

[Celestine]

OFFICIAL DIY THREAD :carrot::carrot:

Use this thread to list all your unfinished DIY jobs. If you need help or advice ask here.

I have built two houses and have handled most jobs at some time.

But I have a very long list of unfinished jobs.

1/ Redo bathroom floor. The waterfall feature into kitchen has lost its novelty now.
2/ Replace bath tub, which has large chip in it after daughter dropped unknown large heavy metallic object on it......................
3/ Paint door frames.
4/ Give back door second coat of paint.
5/ Empty downstairs loo of junk and replace syphon in loo...hasn't worked for 9 months...I've had the part for 5 months!
6/ Repaint front door.
7/ Install a door on the en suite............not crazy about public toilet activity so a door is GOOD
8/ Rehang kitchen cupboard door that the washing machine bashed off during one of its random nutter events. I think it wants to escape.
9/ Paint all woodwork in hall and landing.
10/ Decorate hall and landing grrrrrrrrrr
11/ Build book case and radiator cover in sitting room.

OMG...I'm scaring myself. Still .... making the list is a start.

Anyone else?

I'll post some pics of the house I built shortly.

[Amethyst]

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1) unblock sink


thats it - lovely jubbly

[Celestine]

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[stevokenevo]

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dare i say it, but i reckon i am up to date on all my DIY (for once).

But, as usual, the missus is keen for ME to start again, and re-decorate the girls rooms, one in a high school musical theme, and one in a pink fairies theme.

I always swore i wouldnt have two pink rooms in my house, but what say do i have in it? None!

[Solowka]

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heres my jobs...hmmm

1) Redecorate bathroom, hall, bedroom and living room

2) Replace handle on toilet

3) Clear box room of all junk (so i can start playing the drums again)

4) Replace kitchen (but the housing association will do that lol)

Think thats it

[Nattie]

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Celestine, I believe you have a young slave who until she reaches 18 cannot just do as she wants. So number 3) and 6) use daughter for!

[Guest]

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Have you ever given a paintbrush to a child Nattie?

[Nattie]

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I see your point there, cet. I am sure it is not an abstract painting required for the door.

[enaid]

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I personally wouldn't give a paint brush to nattie, unless it was for dot to dot of course

[Guest]

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It's not just children (or bankers) that you should not give paintbrushes too.

I had occasion to award three days ROP's (Restriction of Privileges) to a soldier once and one of the subsequent duties he was given was to repaint the barrier and the kerb stones at the entrance to the camp. The barrier was painted with alternate white and red stripes and the kerb stones likewise. He chose to paint the red first and then used the same brush for the white - which of course turned out pink.

The RSM was not best pleased with his new pink and red barrier and kerb stones.

[Nattie]

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http://www.metacafe.com/watch/918477/beer_bottle_trick/

Interestingly creative

[Amethyst]

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unblocked sink

all done

[Xena]

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http://www.metacafe.com/watch/918477/beer_bottle_trick/

Interestingly creative

OMG! Might do that with all my gin bottles!!!

[Happyolddog]

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I aint posting this to annoy anybody and not even to brag. As you know I have a lot of time on my hands, so I don't have any outstanding DIY to be getting on with. But here is a short list of the DIY jobs I have done in the past few years.

1) Built a three room extension.

2) Loft conversion consisting of a proper stair way, a double bedroom and ensuite. With means of escape windows lighting and heating.

3) rewired the whole house.

4) Fitted central heating.

5) New bathroom.

6) New wooden floors throughout.

7) New skirtings throughout.

8) Landscaped garden.

9) I also made all of the door, tables and bookcases.

Sorry if I sound a smug git, really I'm not. I just have to keep myself busy.

[Mochamoos]

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I have several lists:

Garden:
Landscape front half of garden,
patio, rotivate and level grass area
plant fern / exotic garden something like this GIANT Exotic Border,28 plants inc. black bamboo, banana on eBay, also Trees, Plants Seeds Bulbs, Garden Plants, Home Garden (end time 19-Feb-08 20:26:25 GMT)
Back half of garden, veggie arden.
Build raised beds,
gravel areas
build greenhouse
sort water butt and compost

Front garden
remove zillion weeds and replace with plants
turn mud pit into paved drive way
knock wobbly garage down and rebuild

House:
New roof
new guttering
build kitchen and upstairs extension
board roof and turn into storage room
replace floor in living room
buy 6 new internal doors and paint
new kitchen
repair ceilings in all upstairs rooms
drain central heating and flush
new boiler
new bathroom
remove paper in hallway, smooth walls and paint
carpet bedroom
turn 2nd bedrrom into study
turn 3rd bed room (once extended) into the spare bedrrom
new curtains thoughout
replace dodgy fireplace with someing safe to use
repair door bell
put up outside light