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Offline Diane CBPFC

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DIY
« on: February 24, 2011, 10:51:49 PM »
Today we are doing DIY at our house (living room). It is a pretty big mess but it is going to be fab.
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Offline Max

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Re: DIY
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2011, 08:22:52 PM »
Diane, I hope it's fabulous, I don't do DIY because I admit to being crap at it.
However I'm a master at PSE (Pay Somebody Else) and my kitchen looks brilliant!  ;D
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Offline Roger Kettle

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Re: DIY
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2011, 08:34:49 PM »
I stand shoulder to shoulder with Max. There is not a single job in our house that I can't do with a quick phonecall.
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Offline Bilthehut

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Re: DIY
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2011, 11:08:57 PM »
Quote from: Roger Kettle on February 25, 2011, 08:34:49 PM
I stand shoulder to shoulder with Max. There is not a single job in our house that I can't do with a quick phonecall.
.. And an open chequebook.
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Offline Max

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Re: DIY
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2011, 11:27:50 PM »
You got to share the wealth brother Bil.
It keeps the world ticking over.

Besides, having to wade to the sink is a real pain in the butt.  ;D

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Offline Bilthehut

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Re: DIY
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2011, 04:45:20 PM »
I ought to have shares in B&Q, Homebase, etc with the custom I've given them over the years.  But there is satisfaction in getting a job done well.

 Recently, I saved over £30 in making a new gate using wood from an old pine bed. 
« Last Edit: February 26, 2011, 04:47:23 PM by Bilthehut »
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Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: DIY
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2011, 05:06:20 PM »
Quote from: Bilthehut on February 26, 2011, 04:45:20 PM
I ought to have shares in B&Q, Homebase, etc with the custom I've given them over the years.  But there is satisfaction in getting a job done well.

 Recently, I saved over £30 in making a new gate using wood from an old pine bed.

We need a photo...
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Offline Diane CBPFC

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Re: DIY
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2011, 05:13:25 PM »
Glad to know there is another DIYer here Bill - there is a lot of fun to be had with a hob of putty and a new tin of paint.
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Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: DIY
« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2011, 06:35:02 PM »
I wonder if other forums are as exciting as this one.
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Re: DIY
« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2011, 06:57:53 PM »
Quote from: The Peepmaster on February 26, 2011, 06:35:02 PM
I wonder if other forums are as exciting as this one.

I know - this forum should have a health warning on it. I had to have a lie down after I read about the recycled pine bed!
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Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: DIY
« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2011, 07:11:12 PM »
Now, if he'd made a bicycle out of his bed, that would have been interesting!
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Re: DIY
« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2011, 08:39:57 PM »
Diane, I have a new name for DIY. DIA. Do It Again.

So I don't bother to start off with.
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Offline Diane CBPFC

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Re: DIY
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2011, 12:17:30 AM »
Things here are far from perfect (some runny paint bumps) but even so - better than how it started off and that's the main thing.

I sold a pup today to a posh plastic surgeon and made her sit in the midst of all my painting muck to take a photo with the parents - that's when I knew the woman was a gem and my baby Rudy was getting a good home.
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Offline Bilthehut

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Re: DIY
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2011, 04:08:37 PM »
Here are the gates.  Notice, in traditional DIY fashion, I have yet to paint/treat the new gate, hence its aged look.  The old gate was really falling apart with pointy bits sticking out and a big hole for the dog to stick her had through.  I could not wait (forever in this cost-cutting climate) for the MOD to replace their gate, so I made another using the leftover wood from a pine bed (always save this stuff - you never know when it will come in useful). 

In fact, the only expense was a new latch (£9.99), the equivalent wood would have cost about £25 and a new gate already constructed would have cost £50+.
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Offline Diane CBPFC

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Re: DIY
« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2011, 04:39:38 PM »
I would be just itching to stain that gate and the posts it's attached to - but it is a very nice gate.
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