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over a year ago
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Do it myself... I have enough bloody tools... In fact I have more DIY tools and powertools than I have sex toys, by far.. And I prefer DIY household jobs than DIY sex  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Do it myself... I have enough bloody tools... In fact I have more DIY tools and powertools than I have sex toys, by far.. And I prefer DIY household jobs than DIY sex "
I do it myself all the time  |
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over a year ago
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I've been decorating for a week and it doesn't look like I've done anything  it's the painting around fiddly things like the radiators and pipes which is taking the time and doing my head in now |
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I'm a carpenter and do just about everything has and electrical work the exception.
Saved thousands over the years, and literally done load's to our house.
Unfortunately I never seem to get any time off unless we go away.
You call it DIY I just call it work.
In fact even when I go to visit my mum she asks me to bring my tools.
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"I'm a carpenter and do just about everything has and electrical work the exception.
Saved thousands over the years, and literally done load's to our house.
Unfortunately I never seem to get any time off unless we go away.
You call it DIY I just call it work.
In fact even when I go to visit my mum she asks me to bring my tools.
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*Gas and electrical* |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I'm getting someone in to lay the laminate floor in the lounge. He's charging £10 a meter to lay it.
I was going to have a go myself but il give that a miss. Il cock up the bedrooms where they can't be seen lol. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Depends on what it is. I'm ok with plumbing, laying floors down, plastering, painting, tiling, putting the wall panels up like you see in hotel bathrooms. Anything else I'll call someone in. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Renovated my entire house in around 6 weeks (minus carpet fitting) last year. Cost me around £3000 all in.
Then done the back garden myself whilst on furlough, dug loads out, all covered with prevention and 2.5 tonne of plum slate put down and some flagging done cost around £500 all in.
Don’t think I’d of got much change from £10,000 if I had someone do it for me. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I’ve also started to restore and make my own tools rather than buying them.
Been forging nails the traditional way, restored quite a few hammers and replaced the shafts.
Also started forging out some chisels to the exact shape and size I was.
Plus the stuff I can forge is probably better than most of the shit on the shelves. Especially axes or hammers |
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"Do it myself... I have enough bloody tools... In fact I have more DIY tools and powertools than I have sex toys, by far.. And I prefer DIY household jobs than DIY sex "
I am going to replace silicon my shower.
My mom was amazing, she used to get stuck into anything! If you needed DIY advice and she didn't know it she knew where to find it  |
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"I'll do anything but plumbing as it's something I have no experience in. "
Ah, I had a plumber out last week and it's still leaking after he did the job. I called him back but I haven't heard from him since.
It's hard to find a good reliable tradesman. |
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We do what we can between us.
But there’s jobs we need trade for. However you try getting a quote off anyone at the moment, it’s a nightmare.
It seems they want to work happy to come round and take details for quotes and that’s the last we hear from them. They don’t seem to want the work. We’ve been waiting for weeks for quotes, joiner was meant to call in today, as yet they’ve not turned up..... |
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"We do what we can between us.
But there’s jobs we need trade for. However you try getting a quote off anyone at the moment, it’s a nightmare.
It seems they want to work happy to come round and take details for quotes and that’s the last we hear from them. They don’t seem to want the work. We’ve been waiting for weeks for quotes, joiner was meant to call in today, as yet they’ve not turned up....."
I need a new kitchen,.on a budget. I am exploring my options. I've only just started looking and I've got a headache already. |
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"Do it myself, there isn't much I can't turn my hand to.
Not an expert by any means but good enough.
Made a start ripping the kitchen out over the weekend
Will you also be fitting it?"
Yea I'll be fitting it all too.
Theres some plastering I need to do, a few sockets to put in and plumbing to do too.
Should have all that done by the time the kitchen arrives. |
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"I'm a carpenter and do just about everything has and electrical work the exception.
Saved thousands over the years, and literally done load's to our house.
Unfortunately I never seem to get any time off unless we go away.
You call it DIY I just call it work.
In fact even when I go to visit my mum she asks me to bring my tools.
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If I do your electrical work could you do my carpentry please |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'll rewire your house, decorate it, fix your washing machine or hifi, but I f****** hate plumbing. It isn't an exact science and it's awkward af.
Rather get someone in for that. |
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Im a tradesman.
As much as i do all of the building trade jobs.
Some pics of mine come from actual jobs as im the only one there.
Some are from aberdeen and fraserburgh.
I also repair cars and weld
Im making a new wood stove at moment. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I wish I was good at DIY!
I moved house in December and have spent a small fortune paying other people to do stuff.
Painting, carpet laying, plumbing, electrics etc ..
I was going to try and put up shelves and pictures etc .. myself.
I'm scared of making holes all over my walls or drilling into a wire or something 
I'm rubbish. |
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"I wish I was good at DIY!
I moved house in December and have spent a small fortune paying other people to do stuff.
Painting, carpet laying, plumbing, electrics etc ..
I was going to try and put up shelves and pictures etc .. myself.
I'm scared of making holes all over my walls or drilling into a wire or something
I'm rubbish."
Same here. You can put pictures up with that velcro stuff tho, I thought it was going to be crap but it's really good |
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We base it on time. It may seem silly to some but our time together or enjoying other things is a factor for us. If it’s going to take a week to do we would rather get someone in and enjoy our time doing something else more enjoyable. You only live once so we want to spend it doing things we enjoy
Lily |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I wish I was good at DIY!
I moved house in December and have spent a small fortune paying other people to do stuff.
Painting, carpet laying, plumbing, electrics etc ..
I was going to try and put up shelves and pictures etc .. myself.
I'm scared of making holes all over my walls or drilling into a wire or something
I'm rubbish.
Same here. You can put pictures up with that velcro stuff tho, I thought it was going to be crap but it's really good "
Is it called champion or something similar?
I got some of that - but I have a couple of heavy pictures and Im scared lol |
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My husband is very practical and I have no problem getting my hands dirty, so we do most things ourselves.
We've recently started renovating the bathroom... it's looking rather bare at the moment. |
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