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over a year ago
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I'm absolutely useless at this.
I can change a fuse on a plug and that's my limit.
I can paint ok, but ask me to fix something that's broken, no chance.
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I'm pretty handy with anything EXCEPT cooking and the garden lol. Its purely down to interest though. Anyone can do anything they want if they want to learn how, with the exception of God given abilities I.e I will never think like Stephen Hawkins. |
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During 1st lockdown I renovated a flat including new walls, kitchen, bathroom wiring etc, basically gutted it. I also rebuilt 2 engines and fitted them but good god I can't cook rice hence why I use the 2mins microwave stuff  |
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"I'm pretty handy with anything EXCEPT cooking and the garden lol. Its purely down to interest though. Anyone can do anything they want if they want to learn how, with the exception of God given abilities I.e I will never think like Stephen Hawkins."
I've always been allergic to mechanical stuff though, that's why I have a good mechanic and handyman |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"During 1st lockdown I renovated a flat including new walls, kitchen, bathroom wiring etc, basically gutted it. I also rebuilt 2 engines and fitted them but good god I can't cook rice hence why I use the 2mins microwave stuff "
I'd much rather know how to do the jobs in my flat than cook rice 
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By *eah BabyCouple
over a year ago
Cheshire, Windermere ,Cumbria |
I can pretty much turn my hand to anything, I’ve just repointed the patio and have quite an engineering type mind and can solve most problems  my mum always says to me who needs a man, I just give a little grin  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Time served carpenter and joiner with oodles of experience in the construction industry. Currently renovating a small cottage I bought a couple of months ago.
Lots of other work on as folks want to take advantage of the time afforded by the current Covid situation.
No job to small! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I can pretty much turn my hand to anything, I’ve just repointed the patio and have quite an engineering type mind and can solve most problems my mum always says to me who needs a man, I just give a little grin "
Felicity you are welcome to point my patio anytime! |
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"I can pretty much turn my hand to anything, I’ve just repointed the patio and have quite an engineering type mind and can solve most problems my mum always says to me who needs a man, I just give a little grin "
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I can do a lot of things, I've renovated two houses so a lot of things I learnt as I went along...I won't mess with electrics as a rule, bar changing a light fitting or socket front, and I haven't attempted plastering yet. But I changed the lock on my front door last week. |
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I left home at 17, so it was a case of get on with it.
I can do DIY, cook, clean, gardening...I actually enjoy doing it all.
But I’m crap when it’s come to my car...I needed a jump start yesterday and I didn’t even know where the leads went  C helped me 
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"I moved house last December and have a million jobs to do - I just can't do it myself at all 
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I feel your pain, trying to find tradesmen that turn up, or don't strop off when you decline their advances  |
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"Time served carpenter and joiner with oodles of experience in the construction industry. Currently renovating a small cottage I bought a couple of months ago.
Lots of other work on as folks want to take advantage of the time afforded by the current Covid situation.
No job to small!"
Thats a task and a half renovating |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I laid all my laminate flooring myself, tiled my kitchen and utility room walls and my storeroom floor.
I think I’m quite competent at most things, or if I’m not I watch videos and learn.
I’m contemplating knocking through my boarded up fireplace, but it makes me nervous so I might get the professionals in for that! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I moved house last December and have a million jobs to do - I just can't do it myself at all
I feel your pain, trying to find tradesmen that turn up, or don't strop off when you decline their advances "
No, that it never happens surely? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Time served carpenter and joiner with oodles of experience in the construction industry. Currently renovating a small cottage I bought a couple of months ago.
Lots of other work on as folks want to take advantage of the time afforded by the current Covid situation.
No job to small!
Thats a task and a half renovating"
Not really it was an auction purchase and I have taken it back to a shell. The electricians are in today first fixing and I have first fixed all the hot and cold water supplies.
It will look Bonnie when finished. |
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"I moved house last December and have a million jobs to do - I just can't do it myself at all
I feel your pain, trying to find tradesmen that turn up, or don't strop off when you decline their advances
No, that it never happens surely?"
Dont start me ranting. Once they actually turn up, then they realise you live alone, the texts start, 'shall I come round early and wake you with a coffee' 'there are more ways than one to pay me love' as they wink and leer over me  |
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"Time served carpenter and joiner with oodles of experience in the construction industry. Currently renovating a small cottage I bought a couple of months ago.
Lots of other work on as folks want to take advantage of the time afforded by the current Covid situation.
No job to small!
Thats a task and a half renovating
Not really it was an auction purchase and I have taken it back to a shell. The electricians are in today first fixing and I have first fixed all the hot and cold water supplies.
It will look Bonnie when finished."
Electricians ? As in plural 
Two years I have been trying to get a f*cking electrian to complete a job for an elderly friend |
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"I moved house last December and have a million jobs to do - I just can't do it myself at all
I feel your pain, trying to find tradesmen that turn up, or don't strop off when you decline their advances
No, that it never happens surely?
Dont start me ranting. Once they actually turn up, then they realise you live alone, the texts start, 'shall I come round early and wake you with a coffee' 'there are more ways than one to pay me love' as they wink and leer over me "
Jesus, that is quite horrendous. |
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"I moved house last December and have a million jobs to do - I just can't do it myself at all
I feel your pain, trying to find tradesmen that turn up, or don't strop off when you decline their advances
No, that it never happens surely?
Dont start me ranting. Once they actually turn up, then they realise you live alone, the texts start, 'shall I come round early and wake you with a coffee' 'there are more ways than one to pay me love' as they wink and leer over me
Jesus, that is quite horrendous."
It's ok for the first couple of days, they assume I am the little woman at home. Then they realise I live alone |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Time served carpenter and joiner with oodles of experience in the construction industry. Currently renovating a small cottage I bought a couple of months ago.
Lots of other work on as folks want to take advantage of the time afforded by the current Covid situation.
No job to small!
Thats a task and a half renovating
Not really it was an auction purchase and I have taken it back to a shell. The electricians are in today first fixing and I have first fixed all the hot and cold water supplies.
It will look Bonnie when finished.
Electricians ? As in plural
Two years I have been trying to get a f*cking electrian to complete a job for an elderly friend "
Yes two of them. They do a lot of work with me so I can call on them and they will, with notice, sort me out! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I moved house last December and have a million jobs to do - I just can't do it myself at all
I feel your pain, trying to find tradesmen that turn up, or don't strop off when you decline their advances
No, that it never happens surely?
Dont start me ranting. Once they actually turn up, then they realise you live alone, the texts start, 'shall I come round early and wake you with a coffee' 'there are more ways than one to pay me love' as they wink and leer over me
Jesus, that is quite horrendous.
It's ok for the first couple of days, they assume I am the little woman at home. Then they realise I live alone "
I started a business based on quality work and being reliable. All the contractors I use have the same ethos. Time is money and wasting on frivolous activities is stupid
Getting hold of materials is the main issue now! |
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"Time served carpenter and joiner with oodles of experience in the construction industry. Currently renovating a small cottage I bought a couple of months ago.
Lots of other work on as folks want to take advantage of the time afforded by the current Covid situation.
No job to small!
Thats a task and a half renovating
Not really it was an auction purchase and I have taken it back to a shell. The electricians are in today first fixing and I have first fixed all the hot and cold water supplies.
It will look Bonnie when finished.
Electricians ? As in plural
Two years I have been trying to get a f*cking electrian to complete a job for an elderly friend
Yes two of them. They do a lot of work with me so I can call on them and they will, with notice, sort me out!"
Lucky you |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I think the trick is to find someone local who knows people
When I first moved in this house, I wanted someone to check the boiler
There is a shop down the road that sells DIY / Hardware
I went in and asked if they knew any domestic gas engineers
They put me in touch with someone who, it turns out, lives about 200 yards up the road
In turn, he has put me in touch with a plasterer, an electrician and a painter / decorator
The decorator has, in turn, put me in touch with a joiner
They've all turned up when they should, done what was asked and haven't been silly with prices
All I need now is someone who does damp proofing and pointing and doesn't want to charge thousands upon thousands to fix one wall |
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By *ornLordMan
over a year ago
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Given the right tools, I’m pretty good at quite a lot of DIY and decorating work, but serious electrics and plumbing I’ll leave to the pros; mind you, some of the stuff I’ve uncovered during lockdown makes you wonder...
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By *eah BabyCouple
over a year ago
Cheshire, Windermere ,Cumbria |
"I can pretty much turn my hand to anything, I’ve just repointed the patio and have quite an engineering type mind and can solve most problems my mum always says to me who needs a man, I just give a little grin
Felicity you are welcome to point my patio anytime!"
Hey thanks but I’m going to be busy redecorating a house in the next couple of weeks, then it’s Christmas so can pencil you in for next year |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yep, pretty much everything, and no botch jobs either.
Don't ask me to paint though, absolutely hate it and probably the only thing I would class as a chore  |
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over a year ago
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"I can pretty much turn my hand to anything, I’ve just repointed the patio and have quite an engineering type mind and can solve most problems my mum always says to me who needs a man, I just give a little grin
Felicity you are welcome to point my patio anytime!
Hey thanks but I’m going to be busy redecorating a house in the next couple of weeks, then it’s Christmas so can pencil you in for next year "
I will mix your mortar! |
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By *eah BabyCouple
over a year ago
Cheshire, Windermere ,Cumbria |
"I can pretty much turn my hand to anything, I’ve just repointed the patio and have quite an engineering type mind and can solve most problems my mum always says to me who needs a man, I just give a little grin
Felicity you are welcome to point my patio anytime!
Hey thanks but I’m going to be busy redecorating a house in the next couple of weeks, then it’s Christmas so can pencil you in for next year
I will mix your mortar!"
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over a year ago
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"I can pretty much turn my hand to anything, I’ve just repointed the patio and have quite an engineering type mind and can solve most problems my mum always says to me who needs a man, I just give a little grin
Felicity you are welcome to point my patio anytime!
Hey thanks but I’m going to be busy redecorating a house in the next couple of weeks, then it’s Christmas so can pencil you in for next year
I will mix your mortar!
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By hand of course! |
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I'm more at the interior design end of household DIY - I've tiled floors and walls, I paint, decorate, renovate furniture, hang shelves, make curtains, lay carpet, basic garden landscaping, that sort of thing.
I know some basic mechanics on older style cars (like changing a fan belt) but I tend to keep that all under wraps - my days of getting my hands dirty are well behind me
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I moved house last December and have a million jobs to do - I just can't do it myself at all
I feel your pain, trying to find tradesmen that turn up, or don't strop off when you decline their advances
No, that it never happens surely?
Dont start me ranting. Once they actually turn up, then they realise you live alone, the texts start, 'shall I come round early and wake you with a coffee' 'there are more ways than one to pay me love' as they wink and leer over me "
Really! That’s some cowboy builders...I’m a time served Jack of all trades and master of all and I’ve never put it on a client; un professional |
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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago
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I'm a time-served mechanical engineer, working on contractor's plant and I was a JCB hydraulics specialist.
I gave most of my tools away to an apprentice agricultural engineer a few years ago.
The only DIY things around the house I wasn't too good at was plumbing and plastering. I have hung doors, fitted carpets, fitted a kitchen, did some rewiring after removing an internal wall.
I can bake, too! |
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I can do basic DIY and am a dab hand at decorating.
Hubby is very practical and can do pretty much anything he sets his mind to.
We (he) renovated the bathroom during lockdown, including moving the loo to fit a shower in and all the plumbing.
He also did the downstairs loo. |
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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago
Near Wells |
I'm a qualified motorcycle mechanic and have no problem with bikes and can generally service a car.
But I'm not a lover of DIY so tend not to do any unless it's absolutely necessary. I'm a believer in if I can't finish it, then don't start it. So I don't. |
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Ive always been able to do all jobs the last one to learn was welding and I can do that as well.
However its not diy for me its more my trade.
Ive also traveled for work as well.
Stayed at a loverly couples house in scotland and then onto there cottage at the sea.
some pics of this are on my profile |
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over a year ago
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Used to be an industrial floor layer.
Good at most things, did kitchen and bathroom in my house
plastering is okish, never tried bricklaying although considering their tolerances seem to be measured in inches I’d back myself.
Only things I got pros in for is major electrical or a spark to sign off my work, gas and central heating. |
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over a year ago
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Fortunately, or unfortunately. Not sure which. I can turn my hand to pretty much anything. Tis the curse of being the son of a Reg DIY. Saves a lot of money I guess.
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over a year ago
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I can do a lot of things. Will change a fuse/plug but nothing else electrical.
I find i can't do things because I need 2 people sometimes or not strong enough to lift or undo something.
Yes, I need a male occasionally |
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over a year ago
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I love an excuse to get the tools out, if you get my meaning.
Not bad at carpentry, could rewire your house, fix your washing machine. Can do plumbing, but I prefer not to... plastering is for the experts though. I'm not messing with that... |
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"I'm pretty handy with anything EXCEPT cooking and the garden lol. Its purely down to interest though. Anyone can do anything they want if they want to learn how, with the exception of God given abilities I.e I will never think like Stephen Hawkins."
No. No. No. I cannot hang paper or paint.
I'm a short arse. Don't say ladders....... that doesn't solve anything.
Also ..... my arms won't hold the fucking paper up high enough or straight enough. |
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"During 1st lockdown I renovated a flat including new walls, kitchen, bathroom wiring etc, basically gutted it. I also rebuilt 2 engines and fitted them but good god I can't cook rice hence why I use the 2mins microwave stuff "
I cant cook rice either.... but am an accomplished home cook.
I couldn't gut a place... but I could style it |
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I’m also a fairly accomplished, lying sod.... 
