What DIY projects have you got planned at home?

Tank · June 18, 2011, 09:27:00 AM

Hello all,

Well, I've spent all week waiting for the weekend and it's here. What am I doing......working again, but on the house! I'll have to get the ladders out ina minute to wash the windows and alter the protocol on one of my cameras.

What has everyone else got planned to do at home?

Jonathan Clapp · June 18, 2011, 09:30:06 AM

Ive got a 6x9' garden tool shed to build. It came as a flat kit, including bags of screws and all.

Tank · June 18, 2011, 10:05:16 AM

Ah, a new 'safe zone' from the missus!

Lawrence · June 18, 2011, 04:32:16 PM

Tank - do you have a webcam set up or is this just a security cam type thing?

poliss · June 18, 2011, 04:33:56 PM

My missus just cleaned the oven. Does that count?

michael · June 18, 2011, 04:46:26 PM

hot on the heels of my newley converted garage (for my trains!) ,my living room is the last big project Ive got to get done before babys born, curently at the stage of patching up plaster before new wallpaper goes on.

Lawrence · June 18, 2011, 05:00:16 PM

Quote from: poliss on June 18, 2011, 04:33:56 PM
My missus just cleaned the oven. Does that count?

galway · June 18, 2011, 05:25:29 PM

Down the bog, footing the turf (peat in UK), in between showers, you may not know what this is but needless to say for 300 yoyos a year and a bit of hard work I can heat the whole house, fires, central heating and all the hot water we need. Just have to hope EU dont ban it here as they have in other parts of country.

steamerdave · June 18, 2011, 05:47:55 PM

I have got to decorate the hall and staircase as soon as my health permits, err indors has been waiting a while and hopefully not much longer, there is no getting out of it I served an apprenticeship as a decorator!!

SymonC · June 18, 2011, 05:54:12 PM

I've been working on a DIY project....................my

layout!

Tank · June 18, 2011, 06:07:24 PM

Quote from: Lawrence on June 18, 2011, 04:32:16 PM
Tank - do you have a webcam set up or is this just a security cam type thing?

No, not a webcam. I have a commercial grade CCTV system on my house. 9 cameras so far. I was trying to get the PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom dome) to work on my new controller, but it won't have it.

It then began to rain, so I had to seal all of the electrics again quickly.

Irish Padre · June 18, 2011, 07:28:17 PM

Quote from: galway on June 18, 2011, 05:25:29 PM
Down the bog, footing the turf (peat in UK), in between showers, you may not know what this is but needless to say for 300 yoyos a year and a bit of hard work I can heat the whole house, fires, central heating and all the hot water we need. Just have to hope EU dont ban it here as they have in other parts of country.

Takes me back to childhood visits to my family in Leitrim and the stacks of turf....hope you're using a 3' gauge railway to haul it in!!!!

Lawrence · June 18, 2011, 07:42:19 PM

Quote from: Tank on June 18, 2011, 06:07:24 PM
Quote from: Lawrence on June 18, 2011, 04:32:16 PM
Tank - do you have a webcam set up or is this just a security cam type thing?

No, not a webcam. I have a commercial grade CCTV system on my house. 9 cameras so far. I was trying to get the PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom dome) to work on my new controller, but it won't have it. It then began to rain, so I had to seal all of the electrics again quickly.

Bloody nora, must be a bit rough in Kenley, you want to move up here mate, we don't get any hassles

lesmond · June 18, 2011, 08:21:03 PM

I had an uncle who used to cut, stack and burn his own turf in Co Armagh. He died in 1988 and lived in the house he was born in with neither electricity or running water.

The smell off the fire was lovely, and every time I smell turf burning it takes me right back there.

Thanks, Galway for rekindling the good memories

longbridge · June 18, 2011, 10:41:01 PM

Rebuilt my computer yesterday, got to wash the car and this arvo our country band has a gig so i'll have to breeak out the geetar.