What have you done today thread?

[ABF]

And I've just finished changing the labels on the wife's spice rack ... she's not discovered this yet, but the thyme is cumin.

[Taipan]

I R chippy!

[Rockburner]

Finally managed to book a holiday.

(Turkey in September).

[Yorick]

Been out for 3 hour enduro by myself as all others were busy.

Nothing exceptional really. Except that I did it non stop. Only pausing to cross tarmac roads. No aches or pains or tiredness

This fitness regime is really paying off.

Gonna be fit as hell at Portimao next week

[Pirahna]

I went to a motorcycle shop with a friend, the only one open on a Saturday. He bought what he needed, I sat on lots of different bikes.

Can adventure bikes get any bigger? They're fucking huge. I've done a bit of off road and live a kilometer up a gravel track but I'd be scared to try and ride one to my house.

[Yorick]

I went to a motorcycle shop with a friend, the only one open on a Saturday. He bought what he needed, I sat on lots of different bikes.

Can adventure bikes get any bigger? They're fucking huge. I've done a bit of off road and live a kilometer up a gravel track but I'd be scared to try and ride one to my house.

I sat on my pal's Super Tenere in my garage. Couldn't even lift it off the sidestand

[Pirahna]

I went to a motorcycle shop with a friend, the only one open on a Saturday. He bought what he needed, I sat on lots of different bikes.

Can adventure bikes get any bigger? They're fucking huge. I've done a bit of off road and live a kilometer up a gravel track but I'd be scared to try and ride one to my house.

I sat on my pal's Super Tenere in my garage. Couldn't even lift it off the sidestand

This place has the latest BMW GS's and KTM Adventures, an Africa Twin looks small next to them. A Yamaha Niken three wheeler is 5 inches narrower than a GS.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Finally managed to book a holiday.

(Turkey in September).

Sounds like Christmas will come early for you.

[Silly Car]

Flooring completed, the skirting board fitting can wait until next weekend. Hopefully I'll get chance to sand and paint them during the week.

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That's around 25m² of 125mm wide, 14mm thick, assorted length flooring with around 1.5 litres of Gorilla wood glue, and less than 1m in length of combined waste, mainly from scribing in around bay window and chimney stack and hearth. None in the alcoves as I'm building some fitted units.

I want to get a coat of hard wax oil on it to protect it. Most likely candidate is Osmo Polyx semi matt unless anyone has any recommendations. Whatever it is needs to be applied to the existing oiled surface.

Doggo isn't overly impressed as he can't find anywhere comfortable to lie down. A new bed has been ordered at great expense

That or he'll make himself comfortable on the new sofas when they arrive tomorrow...

I managed a couple of tool casualties:

Ryobi One + 165mm trim saw - burnt out motor from over working it. It owes me nothing as I've had it 12 years according to the manufacturing date

Stanley claw hammer - rubber handle had been deteriorating recently but the end snapped off them further bits kept breaking away.

[KungFooBob]

Discovered I can put my car in 'Sports Plus' mode by saying "hey bmw, sports plus".

Also, I found out I can change the 'assistant' activation word from "hey BMW" to something else.

Tomorrow I'm going to change the activation word to "Kitt". Then try to work out if I can change Sports Plus to 'Super Pursuit'.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I'm not sure that's a good idea Michael.

[Taipan]

Flooring completed, the skirting board fitting can wait until next weekend. Hopefully I'll get chance to sand and paint them during the week.


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That's around 25m² of 125mm wide, 14mm thick, assorted length flooring with around 1.5 litres of Gorilla wood glue, and less than 1m in length of combined waste, mainly from scribing in around bay window and chimney stack and hearth. None in the alcoves as I'm building some fitted units.

I want to get a coat of hard wax oil on it to protect it. Most likely candidate is Osmo Polyx semi matt unless anyone has any recommendations. Whatever it is needs to be applied to the existing oiled surface.

Doggo isn't overly impressed as he can't find anywhere comfortable to lie down. A new bed has been ordered at great expense

That or he'll make himself comfortable on the new sofas when they arrive tomorrow...

I managed a couple of tool casualties:

Ryobi One + 165mm trim saw - burnt out motor from over working it. It owes me nothing as I've had it 12 years according to the manufacturing date

Stanley claw hammer - rubber handle had been deteriorating recently but the end snapped off them further bits kept breaking away.

That's a beautiful bay window! Functioning fireplace too. Nice...

[Yorick]

Flooring completed, the skirting board fitting can wait until next weekend. Hopefully I'll get chance to sand and paint them during the week.


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That's around 25m² of 125mm wide, 14mm thick, assorted length flooring with around 1.5 litres of Gorilla wood glue, and less than 1m in length of combined waste, mainly from scribing in around bay window and chimney stack and hearth. None in the alcoves as I'm building some fitted units.

I want to get a coat of hard wax oil on it to protect it. Most likely candidate is Osmo Polyx semi matt unless anyone has any recommendations. Whatever it is needs to be applied to the existing oiled surface.

Doggo isn't overly impressed as he can't find anywhere comfortable to lie down. A new bed has been ordered at great expense

That or he'll make himself comfortable on the new sofas when they arrive tomorrow...

I managed a couple of tool casualties:

Ryobi One + 165mm trim saw - burnt out motor from over working it. It owes me nothing as I've had it 12 years according to the manufacturing date

Stanley claw hammer - rubber handle had been deteriorating recently but the end snapped off them further bits kept breaking away.

Nice wallpaper

[Silly Car]

Flooring completed, the skirting board fitting can wait until next weekend. Hopefully I'll get chance to sand and paint them during the week.


20250830_181111-COLLAGE.jpg


That's around 25m² of 125mm wide, 14mm thick, assorted length flooring with around 1.5 litres of Gorilla wood glue, and less than 1m in length of combined waste, mainly from scribing in around bay window and chimney stack and hearth. None in the alcoves as I'm building some fitted units.

I want to get a coat of hard wax oil on it to protect it. Most likely candidate is Osmo Polyx semi matt unless anyone has any recommendations. Whatever it is needs to be applied to the existing oiled surface.

Doggo isn't overly impressed as he can't find anywhere comfortable to lie down. A new bed has been ordered at great expense

That or he'll make himself comfortable on the new sofas when they arrive tomorrow...

I managed a couple of tool casualties:

Ryobi One + 165mm trim saw - burnt out motor from over working it. It owes me nothing as I've had it 12 years according to the manufacturing date

Stanley claw hammer - rubber handle had been deteriorating recently but the end snapped off them further bits kept breaking away.

That's a beautiful bay window! Functioning fireplace too. Nice...

As much as I moan about the house and hidden issues which only come to light when starting any / every job*, it is a fine Victorian property with many original features, the dog owns the window seat as it gives him a spot in the sunshine to guard the street

Open fire was changed to an inset log burner which is wickedly efficient and looks very much in keeping.

A neighbour recently referred to the houses being like onions, with many bruised layers before you get back to the original, very sound, core.

Nice wallpaper

No sure whether that was tongue in cheek or not, and I don’t mind either way

The wallpaper was very impressive when it was on all walls below the picture rails, but given the amount of plastering needed to correct previous bad work (see onion reference above) it has to go and will be replaced with Ultramarine Blue (Ral 5002) paint as the nearest match in wallpaper was around £50 per roll and I’d need 10 rolls to get the room done, I don’t like it that much!

[Sunny]

Waved off the in-laws (F-iL and Aunt-iL) after two weeks.

Stripped beds, piled up towels etc, loaded the dishwasher, made a start on the mammoth piles of washing.

Applied for a new job.

[wheelnut]

I R chippy!

Just about got ours finished - nearly seen me off over the last 4 days.

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[wheelnut]

Had to build in a pond net as we’ve had frequent visits from a pterodactyl sized heron. He comes twice a day, 7.30 am and 4pm. The pond has been there for about 15 years and we’ve never had a heron until he came and snaffled about 10 fish a few months ago. The fucker is after another easy meal.

[Count Steer]

Had to build in a pond net as we’ve had frequent visits from a pterodactyl sized heron. He comes twice a day, 7.30 am and 4pm. The pond has been there for about 15 years and we’ve never had a heron until he came and snaffled about 10 fish a few months ago. The fucker is after another easy meal.

When we moved into this house the pond had fish in. Then the heron arrived. I put a net over and, bright and early one morning, looked out and the heron was bouncing on the net like a trampoline, trying to get its beak through the net. It used to park up at the top of a huge eucalyptus tree in a neighbours garden and could probably keep an eye on a dozen ponds from up there.

I gave up with the fish and donated what was left to the ex-residents when they got their pond made at their new place.

Once you're on a heron circuit they just don't stop.

[MingtheMerciless]

My Devonian relatives had a Heron problem shortly after they moved into their converted Mill in the middle of nowhere. When speaking to one of their farmer neighbours they were advised to get a shotgun……

They don’t have a Heron problem now.

[Taipan]

I R chippy!

Just about got ours finished - nearly seen me off over the last 4 days.
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Nice job! I had a few design ideas for mine, but we've decided this is to be a repair/cosmetic job, which I wasnt happy about initially, but the price of wood is shocking and we're not planing on being here for aniother 25 years to enjoy it , so the basics it is...