MJ Mad Dog

Category: DIY and Gardening

DIY journey

  • Week 33 – October 12th 2020 – Week 30 of lockdown

    As mentioned in a DIY posting – Week 32 – October 5th 2020 – Week 29 of lockdown, regarding Claire working from home, I had removed the bed and did some painting to freshen up some of the walls and window seal. Also put up a new blind with the help of Claire.

    We also got a new storage unit and a desk, due to health and safety reasons the delivery drivers, even though we had requested the delivery to the room, said it was not possible. They weren’t allowed to unpack. We told them to leave it and the James Delivery Company went into action.

    I removed all the packaging and the draws to make it light and easier to carry. Our first attempt was a failure, so after discussing with the in-laws and looking at everything ourselves, plan two went into action and we got the desk up and into the room.

    This is Claire new office, Claire seems happy, and what do you think?

    Office
    New storage unit with love teddy guard.
    Office
    Claire sitting in her new office and desk.
    Office
    Claire sitting at her new desk

  • Week 32 – October 5th 2020 – Week 29 of lockdown

    With the pandemic not looking to be getting any better and Claire Company saying that working from home would continue, we decided to change the second room into an office for her.

    The first picture is from 2017, when we had a damp issue in the room, this was all resolved and redecorated by our builder Terry and this is how it looked in 2017.

    Watch this space to see what happened a few weeks later

    Bedroom
    2nd bedroom with a damp issue.
    Bedroom
    Bedroom after the work done
    Bedroom

  • Week 31 – September 28th 2020 – Week 28 of lockdown

    Now after many years of waiting, our next door neighbour put up a fence between our drives.

    There was a small gap between the drive and fence, could I do it?

    This was going up a level for me in DIY !!

    I decided to concreate the gap in, towards the front of the house I put Cornwall stone into the concreate, then in the middle where the widest gap was, four solar lights. Then at the top and various other places white stone. Yes white stone, my mother-in-law thought I painted each one 🙂

    What do you think?

    Lights
    New Solar lights and Cornwall stone
    Light
    White pebble stone.
    Lights
    Night time

  • Week 30 – September 21st 2020 – Week 27 of lockdown

    I’ll be honest, this has been going on for a few years now, we thought we had got it resolved, when our builder Terry had blocked the hole,  but in the last 18 months, every so often we would hear noise again in the roof.

    When looking closer, realised that the guttering and the fascia had dropped. Though my DIY skills have come on leaps and bounds, this was out of my league. We arranged to get this fixed after seeing a local builder working.

    Watch this space.

    Guttering
    Damage guttering and fascia

  • Week 29 – September 14th 2020 – Week 26 of lockdown

    Well it’s one week on and I’m quite impressed with the new lawn that I have layed. Something else I can do now,

    Lawn
    Looking good one week on.

  • Week 29 – September 14th 2020 – Week 26 of lockdown

    I decided that the new lawn needed a new lawn mower. This is the beast that will deal with that.

    Lawn mower
    With new turf, had to get new lawn mower.

  • Week 28 – September 7th 2020 – Week 25 of lockdown

    So quite a few posting ago, I said watch the garden.

    So for another first, I decided to take up some of the lawn and put down new turf.

    How do you think I’ve done?

    Lawn
    New lawn
    Lawn
    First watering of the new lawn with the incredible hose pipe that expands when being used.

    Claire is getting better with looking after the plants.?

    Roses
    New red rose plant
    Plants
    Isn’t she doing well?

  • Week 23 – August 3rd 2020 – Week 20 of lockdown

    Some new garden lighting effects. What do you think?

    Lights
    New garden lighting effects.

  • Week 22 –July 27th 2020 – Week 19 of lockdown

    Though I’m learning new DIY skills, I know when to hand over to the experts.

    New carpet on the stairs and landing, done by Tapi carpet, fully recommend them.

    new carpet
    New carpet on the stairs

  • Week 21 –July 20th 2020 – Week 18 of lockdown

    Yes, I didn’t do this LOL

    We had a new front door fitted, just one guy. Very talented

    Though I did paint the door step and the lower black wall to the left.

    From the door fitter, this when I found out about the car app WAZE. Fully recommend it

    New Front Door
    New Front Door
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