Category Archives: Handyman

The inside is complete! plastering done veneer floor re-layed skirting boards fixed, plus beading walls and skirting repainted Outside: first top coat done, still another to go!

We have now finished all the big stuff The bay window has new weather boards The room as a new chipboard floor surface And some small things Replaced the larger plaster board. It was damaged when replacing the stud it … Continue reading →

Over the two weekends of the Christmas break, Harvey and I worked on the house.  Doing one side of the bay window each weekend We replaced twice: the double 4″x 2″ corner stud the 4″x2″ middle stud the 4″x3″ window … Continue reading →

Well the under floor part of the great house DIY of ’07 is done. In the process we have: moved 2,500 kg’s of dirt and rubble from under the house laid 100m2 of polythene ground sheeting used 180m of tape … Continue reading →

Harvey and I got the last sole plate, foundation board, and joists in place yesterday (Canterbury’s A&P Show Day). The room has a very close to finished feeling. We then started inspecting the rest of the house, to check for … Continue reading →