We have another Sliding Sash window fitted! Now I’m sure there are other little nudges (more on those later) than my ramblings on my bit of the blog, but on Friday I was requested to start preparing for the insertion of another window. Well I wasn’t waiting to be asked twice, so, after finding masonry […]
Part of series on Techniques for Motivating Other People the way you want, without manipulating others or being devious…. Honest. For more motivation tips and tricks see the “Stuff from the Other Half” category You’ll have seen from the DIY LOFT CONVERSION blog that we had a slight sense of urgency due to not enough bedrooms […]
Sometimes we want to do our own stuff. For a Stuff Doer this is sometimes a hard situation to accept. It’s ok when it’s stuff that you’ve always done, like making sure food comes out of the unfinished kitchen or that Christmas happens. But when in come to a hobby like Making Stained Glass Windows it’s a different story!
Part of series on Techniques for Motivating Other People the way you want, without manipulating others or being devious…. Honest. For more motivation tips and tricks see the “Stuff from the Other Half” category Right, we’ve already established that patience is our key weapon, carrots are nearly always better than sticks and that nagging is counterproductive […]
Part of series on Techniques for Motivating Other People the way you want, without manipulating others or being devious…. Honest. For more motivation tips and tricks see the “Stuff from the Other Half” category So, your Stuff Doer is doing sums to work out the quantities of wood needed to make your long awaited wooden sliding […]
There’s some stuff I’ve done recently that I had the foresight to photograph but never got around to posting. Here a quick taster of a couple- Making a Giant enter Key for the Launch of the Chesterfield Post. His Worship The Mayor Cllr Keith Morgan, Toby Perkins MP and Karen Johnson, Editor-In-Chief of the Chesterfield […]
This is dragging on to the point of embarrassment. I really have to pull my finger out, one last push and the job will be done. At the moment the living room is full of sashes and frames, painted ready for final fitting. I just always seem to find a excuse to be doing something […]
It’s getting close to being ready for the MSVA . This has been occupying my evenings for some time know. Ever since I finished the woodworking on the widows, maybe to the detriment of everything on the to do list. However it’s been keeping me sane and is my relaxation of an evening so I […]
The main Article is the iDoStuff site – Cutting Weight Pockets for Sliding Sash Windows, Double Hung Windows. So have a gander over there . I’m really interested to hear what you think about Sash pocket cutting with a chisel? or – How do you go about it? Hand saw, Power saw, Cut out and make […]
It certainly is a cold snap we’re having at the moment, this morning the kitchen sink would not drain. This freezing problem could happen to bath drain pipes, basin waste pipes, shower waste pipes, washing machine drain pipes and in extreme circumstances toilet soil pipes and stacks. This trick also works for condensate drain pipes from […]