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The Weegie
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Joined: 27 Aug 2007
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Location: Glasgow
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 Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:33 pm Post subject: My first attempt at diy |
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I decided to impress my wife (girlfriend at the time) and build her some decking 8ft by 10ft at the back of the garden, on a slope. Roughly 8 years ago.
The decking was expensive hardwood from a local timber yard.
My tools were a hammer and a bag of nails nothing else.
I proceeded to build it with my wife constantly saying you should also have a spirit level. I was like yeh, yeh, yeh. After her constantly nagging I borrowed one from a neighbour. Started the build and was adamant that the bubble in the level was off. So ditched the spirit level and continued the build. By the time it was finished it had a slope as steep as Mount Everest.
Later on I decided to go to B&Q and purchase a barbecue for the decking it was one of those ones that have wheels on them. Purchased it because it was on sale. WHAT AN IDIOT. Anyway invited friends round for the evening and had to put two bricks behind the wheels to prevent it from rolling down the slope. To make matters worse the neighbour opened his window and shouted what is the helicopter pad for.
Food was okay though |
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honeymonster
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Location: Newcastle
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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Doing any jobs without the correct tools is never easy. If you look at tradesmen or serious diyers they will have thousands of pounds worth of tools.
At least you can look back now and laugh about it 
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panlid
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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i knew that mine wasnt the only level with a dodgy bubble  |
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Only-Me
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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My wife says I have a dodgy tool..............still looking for it in my toolbox   |
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panlid
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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i think she may have said that you ARE a dodgy tool  |
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ultimatehandyman
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Location: Darwen, Lancashire
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:18 am Post subject: |
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Well at least you were prepared to have a go at doing it yourself 
Decking can be a pain in the butt!
I have a 4 foot long level and the bubble is too small for the size of the level, which makes it hard getting things dead level!
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Only-Me
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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| panlid wrote: |
| i think she may have said that you ARE a dodgy tool |
Think I may have misheard her  |
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Stoday
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Joined: 20 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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| ultimatehandyman wrote: |
I have a 4 foot long level and the bubble is too small for the size of the level, which makes it hard getting things dead level! |
You need better specs UHM...
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chippymike
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| a good stabila level is a good investment for good results..... well if you use it, it is |
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Wood Magnet
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:17 am Post subject: |
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Bubble, what bubble.  |
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