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Drill is hammered

8 February, 2013 by Stonehead 5 Comments

When my father visited us last October, he bought me an SDS-Plus hammer drill to speed up the task of raking out mortar joints and removing tile cement from the floor. The drill proved useful, being much faster if rather more noisy than using a lump hammer, cold chisels and bolster chisels. However, it failed […]

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B&Q, Chisel, cold chisels, defect, Drill, faulty, Hammer drill, mortar joints, Postaweek2013

Brrr, brrr, brrr, slosh

25 January, 2013 by Stonehead 0 Comments

No, I’m not cold. I’ve been cutting channels in the concrete floor to lay the new central heating pipes and, five minutes after putting the SDS drill down, I’m still vibratiing to the point that I’ve just sloshed coffee on the floor, on the steps and on the computer keyboard. My ears are still ringing, […]

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angle grinder, central heating, Concrete, DIY, Drill, Postaweek2013

From aircraft to upholstery

30 December, 2012 by Stonehead 0 Comments

Five days ago I discovered that as well as being a croft, I had to become an aircraft builder. Well, today I realised I have to add a further skillset to those, that of upholsterer. After putting in a couple of hours work, I decided it was time for a coffee and, after making it, […]

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DIY, postaweek2012, sofa, upholstery

Rain made a mess of the freshly painted windows.

Rain plus paint equals mess

12 September, 2012 by Stonehead 2 Comments

In April, I did my post-winter inspection of the croft to identify areas that needed maintenance and repair to have them in good condition for next winter. One of the priorities was the house windows—the paint was peeling, wood was exposed in a couple of areas and two frames were rotten. Six months later, […]

Crofting, Farming & Smallholding, Do it yourself

Crofting, DIY, Painting, postaweek2012, rain, Smallholding, Weather, Windows

Looking along the northern wall of the sitting room.

Sitting room makeover nears end

11 August, 2012 by Stonehead 4 Comments

The refurbishment of the sitting room is almost complete. It’s taken two weeks of repairs, reconstruction, patching, stripping, cleaning and painting but the results are starting to look good. And just in time, too. The Other Half has several friends coming for morning tea on Wednesday, which means the room must be perfect by then.

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Decorating, DIY, Living room, Painting, postaweek2012

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