Having spend most of the back of the house honing my re-pointing technique, an image of the work in action might help to illustrate how I am working: The coffee fairy took this photo while I was working on the front of the house. The wood rectangle I am holding is the float trowel, it [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Tips’
All a question of technique
Posted in DIY, The House, tagged re-pointing, Tips on November 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Garden mobile and bird scarer
Posted in DIY, Home-made Sunday, Something thrifty this way comes, The House, tagged exterior, garden, Tips on August 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve noticed this week that there is a mystery marauder who seems to have a predilection for brussel sprouts. To whit, this mysterious figure of crime has eaten the tips of two of my brussel sprout plants as well as all the leaves of one. Although my gardening book does say to pinch out the [...]
Something thrifty: two beers, one stone
Posted in Something thrifty this way comes, tagged garden, Tips on April 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This frugal twofer trick was taught to me by the Divine Mrs M (nee T) and is the reason so many of my plants are so lush. What you need… Are empty beer bottles (or cans) or even empty milk bottles. You don’t need to go out specially looking for empties of any sort, just [...]
Moving Tip: #5
Posted in Moving, tagged Tips on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you have moved away from a house with a corkscrew, check the wine you are purchasing is a screwtop before you purchase it and take it home to enjoy. The same applies to beer and bottle openers – now is not the time to purchase imported beers which require a bottle opener to get [...]
Moving Tip: #4
Posted in Moving, tagged Tips on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the last hurrah’s before you move, when you are laying out your last moving outfit; if there are pants and boots involved, try to remember to include a belt and some socks you can wear before you box up the rest of your wardrobe and move it…
Moving Tip: #3
Posted in Moving, tagged Tips on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you pack all your cat food into a box, ready to be moved, but put it aside until you are actually moving your own wondercat;…try not to get carried away with all the moving excitement and accidentally move the box to your new house. It is unlikely you will discover that you did so [...]
Moving Tip: #2
Posted in Moving, tagged Tips on August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After you have made friends with the bottle-o, do the same with your local supermarket. See if they can put aside the boxes they receive their stocks of egg cartons in. These boxes are incredibly sturdy and reinforced to carry delicate items. They are even better than banana boxes. Bread boxes and banana boxes are [...]
Moving Tip: #1
Posted in Moving, tagged Tips on August 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Make friends with your local bottle-o and convince them to give you their empty wine boxes. Wine boxes hold about 12 wine bottles and are the absolute perfect size for carting books. Unlike a larger box, you won’t be able to overload them (important if, like me, you suffer from any kind of back-related issues) [...]
DIY Learning: #6
Posted in DIY, tagged Tips on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was guided by DIY Dad in terms of the order to paint surfaces. We did the: Ceilings Cornices C1 Touch up cornices Masking cornices C2 Cutting into cornices Touch up cornices Mask skirtings and windows C1, 2 and 3 on the skirtings I think his order works best if you are an experienced and/or [...]
DIY Learning: #5
Posted in DIY, tagged Tips on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Using a paint roller on a wall is a subtle art. The important thing to remember is to avoid roller marks or smears, you should always take your roller off the wall while it is rolling. When the roller stops, the smears begin…so ensure you sweep the roller off as it is still moving. If [...]
