Author: Doozer

In part five of this series I joined the long sides together by fitting the rungs and then added some additional bracing at the bottom of the tower to stop it twisting. In this part I build and fit the platform and have a test climb.

Homemade Scaffolding Tower – Part 5

Jul 18, 2015

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In part four of this series I completed the long sides of the scaffolding tower. In this part I’ll build the shorter sides which provide the rungs which are used to climb the tower and support the platform.

Homemade Scaffolding Tower – Part 4

Jul 14, 2015

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In part three I prepared the legs, made some jigs and cut the rung sockets. In this part I will attach the stretchers and cross bracing thus completing one side.

Homemade Scaffolding Tower – Part 3

Jul 14, 2015

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In part two of this series I looked at some calculations and drew up a parts list. In this part I will start the build by constructing the sides of the tower.

Homemade Scaffolding Tower – Part 2

Jul 13, 2015

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In part one of this series on making your own homemade scaffolding tower I discussed the research and design aspects of building the tower. In part two I perform a few quick calculations to prove the platform will be strong enough and put together a parts list for the material purchase.

Homemade Scaffolding Tower – Part 1

Jul 13, 2015

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A few months ago I was faced with the challenge of taking down an old extension before it fell down on it’s own. Although I’ve tackled small building projects before, like fitting a new doorway or building an internal wall, this was the first time I was tackling a project that you could really call…

Repairing a Window Sill – Part 5

Jun 12, 2015

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In the fourth part of this series on repairing a window sill I got to the point where I had mostly finished the replacement part for the outer lining. In this final instalment in the series I tidy up the sill, fit the outer lining repair and tidy things up.

Removing Paint from the Carpet

Jun 10, 2015

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in Miscellaneous

After spending literally years doing up our tumble-down old house we are finally getting to the point where we are laying carpet and putting the last coats of paint on some rooms. Like a complete DIY noob’ though I managed to get a spot of paint on one of our new carpets and here’s how…

Repairing a Window Sill – Part 4

Jun 10, 2015

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In part three of this growing series on repairing a window sill I cut, shaped and fitted the two largest patch pieces. In this part I prepare and fit the other patch pieces for the sill and start to prepare the outer lining patch.

Repairing a Window Sill – Part 3

Jun 9, 2015

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In part two of this series on repairing a window sill I started to fix up the outer lining, made some patch pieces for the repair and applied wood hardener. In this part I’ll continue to make the pieces that will patch up the window sill.

Repairing a Window Sill – Part 2

Jun 9, 2015

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In part one of this short series on repairing a window sill I showed you how to remove the rotten wood from the window. In part two I’ll begin the repair work by adding new wood and shaping a new piece of sill.

Repair a Window Sill

Jun 8, 2015

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In this article I repair a window sill on a sash window that I removed from an extension we were having demolished. The window is modern, probably only a decade old, but the sill is already in a poor condition because it’s been made of softwood and not been looked after very well.

Fixing a Freezer Left Open Over Night

Mar 26, 2014

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The other day the wife kindly offered to get us an ice lolly while we were watching a film, unfortunately, the freezer door didn’t close properly due to a fault with the handle and it was left all night about 2cm open. When I got up the in the morning to make the coffee I…

Miscellaneous Resources

Jan 21, 2013

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