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That's Ask Someone Else To Do It For You, which, in my opinion, is a damn site better than DIY, Do It Yourself.
I spend much of the long weekend in the garden, doing the dreaded DIY. First job was simple enough, just bang in a couple of posts to screw our screen fence to, as we're making a nice little seating area in one corner of our garden (where the greenhouse once stood). This job is practically finished, except we need a few more stones, but we didn't buy enough, and haven't the cash to go back yet!
Anyway, once this was done, we moved on the next job, putting up an arch.
Given that I had problems simply buying the arch, it's no surprise that we struggled putting it up! You see, it was the last one in Focus, and all of the tags had been pulled off of it. So a number of staff members looked at it, but couldn't decide which arch it was. Eventually they called the manager down, who took one look at it, then said what it was. He identified it as the cheaper of the two arches they sold. When I got it home, and got all the bits out, it happens it was the more expensive one, so I'd saved myslef £10 or so, which was a bonus.
Anyway, given our success using Metposts for our fence, we decided to use them on the arch too.
I guess I'd better let you know what a Metpost is, as if you haven't used one, you won't know. Basically, it's a spike, with a block on the end for sticking posts into. You just bang them into the ground, them stick the posts into them. It's apparently easier than digging holes and concreting posts in, and just as stable.
So there we are, banging Metpost's into the ground. Only, the ground below is littered with rubble, so we'd get so far down, before coming to a stop, and having to dig up whatever was stopping us banging the post into the ground. Once all of the obstructions were out of the way, we came across yet another problem, keeping the posts straight, and in line, whilst banging them with a mallet. This simply wasn't possible, we realised, after several attempts to get it right, and digging the post out again.
Fortunately, we had one in a position we thought was suitable, so we left that one there, and put up one post. We then dug a deep hole, stuck the second post into the Metpost, and lined in up in the hole, before reburying the Metpost, as this was easier than banging it into the ground.
All of this took so bloody long. We had to re-do things so many times, had to come up with different ways to do things. It was really frustrating, but eventually, we got it up. And it looks relatively straight and even. Maybe a little on the lean, but I swear the house is on the lean, not the arch!
Anyway, after much sanding, banging and digging, I ache. My hands feel stiff. I hate DIY, and never want to do anything like this again.
Shame I suggested using all of the rubble we discovered to build a bloody rockery then isn't it? I know what I'll be doing in the afternoons when I havce time off for the World Cup! Bah!
I spend much of the long weekend in the garden, doing the dreaded DIY. First job was simple enough, just bang in a couple of posts to screw our screen fence to, as we're making a nice little seating area in one corner of our garden (where the greenhouse once stood). This job is practically finished, except we need a few more stones, but we didn't buy enough, and haven't the cash to go back yet!
Anyway, once this was done, we moved on the next job, putting up an arch.
Given that I had problems simply buying the arch, it's no surprise that we struggled putting it up! You see, it was the last one in Focus, and all of the tags had been pulled off of it. So a number of staff members looked at it, but couldn't decide which arch it was. Eventually they called the manager down, who took one look at it, then said what it was. He identified it as the cheaper of the two arches they sold. When I got it home, and got all the bits out, it happens it was the more expensive one, so I'd saved myslef £10 or so, which was a bonus.
Anyway, given our success using Metposts for our fence, we decided to use them on the arch too.
I guess I'd better let you know what a Metpost is, as if you haven't used one, you won't know. Basically, it's a spike, with a block on the end for sticking posts into. You just bang them into the ground, them stick the posts into them. It's apparently easier than digging holes and concreting posts in, and just as stable.
So there we are, banging Metpost's into the ground. Only, the ground below is littered with rubble, so we'd get so far down, before coming to a stop, and having to dig up whatever was stopping us banging the post into the ground. Once all of the obstructions were out of the way, we came across yet another problem, keeping the posts straight, and in line, whilst banging them with a mallet. This simply wasn't possible, we realised, after several attempts to get it right, and digging the post out again.
Fortunately, we had one in a position we thought was suitable, so we left that one there, and put up one post. We then dug a deep hole, stuck the second post into the Metpost, and lined in up in the hole, before reburying the Metpost, as this was easier than banging it into the ground.
All of this took so bloody long. We had to re-do things so many times, had to come up with different ways to do things. It was really frustrating, but eventually, we got it up. And it looks relatively straight and even. Maybe a little on the lean, but I swear the house is on the lean, not the arch!
Anyway, after much sanding, banging and digging, I ache. My hands feel stiff. I hate DIY, and never want to do anything like this again.
Shame I suggested using all of the rubble we discovered to build a bloody rockery then isn't it? I know what I'll be doing in the afternoons when I havce time off for the World Cup! Bah!
Gardening is just the worst. I can't stand it.
Yeah, it was one of those nutty moments, when I saw the pile of rubble (we had to smash a path up too, you see) and thought 'rockery'. Rather than keeping this thought to myself, it blurted out,, so I'll have to do it now.
Mind you, this means dumping most of the rubble under the ground, to raise it for a rockery area, which is probably less work than taking it to the tip..... probably.
Mind you, this means dumping most of the rubble under the ground, to raise it for a rockery area, which is probably less work than taking it to the tip..... probably.
Sorry to hear about that Meka, I think my Dad can agree with your thoughts after spending much of his Easter holiday doing DIY, in the kitchen and the garden. The flowers were okay until my brother started playing football in the back garden, and he couldn't rip this wallpaper off behind the heater because it was literally stuck there. Wouldn't budge.
And you actually suggested an to build a rockery!? Are you mad, Meka!? :D
And you actually suggested an to build a rockery!? Are you mad, Meka!? :D
That's Ask Someone Else To Do It For You, which, in my opinion, is a damn site better than DIY, Do It Yourself.
I spend much of the long weekend in the garden, doing the dreaded DIY. First job was simple enough, just bang in a couple of posts to screw our screen fence to, as we're making a nice little seating area in one corner of our garden (where the greenhouse once stood). This job is practically finished, except we need a few more stones, but we didn't buy enough, and haven't the cash to go back yet!
Anyway, once this was done, we moved on the next job, putting up an arch.
Given that I had problems simply buying the arch, it's no surprise that we struggled putting it up! You see, it was the last one in Focus, and all of the tags had been pulled off of it. So a number of staff members looked at it, but couldn't decide which arch it was. Eventually they called the manager down, who took one look at it, then said what it was. He identified it as the cheaper of the two arches they sold. When I got it home, and got all the bits out, it happens it was the more expensive one, so I'd saved myslef £10 or so, which was a bonus.
Anyway, given our success using Metposts for our fence, we decided to use them on the arch too.
I guess I'd better let you know what a Metpost is, as if you haven't used one, you won't know. Basically, it's a spike, with a block on the end for sticking posts into. You just bang them into the ground, them stick the posts into them. It's apparently easier than digging holes and concreting posts in, and just as stable.
So there we are, banging Metpost's into the ground. Only, the ground below is littered with rubble, so we'd get so far down, before coming to a stop, and having to dig up whatever was stopping us banging the post into the ground. Once all of the obstructions were out of the way, we came across yet another problem, keeping the posts straight, and in line, whilst banging them with a mallet. This simply wasn't possible, we realised, after several attempts to get it right, and digging the post out again.
Fortunately, we had one in a position we thought was suitable, so we left that one there, and put up one post. We then dug a deep hole, stuck the second post into the Metpost, and lined in up in the hole, before reburying the Metpost, as this was easier than banging it into the ground.
All of this took so bloody long. We had to re-do things so many times, had to come up with different ways to do things. It was really frustrating, but eventually, we got it up. And it looks relatively straight and even. Maybe a little on the lean, but I swear the house is on the lean, not the arch!
Anyway, after much sanding, banging and digging, I ache. My hands feel stiff. I hate DIY, and never want to do anything like this again.
Shame I suggested using all of the rubble we discovered to build a bloody rockery then isn't it? I know what I'll be doing in the afternoons when I havce time off for the World Cup! Bah!
I spend much of the long weekend in the garden, doing the dreaded DIY. First job was simple enough, just bang in a couple of posts to screw our screen fence to, as we're making a nice little seating area in one corner of our garden (where the greenhouse once stood). This job is practically finished, except we need a few more stones, but we didn't buy enough, and haven't the cash to go back yet!
Anyway, once this was done, we moved on the next job, putting up an arch.
Given that I had problems simply buying the arch, it's no surprise that we struggled putting it up! You see, it was the last one in Focus, and all of the tags had been pulled off of it. So a number of staff members looked at it, but couldn't decide which arch it was. Eventually they called the manager down, who took one look at it, then said what it was. He identified it as the cheaper of the two arches they sold. When I got it home, and got all the bits out, it happens it was the more expensive one, so I'd saved myslef £10 or so, which was a bonus.
Anyway, given our success using Metposts for our fence, we decided to use them on the arch too.
I guess I'd better let you know what a Metpost is, as if you haven't used one, you won't know. Basically, it's a spike, with a block on the end for sticking posts into. You just bang them into the ground, them stick the posts into them. It's apparently easier than digging holes and concreting posts in, and just as stable.
So there we are, banging Metpost's into the ground. Only, the ground below is littered with rubble, so we'd get so far down, before coming to a stop, and having to dig up whatever was stopping us banging the post into the ground. Once all of the obstructions were out of the way, we came across yet another problem, keeping the posts straight, and in line, whilst banging them with a mallet. This simply wasn't possible, we realised, after several attempts to get it right, and digging the post out again.
Fortunately, we had one in a position we thought was suitable, so we left that one there, and put up one post. We then dug a deep hole, stuck the second post into the Metpost, and lined in up in the hole, before reburying the Metpost, as this was easier than banging it into the ground.
All of this took so bloody long. We had to re-do things so many times, had to come up with different ways to do things. It was really frustrating, but eventually, we got it up. And it looks relatively straight and even. Maybe a little on the lean, but I swear the house is on the lean, not the arch!
Anyway, after much sanding, banging and digging, I ache. My hands feel stiff. I hate DIY, and never want to do anything like this again.
Shame I suggested using all of the rubble we discovered to build a bloody rockery then isn't it? I know what I'll be doing in the afternoons when I havce time off for the World Cup! Bah!