How good at handyman work are you?

youtube is a great source of content, I use it all the time.

once you have done something once then next time its always easier, my number one tip: Make sure you have the correct tools for the job!

Nothing worse then doing a job with the incorrect tools, try and install a mixer for your kitchen with the incorrect tools and you cant do it.. (for example)

Who said you need a plumber to change a tap? Serious?

 

I legit lost it laughing
I have a young apprentice atm and i cant WAIT to give these a go.

 

Always a pleasure to help misguide apprentices.

Bunnings mightn't carry them so you'll need to visit a few places to pick up a smoke screen, a short-handled leaning shovel and a plumber's/builder's crack.

 

Some professionals might know what they are doing but do some very average work... I give most things a go, kitchen mixer is the easiest!

 

YouTube will show you. Nothing wrong with left handers. My left handed hammer works great.

 

Most packets of screws will tell you on the back what drill bit/size to use and on the front will say int/ext for indoor or outdoor use.

 

Don't forget the sky hooks if working at heights. You need something to hook the harness onto.

 

Thanks Brian, there's a few others I haven't mentioned either.

 

to replace mixers you will need this big dog socket set specialised just for mixers. it's a must have.

http://www.reece.com.au/plumbing/products/7900000

turn water off open garden tap to drain the line. use socket set undo nut that holds mixer on sink (from underneath the bench) then put new one in the same way you took old one out. should take you 10 minutes.

 

I remember sending my apprentice on his 1st day round to the service station(as they were in those days) of the 80,s with a sack trolly to get a wheel alignment.He was gone for hours.

 

I didn't even realise this was a joke.
That's how rubbish I am.

 

Priceless.

@Bran - all of those tools are legitimate, the only dodgy one is when the mechanic sends out for a long brake.

 

@Depreciator can tell you how incredible my skills are.

First time I tried to paint a wall he found me in a laundry with paint all over my hand and practically up to my armpit.

 

I use a shifting spanner. Only needs 2 turns of the nut before it can get loosened by hand.

 

you can do it that way but i'd say it's a 1000x easier with the mixer socket set.
it can become quite difficult to do with certain basin / kitchen mixers as the kitchen sink bowl etc and back of the board only allow 40-50mm space can become quite tight with the shifter common with the square bowls

 

I was going to say the same, as you need to slide the socket up the middle of the screw thread to tighten it properly, bloody hard to get any sort of spanner up there and get the tap lined up all night and straight as well. I highly recommend buying a mixer socket set in this instance, it will save you a lot of swearing.. haha lol

 

Here's a tip, if you want a hefty discount at bunnings go their at 7am Sunday morning when most of the staff are still hung over or just cbf. Hasn't failed me yet!

 

You do learn as you go but working alongside someone that knows what they are doing is an easy way to learn. We (hubby and I) have done more than a few reno's. The first one I was mainly the ripper out person (it feels good ripping stuff out), painter and the gopher but after that I started to do more. I would look up Youtube and then have a go. I now do gyprock (but I'm not wonderful at setting), cornice, tiling splashbacks (I wouldn't do a floor or a whole wall) and a multitude of other little things. There is also a lot of stuff I "know" how to do if had to. If you are interested you will learn it.
I hate shoddy workmanship. If you ARE going to do stuff make sure you do it properly. Poor workman ship can actually make a job look worse than if it wasn't done. Selling a property with poor workmanship makes the buyer think "what else has not been done properly".

 

Good job. I am sure this would increase the value of the IP by 20% (even with half the bamboo fence)