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Dropping a big slab in my basement hole

15/02/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1228 Views 2 Comments Make-n-Do

My basement pit-digging project takes a significant step forward in this video. The big slab I cut through earlier finally

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Going long in basement pit dig

08/02/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1229 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I’ve done a 90-degree turn in the basement pit. I decided to set aside the stairs cut/build for now, in

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Cutting steps from a concrete floor

01/02/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 989 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

In this exciting and dramatic episode, I cut slices out of my concrete floor to use later as steps in

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Support works for basement dig

25/01/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1198 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Digging a hole in my basement floor is not just a simple matter of digging. There’s the also the big

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New tool to cut deeper

18/01/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1416 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I bought a new tool – a big boys’ toy – designed to cut deeper into the concrete. Spoiler alert

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Workforce bolstered

11/01/202511/01/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1116 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Zoe got all the attention in the last video – and that didn’t go unnoticed. Which was good for me

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Recruited slave labour for New Year digging

04/01/202504/01/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1546 Views 1 Comment Make-n-Do

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas/New Year holiday. I did – lots of food, too much alcohol and

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Shed basement – better progress

29/12/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1549 Views 3 Comments Make-n-Do

After a slow start, progress in the basement has been good. I now have a deeper hole – and somewhere

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Shed basement – Merry Christmas

24/12/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1684 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Christmas is coming and the shed-basement project progresses – with a minor (or maybe even major) hiccup just today. You

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Shed basement – digging deeper

21/12/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1582 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

As a hole-digging-progress report, this.video is sooo exciting –– NOT! But, stick with me and I promise it will get

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New project – digging a hole in my shed

14/12/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1156 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

My shed has a basement under half of it. But it’s not high enough to stand up in – at

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Finished kitchen and bathroom tour

07/12/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1102 Views 2 Comments Make-n-Do

IT’S ALL DONE (nearly – just minor touchups you don’t need to watch). The kitchen floor was the last major

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All the fiddly bits to finish a kitchen build

30/11/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1091 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I can’t believe it – my daughter’s kitchen build is finished! Or at least it is now, in real life.

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Kitchen ceiling – part 2

23/11/202424/11/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1141 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

The central, drop-down part of the ceiling will be a centrepiece of my daughter’s kitchen – if all goes to

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Kitchen benchtop – part 5 (and last)

23/11/202424/11/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1051 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I promise – this is the last video of the benchtop installation. It was a tricky and long-winded journey, but,

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Kitchen ceiling – part 1

16/11/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1127 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

The ceiling in my daughter’s kitchen has lived in my head for months. It’s finally time to get it out

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Kitchen benchtop – part 4

15/11/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 661 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

How long does it take to fit one bench top, you might ask? Well, we’re near the end – just

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Kitchen benchtop – part 3

09/11/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1163 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

This episode features a nice big slab of ironbark, which will be a standout feature of my daughter’s kitchen. Ironbark

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Two steps to failure

02/11/202402/11/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 987 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

This was a hard one to cop – but it was, in the end, a big fat fail. Or was

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Kitchen benchtop – part2

02/11/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 818 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Putting the stone on top of the kitchen bench is a momentous milestone. One ‘simple’ act seems to progress the

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