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Fitting my basement sump pump

12/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1696 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

We had a lot of rain recently. The resulting flood in my basement diggings was prompt enough for me to

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Moving giant slab outdoors

05/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2301 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

The giant slab I cut last week gets moved outdoors in this video. It wasn’t easy, of course. But, with

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Cutting huge slab from basement floor

29/03/202529/03/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1727 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Here’s a biggie for ya – the largest slab I’ve cut from the floor in my shed basement. Manhandling this

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Flooring the courtyard

22/03/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2156 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Most of the action in this video happened on a sad Saint Patrick’s day. Sad, because I found out it

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Three steps and I’m outside

15/03/202515/03/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2171 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I had a great weekend away last week, with extended family, for a significant milestone – so the week got

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1 step, 2 step, tricky under there

08/03/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2035 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

In this video, I install the second step to get me out of the hole I dug in my basement.

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Starting the stairs to my basement pit

01/03/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1550 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

This week, I turned around and started upwards – the stairs to get me out of this hole I dug myself

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Pouring concrete floor in basement hole

22/02/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1817 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

It’s a satisfying thing when you can start to put stuff back into a hole after so much digging out.

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Dropping a big slab in my basement hole

15/02/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1873 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 1870 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 1508 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 1714 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 1910 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 1677 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 2201 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 2232 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 2256 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 2149 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 1752 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 1752 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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