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Kitchen benchtop – part2

02/11/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 896 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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Blind corner cupboard

26/10/202426/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1074 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

A blind corner cupboard in any kitchen is a pain to deal with. More so in a small kitchen where

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Kitchen benchtop – part 1

26/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1330 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Like the cupboards, I felt the stone benchtop also needed a solid, level base. In my head, that was always

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Hanging wall panels and high cupboards

18/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1259 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

After getting the first cupboards installed, I move on to panelling the walls – then some high cupboards. There was a

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First cupboards installed in daughter’s kitchen

13/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1965 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

After building a good solid base, it’s time to start installing some cupboards on top. But that’s not as easy

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A good base to start kitchen layout

05/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1025 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

After a rocky start, I set out to build a solid foundation on which to rest the kitchen cupboards. But,

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Rough start to a kitchen project

28/09/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1003 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

It’s taken a while – and A LOT of procrastination – but, I finally got around to making a start on

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Making a bar stool – and drinking beer

21/09/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1146 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I need a new bar stool to go with my bar table in my little Irish ‘snug’. Actually, I didn’t

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Hanging clamps on old fence palings

14/09/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1169 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Since moving house 12 months ago, there has been one issue in my shed that’s been bugging me – clamp storage.

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Messy plastering job in a small toilet

07/09/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 870 Views 0 Comments

I finally brought myself to do one of the messiest jobs in the toilet. Final touch-up plastering. I never did

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Telling a law firm to shove it

31/08/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1289 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Some time ago, I received an email claiming I had breached someone’s copyright by publishing a photo that they owned

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‘Scary’ shower-glass installation

24/08/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1338 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I had been dreading – and procrastinating over – this particular task for months. On the one hand, it was

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Re-framing a window in a view

17/08/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1331 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

The outside frame of my shed window is of no consequence to me on the inside. From the panoramic window

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Side-projects wrap-up

11/08/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1216 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I was a bit under the weather for a while recently. And because of that, I didn’t want to do

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Make and install a bathroom safety rail

03/08/202403/08/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1467 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

A safety rail wasn’t on my to-do list. But, with the bathroom in full use by the client (my 30-something

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Futureproofing our house access

11/07/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 837 Views 0 Comments

Both retired – getting older – knees stiffening – and two steps up to our front door that really don’t

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Meet Mr fan Tastic

09/07/202409/07/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1077 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Rosie bought one of those fancy all-in-one bathroom extractor/light/heater thingies like the one I installed in the bathroom downstairs –

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Meet Mr fan Tastic

06/07/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 833 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Rosie bought one of those fancy all-in-one bathroom extractor/light/heater thingies like the one I installed in the bathroom downstairs –

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My shed nearly sux – installing dust collection

22/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1626 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

My ‘new’ shed is getting a long-overdue upgrade. And this time, I’m doing it more properly than the last time.

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Marrying two spaces – bathroom and toilet

15/06/202415/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1337 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Ashling – “the client” – was scheduled to go out of town for four or five days (for surgery) last

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