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Plumber visits – and a little more demolition

28/11/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 856 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

We saw a post on Facebook yesterday from a young plumber looking for work. Serendipity – just so happens we

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Editor's Vlog 

Nothing but safety on the next job

26/11/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1185 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I got an epic ear bashing from Mrs H after my last video. Apparently, my callous disregard of safety equipment

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Ashling’s bathroom – demolition phase 2

23/11/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1106 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Demolition in preparation for Ashling’s new bathroom is coming along slowly. There aren’t enough hours in the day for swinging

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New boxes for lucky thirteen

21/11/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1325 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I bought a new tool cart and installed a new letterbox. The two (are sort) of related. And I think

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Demolition begins on new project

18/11/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1212 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

With my workshop now operational – so begins the first ‘priority task’ in our new house. I’ll give you a tour

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Stacker for my lumber

13/11/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1121 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

My various lumber collections were the biggest space wasters on my new shed’s floor. I was always going to do

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Making a fence-paling drill-press bench

08/11/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1169 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

My drill press is a heavy beast, so it needed a strong bench to stand it on. Old-school hardwood fence

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A big bench with a small price tag

06/11/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1113 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I had a bunch of heavy stuff sitting on my shed floor, getting in the way. These were the kinds

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A personal version of storage wars

19/10/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1410 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Long before we bought our new house, we rented a storage unit to help us declutter our old house in

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Buying slabs of wood with a great story

13/10/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1384 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I hinted at a secret behind the camera in the last video – but then let you see what it

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Editor's Vlog 

Storage disaster averted

10/10/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1152 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

What happens when the wheels come off your storage plans? Jump in front of the avalanche and hope for the

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Trouble installing a new shed crane

07/10/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 824 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

As soon as I saw my potential new shed, with an I-beam at the apex of its roof, installing a

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Diving in to our new home

04/10/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1167 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

It’s been 10 days since we moved into our new home (or, at least it was when I shot this

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Moving to a new home – with too much ‘stuff’

21/09/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1212 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Our big day arrived – moving to our new house. All went very smoothly, thankfully – from the professional removalists to the

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Nearly ready to move

11/09/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1270 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Rosie and I bought a new house, sold our current house – and then started packing – and packing –

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Prepping my shed for a move

03/09/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1415 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

My shed. is in turmoil – because we’re packing up to move house. And it’s not just about packing tools

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My first solo home brew beer

30/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1202 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

In this video, I attempt to make my first ever home-brew beer by myself (my neighbour supervised my first batch).

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Pre-sale cleanups and storage merry-go-rounds

25/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1043 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

On the journey to selling a house, there are many twists, turns and stumbles. In this video, my office needs

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Why we’re selling our house – and first tip run

14/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1489 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

This video was recorded in December 2021 – while we were all still wearing face masks in public. There was no

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Make-n-do a basketball hoop

13/08/202313/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1364 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

This video is a throwback to when we first got serious about getting our house ready for sale – January

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