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A personal version of storage wars

19/10/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1535 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 1498 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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Storage disaster averted

10/10/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1590 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 909 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 1231 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 1303 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 1741 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 1506 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 1309 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 1141 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 1592 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 1477 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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Laying a floating floor

04/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2289 Views 1 Comment Make-n-Do

In this video, I’m laying a plastic-laminate, wood-look floating floor. But, as always, don’t come looking around here if it’s

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My secret firewood-shelter project

22/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1681 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I recorded this in September 2022, when the missus and kids went to Ireland – bringing back a dose of

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Made a small table for my neighbour’s RV

10/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1304 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

My neighbour asked if I could make him a small table for his RV – about half the size of

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Making two special gifts for Ireland

04/09/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1534 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

It has been three years since I’ve visited me Mammy in Ireland – because of COVID. But, the borders are open

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Two dangerous ‘explosions’ on my wood lathe

05/07/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1591 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

With all this ‘weather’ we’ve been having, our surf beach is covered in driftwood. So, I did the community a

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Wife thinks her wardrobe makeover is “weird”

17/06/202217/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1748 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I suppose you’re all excited to see the end of the Rosie’s Wardrobe Makeover series?! Not half as excited as

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Rosie’s walk-in-wardrobe refurb – part 3

07/06/202209/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1435 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Now it’s down to some of the trickier bits of the rebuild in Rosie’s walk-in wardrobe. At least, they are

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Rosie’s walk-in-wardrobe refurb – part 2

11/05/202212/05/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1949 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I didn’t think of this in the planning – but, when you build something big, heavy and awkwardly shaped in

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