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Thread ID: 125493 2012-07-02 09:36:00 DIY or Handyman Site John Calvert (16516) PC World Chat
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1285451 2012-07-02 09:36:00 Hi All

This is totally off-topic for computers, but many web-savvy people visit here so I'm interested in picking their brains.

I've always been interested in DIY, carpentry, home-maintenance, etc. - but have been frustrated by living in small flats without any possibility of a workshop or even a yard. But now I have a real (albeit small) house with a front and back yard and a garage, and I'm gradually building up my tools and materials for new projects.

However, enthusiasm is a poor substitute for experience so I'm wondering if there is an active forum/bulletin board for "handy" NZers that I can go to for good advice. There are loads of foreign ones of course but the products and tools often have different names so I'd prefer a Kiwi one. It's a bit tricky to search for: "DIY website" brings up a million hits on how to build your own website, which is not what I had in mind! 		John Calvert (16516)
1285452 2012-07-02 09:39:00 Check this website out:

www.buildyourdream.co.nz

:) 		stratex5 (16685)
1285453 2012-07-04 01:32:00 Load of stuff here: www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk braindead (1685)
1285454 2012-07-04 04:05:00 I've always been interested in DIY, carpentry, home-maintenance, etc. - but have been frustrated by living in small flats without any possibility of a workshop or even a yard. !
Most DIY people I know just l;eave tools and projects lying about the living room or spare room anyway.. 		pctek (84)
1285455 2012-07-04 04:42:00 When my mum came back from overseas there was 1/2 a morris engine on the kitchen table and a radiator in the bathroom. She wasn't too impressed about it though, that's what the garage is for she screams. Problem is the garage has too many unfinished projects in it :D The Error Guy (14052)
1285456 2012-07-04 04:45:00 When my mum came back from overseas there was 1/2 a morris engine on the kitchen table and a radiator in the bathroom. She wasn't too impressed about it though, that's what the garage is for she screams. Problem is the garage has too many unfinished projects in it :D

... unlike the kitchen and bathroom... :D 		johcar (6283)
1285457 2012-07-04 05:04:00 We've had a Morris Oxford head on the lounge floor.
It did have newspaper under it..... 		pctek (84)
1285458 2012-07-04 05:14:00 Just be aware that there are new regulations around what you can legally do yourself .... if it's just relining or paint & wallpaper, no worries ... if you want to take a wall down or put wider doors in an outside wall (for that indoor / outdoor flow) it will more than probably have to be done by a qualified tradesman as it's considered "structural" ... and of course that goes for plumbing & electrics as well, if you want insurance cover (you need a cert of compliance).

I do not believe there are any restrictions on the number of Morris Minor Motors allowed within the premises ... however ... if you intend breading them, then a call to local local VINZ or LTSA may be advisable .... :D 		SP8's (9836)
1285459 2012-07-04 06:40:00 I do not believe there are any restrictions on the number of Morris Minor Motors allowed within the premises ... however ... if you intend breading them, then a call to local local VINZ or LTSA may be advisable .... :D

Mrs T only breads them if she plans to bake them, and AFAIK she has never bothered to consult VINZ or LTSA in relation to her culinary efforts.

Cheers

Billy 8-{) :D 		Billy T (70)
1285460 2012-07-04 08:31:00 There are many aspects to DIY. ;)

I needed some new shelves in my garage just after I moved into my place so went right about building them.

After I’d finished a very official looking gentleman arrives announcing he is the “Noise Abatement Officer” for the local Council.

He advises that he has had a complaint about the noise I’d been making. I showed him my handiwork and he scratched his head in disbelief enquiring “Is That It”.

Then the conversation went like this:

Sure is I advised, to which he was spitting tacks. Well he advised, your neighbour rang complaining that you had set up an industry in Residential “A” zoning and hearing her description I thought I’d better attend myself. We usually get Armourguard.

Oh dear, well I’m finished now.

Well you must have something else to cut up otherwise she’ll think she’s won and cause me more grief.

Ok I’ll cut some firewood. :thumbs:

And away he went never to be seen again.

As for the neighbour, well as the old saying goes “Good fences make good neighbours”. :D 		B.M. (505)
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