tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post1669002644463040065..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: ... and we're finished!Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-76804263203762220912020-06-21T18:33:31.119+01:002020-06-21T18:33:31.119+01:00B, but as Theresa May said, there are girl jobs an...B, but as Theresa May said, there are girl jobs and boy jobs (which is why her husband takes out the bins).Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-55783643820676208522020-06-21T16:55:35.386+01:002020-06-21T16:55:35.386+01:00It's just as sexist for women to expect men to...It's just as sexist for women to expect men to do all the DIY as it is for men to expect women to do all the housework and childrearing.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-24163934640015520462020-06-21T12:32:11.567+01:002020-06-21T12:32:11.567+01:00B, that's not sexist, that's a very sensib...B, that's not sexist, that's a very sensible idea. Men should also cook one big meal and put one load of laundry through at the beginning for the same reasons.<br /><br />As to spray booth, sure, that would have reduced 'painting' time by half, but I'd have had one day's faff getting marquee and spray gun and setting up some hooks or racks for them to dry; and then another day's faff dismantling and returning marquee and spray gun etc. So no overall time saying.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-37707093426965956712020-06-21T10:28:03.936+01:002020-06-21T10:28:03.936+01:00At the risk of sounding sexist, women should do on...At the risk of sounding sexist, women should do one big DIY job at the beginning of any marriage. That way they find out a) its never straightforward b) takes time/skill if you want a reasonable job.<br /><br />Otherwise they think the show 60 Minute Makeover is a realistic benchmark.<br /><br />BTW, fairly heroic with a paintbrush. I'd have waited for a spell of good weather and set up a spray booth in the back garden. benjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544297406005346095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-42013059665248107162020-06-20T09:33:41.036+01:002020-06-20T09:33:41.036+01:00S, thanks. it does - the units now look bigger, bu...S, thanks. it does - the units now look bigger, but further away. Strange.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-57298710584549183102020-06-20T01:15:54.864+01:002020-06-20T01:15:54.864+01:00Looks great, totally transforms the space.Looks great, totally transforms the space.sokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08731477383943792509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-9376432663131303742020-06-19T21:55:32.966+01:002020-06-19T21:55:32.966+01:00Din, ta. Usually, the obvious ideas are the correc...Din, ta. Usually, the obvious ideas are the correct ones.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-89332104107612759332020-06-19T14:31:08.987+01:002020-06-19T14:31:08.987+01:00Does look better than the brown.Does look better than the brown.Dinerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632385731642361211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-15160117491709922162020-06-19T12:55:47.437+01:002020-06-19T12:55:47.437+01:00J, I know. Start with some new pale wood, coat of ...J, I know. Start with some new pale wood, coat of varnish, lovely. Why paint it a darker colour than it was to start with? I couldn't sand them back because the design is really fiddly. And also thanks.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-60190908846436039972020-06-19T12:12:44.102+01:002020-06-19T12:12:44.102+01:00Looks really good. I never did understand the attr...Looks really good. I never did understand the attraction of dark wood.John, Ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15791025491330337127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-73831803221216391572020-06-19T12:01:20.157+01:002020-06-19T12:01:20.157+01:00MIM, I didn't pre-estimate, I knew it would be...MIM, I didn't pre-estimate, I knew it would be about week of grim-ness. Once finished, I had to justify to myself why it had taken me so long, and 1.5 hours per door doesn't sound so bad.<br /><br />And thanks!Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-19354245444149528042020-06-19T11:56:52.454+01:002020-06-19T11:56:52.454+01:00I was quite good at estimating timescales for soft...I was quite good at estimating timescales for software development, but woefully bad at estimating timescales for diy. <br /><br />Nice result though.Mark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.com