Man About The House

Man About The House Man About The House is Paul Kirton-Smith. I am a can-do kind of guy that can actually turn my hand to almost anything. including car and house maintenance.

A swift shed refelt today on a properly rickety ol shed. it is water tight though 😁 😁😁
05/11/2025

A swift shed refelt today on a properly rickety ol shed. it is water tight though 😁

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Today I have been giving a fig tree a proper hard pruning. 😃😃
04/11/2025

Today I have been giving a fig tree a proper hard pruning. 😃😃

One of today's little jobs was to replace some rotten boards on this pretty little garden shed, here it is already for p...
03/11/2025

One of today's little jobs was to replace some rotten boards on this pretty little garden shed, here it is already for paint. 😊

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My extractor fan stopped working. I found the ducting had broken up and was jamming the fan, so out with the old ducting...
01/11/2025

My extractor fan stopped working. I found the ducting had broken up and was jamming the fan, so out with the old ducting and in with some new 😃

Super chuffed to show you my newly fitted bespoke made gate.probably the most awkward fit I have encountered as the gard...
30/10/2025

Super chuffed to show you my newly fitted bespoke made gate.
probably the most awkward fit I have encountered as the garden wall is at an Obtuse angle to the house. Meaning the gate posts had to be bought thicker than required then cut on one side with an Acute angle of 22.5 degrees, in order that the posts and gate lined up parallel to one another🥵Phewww . Also the brief was for concealed hinges and a Yale deadlock. Not bad for a handyman I think you'll agree 😊😊😊

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A swift fence repaint finished yesterday morning, nice 😊 😃😃
29/10/2025

A swift fence repaint finished yesterday morning, nice 😊

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Here we go one bespoke, very heavy duty Garden gate all ready for hanging tomorrow. Four hours start to finish includin...
28/10/2025

Here we go one bespoke, very heavy duty Garden gate all ready for hanging tomorrow. Four hours start to finish including shopping for Timber, I think that is pretty good for a general handyman, don't you ? 😊😊😊

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Today I am making a bespoke garden gate. That is the tenon joints cut, now for those tricky mortices 🫣
28/10/2025

Today I am making a bespoke garden gate. That is the tenon joints cut, now for those tricky mortices 🫣

Here we go, after three days of steam stripping and removing all skirting boards it is ready for the lovely plaster man ...
15/10/2025

Here we go, after three days of steam stripping and removing all skirting boards it is ready for the lovely plaster man to do his stuff, me... I am knackered 🥵

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I had a day of stripping 😳 😃😃
13/10/2025

I had a day of stripping 😳

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I know its hard to see, but here I a have fitted three vine support lines complete with Turnbuckle tensioners. Its all r...
09/10/2025

I know its hard to see, but here I a have fitted three vine support lines complete with Turnbuckle tensioners. Its all ready for next years growing season 😃

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This weeks big project, and possibly my last big fence job. I am getting to old for it 🫣Looks great though doesn't it. I...
08/10/2025

This weeks big project, and possibly my last big fence job. I am getting to old for it 🫣
Looks great though doesn't it.
It is the longest single run of fencing I have ever done, so long it took 4 photos to get it all in😳 20 X 6ft panels so around 120 feet long in all, and hard work from start to finish. So many tree roots and as for the narrow passage between the two sheds, it was the fencing equivalent of keyhole surgery.
really proud at what we have achieved. 😊😊

all panels and posts made and supplied by the lovely people at LawMac Fencing Thanks Katie, it is super quality, you are the best.

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