I need to vent!

[Megatran]

Been trying (while juggling family commitments, family who are not well at the moment) to renovate the bathroom. I am good at a lot of things - handyman/DIY is not one of them. So frustrating.

I hear ya M-bot. Yesterday with help from my sister's husband, we took down a 'wobbly' brick chimney stack that was leaning inwards. The mortor was like beach sand & all it took was a sturdy tap of the mallet to dismantle one brick at a time. The interior metal chimney component also came out without much fight. Hopefully the plastic sheet & sealant we put over the top will do the trick. We'll know at the next down pour.

After quick work of the chimney we thought we'll power through to clear a portion of the rear garden for the shed. What we estimated would take 1 hour actually took 3. In 30 degreeC weather! The homemade lemonade was good though. Feeling the sunburn today....

Next. Restumping by pros, gut & redo the bathroom and repaint the entire house inside & out & erect the garden shed.