moved into my house last October and tongue and groove needed fixing in bathroom after 11 months my joiner husband has finished it (wood had been bought 2 weeks after moving in )lol and the job took 2 hours !!!
Last house had a bedroom that had been stripped and waited 3 years to get the wallpaper up !!
please am i alone, or has anyone else been like this, they don't mean to but the job just sits and sits ?
2006-09-15 00:30:42 · 7 answers · asked by Nutty Girl 7 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Hamster very good now you say this year there is only 3 and a half months left maybe its like my year which means by next september .
Thanks
2006-09-15 00:46:36 · update #1
sorry didn't mean it to look like my husband only does the diy i help out where i can he is a time served joiner although does not work as a joiner anymore ,it was a panel in bathroom that had wood shelves and needed fretwork put in for over a radiator something anyone here would get a joiner in to do ,all i ment it sat for months and in 2 hours it was done and i never ever nagged him i don't nag.
2006-09-15 04:19:29 · update #2
You not alone. My husband and I are chronic diy starters and not finishers. It's taking over two years to finish a bathroom downstairs. Three years to reapply 1/4 round. Installed new doors two years ago and still haven't finished around them. My husband seems to have a knack for starting new things and not finishing them. And a year and half ago he embarked on constructing a two story garage all on his own. It is so slow.
2006-09-15 01:54:03 · answer #1 · answered by trinity2379 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Been in our house 10 years. Bedroom still has 70s style pink decor. No-one sees it, we only sleep there who cares. The public areas are up to date anyway. Took about 2 years to decorate the living room. Had new plaster on the walls after replacing the damp course. Had to make sure it was dry before painting it. 2 years made sure. Will do the bedroom this year though. It sucks
2006-09-15 00:40:14 · answer #2 · answered by ordiofile 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nuttygirl, you are definately not alone, the only time my OH moves is when I stick Dynamite where the sun dont shine.
I think the problem lies with me, as I am a getting things done person, and cause I am always getting things done, he then sees no need to do anything.
Try acting pitifull and distressed, it might work for you, it dont for me, but then I get my own back, I do or I should say dont do things when he wants them done, I conveniently forget, and it drives him mad.
2006-09-15 01:43:07 · answer #3 · answered by Gracey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bought a garden shed for my husband last year. It needs a base digging out for it before it can be erected. Next month it will be the first anniversary of the shed arriving in bits - and it is still in bits because the base still hasn't been dug out.
2006-09-15 03:41:55 · answer #4 · answered by musicalj2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what exactly about putting up T&G meant that a bloke had to do it ?
You're not alone, no. There are LOTS of woman who think that DIY is the blokes job.
2006-09-15 01:42:40 · answer #5 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry, just take a look at the parthenon. I don't know where to start with it.
2006-09-15 00:50:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you want something done, oftentimes, you have to do it yourself! Good luck honey, and no, you're not alone.
2006-09-15 00:32:28 · answer #7 · answered by shojo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋