On Thursday 27 June 2013 10:28 Dave Plowman (News) wrote in uk.d-i-y:

In article ,
harryagain wrote:
Barry Bucknell is still remembered (and Cliff Mitchelmore) after decades

If those progs were shown today, Bucknall would be pilloried for the
bodger he was.


Tommy Walsh is not bad - at least when he did the shed build there were some
interesting things regarding the framing and roof. I'd like a tiny bit more
detail - perhaps a 5-10 minute section on how to do one "difficult" thing
(eg plaster, neat quick painting, bit of plumbing (solder, compression, push
fit, plus a few common fixes like new taps, tap washer, ballcocks).

Shouldn't be hard to mesh that with the main "story" of the episode.

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On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 10:28:07 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
harryagain wrote:
Barry Bucknell is still remembered (and Cliff Mitchelmore) after decades

If those progs were shown today, Bucknall would be pilloried for the
bodger he was.

One thing to be said in his favour - he simply panel-pinned hardboard
over Victorian doors. Hardboard which could easily be removed thirty
years later.
The other stuff he made was a product of the times - dreadful taste
though it was, it wasn't all his fault.

On Friday 28 June 2013 13:55 Grimly Curmudgeon wrote in uk.d-i-y:

On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 10:28:07 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
harryagain wrote:
Barry Bucknell is still remembered (and Cliff Mitchelmore) after
decades

If those progs were shown today, Bucknall would be pilloried for the
bodger he was.

One thing to be said in his favour - he simply panel-pinned hardboard
over Victorian doors. Hardboard which could easily be removed thirty
years later.

Been there, undone that.

Tommy would have wanged it on with SticksLikeSh*t and it would have come off
with half the door still attached.

The other stuff he made was a product of the times - dreadful taste
though it was, it wasn't all his fault.


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On 28/06/2013 14:07, Tim Watts wrote:
On Friday 28 June 2013 13:55 Grimly Curmudgeon wrote in uk.d-i-y:

On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 10:28:07 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
harryagain wrote:
Barry Bucknell is still remembered (and Cliff Mitchelmore) after
decades

If those progs were shown today, Bucknall would be pilloried for the
bodger he was.

One thing to be said in his favour - he simply panel-pinned hardboard
over Victorian doors. Hardboard which could easily be removed thirty
years later.

Been there, undone that.

Watched my Dad do that :-)

Tommy would have wanged it on with SticksLikeSh*t and it would have come off
with half the door still attached.

The other stuff he made was a product of the times - dreadful taste
though it was, it wasn't all his fault.




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On Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:14:37 +0200, IWCMedia1
wrote:

Are you or someone you know a DIY disaster? Or do you have any video
footage of your DIY-related misadventures?

Oh no, not another media bubble-head who thinks they've got an
'original' idea.
Look dearie, that was old in the 60s.

Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
On Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:14:37 +0200, IWCMedia1
wrote:

Are you or someone you know a DIY disaster? Or do you have any video
footage of your DIY-related misadventures?

Oh no, not another media bubble-head who thinks they've got an
'original' idea.
Look dearie, that was old in the 60s.

Checking out their web****e, they are already responsible for every
dreadful dumbed down load of ****e about houses and DIY that has been
broadcast.

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