I built a large and elaborate ramp so the wheelchairs could get in and
out of the house.
I built a plinth over part of the dining room floor and surfaced it with
matching laminate so the wheelchairs could get over the door threshold.
I built a small ramp between the kitchen and dining room because of the
difference in floor levels.
I built a ramp so the wheelchairs could get in and out of the motorhome.
I altered the upper staircase extensively so a stairlift could be fitted.
I dismantled a powerchair (2 hours) so I could access a microswitch
(£1.60) that had failed (10 mins) and re-assembled the chair (1 hour).
The quote from the manufacturer was £250.
I fitted grab handles all over the place.
I fitted some cupboards in the new wetroom.
I fitted out a trailer with a system that will charge two powerchairs
from either mains, the towing vehicle, or an internal battery, depending
on what power source is available.
I fitted a gadget that controls the smoke detectors.
I repaired the (rather expensive) nozzle-thing on the end of the garden
hose.
I put the freezers on a separate circuit with their RCBs adjacent to them.
I dismantled the motorhome cooker and unblocked the jets and made the
whole thing so it didn't rattle.
I made some small wall-mounted storage units from chicken wire and
solder, and fitted them in the motorhome lavatory and utility area.
I scrounged an old ex-army storage unit that had 48 compartments,
refurbed it and fitted it to the workshop wall and filled it with stuff.
I greatly strengthened my sister's shed following an attempted burglary.
I fitted a steel plate with a bolt onto my daughter's side gate.
I fitted a new TV aerial at my other daughter's because of a tree.
I built an elaborate folding worktop in the motorhome.
I fitted out a doll's house with a few weird things because it was a
prop in an Edinburgh Fringe production.
I built a thing that looks like a bedside table but turns instantly into
a cartoon car because it was a prop in an Edinburgh Fringe production.
I fitted adjacent sockets for all the batteries in a 'specialist'
vehicle so they could all be trickle charged at once, easily.
I replaced 22 lights in the motorhome with LED ones.
I repaired the kettle by soldering it.
I made a spare wheel carrier for the trailer.
I fitted a TV set in my son-in-law's caravan.
I made some bars for a window. Painted them silver just for effect.


Bill

Bill Wright wrote:

I built

[lots of stuff]

Clearly your efforts were far more directed at caring for relatives, I
hope you're looking after yourself too ...

On Friday 15 November 2013 04:51 Bill Wright wrote in uk.d-i-y:

Bill

Oi that amount of getting things done should not be allowed/Oi

But well done - I am jealous!


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Andy Burns wrote:
Bill Wright wrote:

I built

[lots of stuff]

Clearly your efforts were far more directed at caring for relatives, I
hope you're looking after yourself too ...


To be honest I think that is becoming an issue at the moment. Thanks for
your concern.

Bill

"Bill Wright" wrote in message
...
snip much goodly stuff
Congratulations, that's a lot achieved.
What did you do after breakfast )
Nick.