My DIY skills &experience are sorely lacking. To be honest, I did woodwork in std 4 & 5 way back in 1989. I then arranged to do music classes in those periods... Completed projects = ZERO. We bought an old house two years ago and have to make do with it as is - I need to buy bike parts - and therefore used the built in stove that came with the house. This thing was a POS in that only 2 of the 4 hotplates kind of worked, i.e. either the were off or ON. When I cooked supper a few weeks ago, one of these remaining plates gave in as well and stripped my moer - other than my mtb and drinking beer, cooking is my passion, something I really enjoy and is fairly good at, well at least better by comparison to riding my bike. Chucked out the old stove/unit, leaving me a gap of 83cm (try find an 80 cm gas/electric) and then I went at the built-in kitchen cupboard with a saw/grinder/hammer only to find that the previous owner didn't tile under the kitchen cupboards. So I had a fair bit to do, none of which I've done before: Tiling, using a freakin' grinder to cut tiles, MEASURING(!!!) and, generally, using powertools. Luckily my dad gave me a Makita cordless drill kit for Christmas... Well, I did everything (except the gas installation and electrical connection) myself, saved a bit of money in the process and learnt that I can (and actually like to) do these kind of things. Granted: mistakes were made, blood was bled and the kids' vocabulary upgraded to those of sailors. Still need to give the new cupboard door a second coat of paint, and other little odds and ends like making a hardwood countertop. Maybe getting ahead of myself now. Love my Lofra stove! Some progress pics:
