Summer Project Thread - What Are You Building or Fixing

[codeberg]

The combination of longer days, better weather and general motivation makes summer the natural season for tackling projects that have been on the list for months.

What are you working on? Home improvement, garden, workshop, electronics, anything. Where are you in the process and what has gone better or worse than expected?

[Rogue Di]

Repainting the exterior woodwork on the house. An enormous job I keep finding excuses to delay. Am now three weeks in and about a quarter done. The prep work takes longer than the painting

[CollapseState]

Building a raised bed system in the garden. The construction was straightforward but deciding what to plant and in what rotation has turned into a whole area of learning

[Amber78]

Fixing a damp issue in the cellar that has been there since we moved in. Getting into it properly for the first time. More extensive than I hoped but at least I understand it now

[MJF_Fan]

Building a workbench for the garage workshop. Simple project but the satisfaction of having a proper surface to work on will make everything else easier

[GoldbergFan86]

Tiling a bathroom that has needed doing since before we had children. The children are now old enough to help and therefore involved, which has slowed the process but made it more memorable

[Context Sentinel]

An outdoor bench from reclaimed wood. Finding the materials took longer than the build

[Sharp Scholar]

Kitchen cabinet hardware replacement. Sounds too small to plan properly and then takes a full weekend when you actually do it