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David wrote:

The kitchen (Howdens) is about 14 years old and generally going strong.
Most appliances were Lamona labelled - Howdens' rebages.

The cooker hood failed a few years back and I replaced it with a budget option.
This has now failed and been replaced by a Samsung.

I decided that general arthritic bits and lack of flexibility would
probably have me struggling.

Had an electrician in to replace it, and as I watched I decided that this
was the correct decision.
It would have taken me all day and a lot of pain to do the work, and it
took him just over an hour.

I also had the cooker replaced by the same firm a short while back.
Far less difficult but I now have to pick my battles.

I salute anyone in their 70s and beyond still undertaking major DIY
projects.

Cheers

Dave R

I'm early in that demographic and am up/down ladders and scaffold towers
on a regular basis, making cabinets, electrical work, plumbing work,
removing windows, metal turning and milling, until recently I flew
aerobatics, wondering about returning to the fire eating that I did in
my late 20s (probably not - flames over the semi-naked body have less
audience appeal in later life ;-) ), long distance walking (not as long
as it used to be, admittedly), supporting the local pub (a couple of
miles across the fields) ... the list goes on. I've worked far harder
since I retired.
You're a long time dead so live life and ignore the aches and pains.
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David <wibble@btinternet.com> wrote:

I salute anyone in their 70s and beyond still undertaking major DIY projects.

I'm 79 and still do quite a lot of physical/DIY work. Last year I
installed a new galley in our little canal boat. Not as 'big' as a
kitchen re-install but lots of awkward access to deal with.

The boat is of course an ongoing/infinite DIY project! :-)

(I do also maintain the 9 acres or so of our smallolding)
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On 19/06/2026 13:12, David wrote:

The kitchen (Howdens) is about 14 years old and generally going strong.
Most appliances were Lamona labelled - Howdens' rebages.

The cooker hood failed a few years back and I replaced it with a budget option.
This has now failed and been replaced by a Samsung.

I decided that general arthritic bits and lack of flexibility would
probably have me struggling.

Had an electrician in to replace it, and as I watched I decided that this
was the correct decision.
It would have taken me all day and a lot of pain to do the work, and it
took him just over an hour.

I also had the cooker replaced by the same firm a short while back.
Far less difficult but I now have to pick my battles.

I salute anyone in their 70s and beyond still undertaking major DIY
projects.

Does replacing a toilet & cistern count?
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Regards
wasbit
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On Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:39:15 +0100, wasbit wrote:

On 19/06/2026 13:12, David wrote:

The kitchen (Howdens) is about 14 years old and generally going strong.
Most appliances were Lamona labelled - Howdens' rebages.

The cooker hood failed a few years back and I replaced it with a budget
option.
This has now failed and been replaced by a Samsung.

I decided that general arthritic bits and lack of flexibility would
probably have me struggling.

Had an electrician in to replace it, and as I watched I decided that
this was the correct decision.
It would have taken me all day and a lot of pain to do the work, and it
took him just over an hour.

I also had the cooker replaced by the same firm a short while back.
Far less difficult but I now have to pick my battles.

I salute anyone in their 70s and beyond still undertaking major DIY
projects.

Does replacing a toilet & cistern count?

Anything counts. :-)

I just can't bend and twist enough to get into the spaces needed to do the work.
My hands are also knackered so gripping tools is harder.

I did replace the lock on the side gate, though, so still up for the minor
fix or two.
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AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 10 x64

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On Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:09:10 +0000, David wrote:

On Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:39:15 +0100, wasbit wrote:

On 19/06/2026 13:12, David wrote:

The kitchen (Howdens) is about 14 years old and generally going
strong.
Most appliances were Lamona labelled - Howdens' rebages.

The cooker hood failed a few years back and I replaced it with a
budget option.
This has now failed and been replaced by a Samsung.

I decided that general arthritic bits and lack of flexibility would
probably have me struggling.

Had an electrician in to replace it, and as I watched I decided that
this was the correct decision.
It would have taken me all day and a lot of pain to do the work, and
it took him just over an hour.

I also had the cooker replaced by the same firm a short while back.
Far less difficult but I now have to pick my battles.

I salute anyone in their 70s and beyond still undertaking major DIY
projects.

Does replacing a toilet & cistern count?

Anything counts. :-)

I just can't bend and twist enough to get into the spaces needed to do
the work.
My hands are also knackered so gripping tools is harder.

I did replace the lock on the side gate, though, so still up for the
minor fix or two.

--
AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 10 x64

I was crouching down taking the electricity readings, I overbalanced and rolled backwards into a muddy puddle and couldn't get up.
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David <wibble@btinternet.com> wrote:

The kitchen (Howdens) is about 14 years old and generally going strong.

I decided that general arthritic bits and lack of flexibility would
probably have me struggling.

Had an electrician in to replace it, and as I watched I decided that this was the correct decision.
It would have taken me all day and a lot of pain to do the work, and it
took him just over an hour.

I also had the cooker replaced by the same firm a short while back.
Far less difficult but I now have to pick my battles.

I salute anyone in their 70s and beyond still undertaking major DIY projects.

Cheers

Dave R

It really is a matter of luck as to how people can still manage to do
things as they get older, IrCOm in my early 70rCOs and the hardest thing is getting up from floor level as one ankle doesnrCOt work very well due to
being broken twice. Otherwise though I am definitely less strong than 20
years ago I can still do a lot of physical activity. A mate of similar age
and I frequently help a farmer friend and the various tasks can be quite physical. A sheep can be quite a handful when its mature, in lamb ,wet
and you have to get it into a trailer . In return we get free fire wood
from his woodland so felling trees and cutting them up with chainsaws is another physical task that requires a degree of stamina to do for a say
3/4 of a day. What really knocked me for awhile was an incidence of labyrinthitis which came on so suddenly 30 months ago I fell into one of
our garden bushes and had to crawl into the house and spend the day
vomiting. That needed a visit to A&E and a couple of days in the hospital
to confirm it was that.
It has eased but hadnrCOt gone completely though helping another mate bring his newly acquired Catamaran on a 7 day trip from North Wales to the
South Coast last week seems to have knocked it into submission for the
moment.
OTOH a friend in his mid fifties who has always worked in sports mainly
Tennis coaching is now a physical wreck , one hip replacement already and
the other soon needed.
Never been that active in sports myself , I long ago compared my joints to those on a cars suspension
and that using them excessively wears them out and you canrCOt DIY a knee replacement like you can replace some suspension bushes. DonrCOt mind a good walk though to keep things active but not to excess.

GH
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