FabSwingers.com forum: Handywomen

By *3nses OP Man
over a year ago

Dublin

Are there any? Typically a very male dominated sector, similar to electrician's, plumbers etc.

Are there any women here who enjoy doing stereotypical traditional handymen duties and ever thought of it as a career?

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By *willfindyouWoman
over a year ago

Not looking to meet new peeps.

100 % and I look like a girly girl. Why Not ?

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By *arythatsmeWoman
over a year ago

Dublin

I thought about doing something more physical when I was younger and I enjoy dabbling... small electrical jobs, little bits of woodwork, painting and decorating - even learned how to block lay a couple of years ago. But I'm a fair weather DIYer couldn't be doing with wintery conditions and permanent nips on display

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I always wanted to retrain as a tiler even had a name for the business.....Bonnie Tyler

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By *arythatsmeWoman
over a year ago

Dublin

"I always wanted to retrain as a tiler even had a name for the business.....Bonnie Tyler "

Hahaha brilliant business name

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By *ed just RedWoman
over a year ago

Dublin City

Yeah.. I renovated a few houses over the years. Am a half decent hand at carpentry and a bit of plumbing, tiling, managed a bit of plastering.

Considered getting into decorating for a while but got waylaid having babies.

I love getting physically wrecked by work. It’s the best!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Red is in fact very handy!

Say hi sometime.

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By *NawtyCplCouple
over a year ago

Around and about

Know my way around an engine, can paint and have labourered for himself over the years. Never shy of hands on work lol

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By *isspafWoman
over a year ago

Dublin

Yep. Love DIY. Renovated my house during lockdowns. Saved myself 10k easily.

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By *eepixieWoman
over a year ago

Belfast

Yes! I love DIY! I’ve tiled, laid carpet, installed outdoor lighting, plumbed in my new washing machine & wired up my cooker! Saved a small fortune doing things myself!

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By *ed just RedWoman
over a year ago

Dublin City

"Yep. Love DIY. Renovated my house during lockdowns. Saved myself 10k easily. "

That’s so deadly. What did you do!??

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By *isspafWoman
over a year ago

Dublin

"Yep. Love DIY. Renovated my house during lockdowns. Saved myself 10k easily.

That’s so deadly. What did you do!??"

Painted all rooms, installed a new IKEA kitchen and laid down vinyl flooring myself haha. Made a few tweaks to existing furniture.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I always wanted to retrain as a tiler even had a name for the business.....Bonnie Tyler "

There is a few bonnie tiler vans around

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By *xcited99Couple
over a year ago

omagh

Yeah I enjoy a bit if DIY. One time I was offered cash for naked cleaning. Easiest money I ever made. Walked around hoovering and dusting naked. Cash was fabulous.

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By *ed just RedWoman
over a year ago

Dublin City

"Yep. Love DIY. Renovated my house during lockdowns. Saved myself 10k easily.

That’s so deadly. What did you do!??

Painted all rooms, installed a new IKEA kitchen and laid down vinyl flooring myself haha. Made a few tweaks to existing furniture. "

Bloody well done. I made a kitchen from old bits I pulled from a skip 20yrs ago and installed it myself. It was rudimentary and pretty ugly but it was long before IKEA but I was so unbelievably proud of myself.

Then I found out the roof was asbestos and the whole thing had to come out. I was devastated!!

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By *3nses OP Man
over a year ago

Dublin

Thanks everyone for the contributions. A very enjoyable read.

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By *isspafWoman
over a year ago

Dublin

"Yeah I enjoy a bit if DIY. One time I was offered cash for naked cleaning. Easiest money I ever made. Walked around hoovering and dusting naked. Cash was fabulous. "

Hahaha that's brilliant. Did you have to wear a maids outfit or just pure naked haha

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By *isspafWoman
over a year ago

Dublin

"Yep. Love DIY. Renovated my house during lockdowns. Saved myself 10k easily.

That’s so deadly. What did you do!??

Painted all rooms, installed a new IKEA kitchen and laid down vinyl flooring myself haha. Made a few tweaks to existing furniture.

Then I found out the roof was asbestos and the whole thing had to come out. I was devastated!! "

Fair play to ya. I always like to try things myself before getting someone to do it. Greater sense of achievement outta it.

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By *omebirdWoman
over a year ago

Love painting. Do my own in house but prob not fast enough to make a career of it!

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By *omebirdWoman
over a year ago

Oh and flatpack furniture.. Me and Allen (key) are tight

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By *ancy38Woman
over a year ago

galway

Painting, flat pack furniture, grass cutting is as far I will go with that kind of work.

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By *xcited99Couple
over a year ago

omagh

"Yeah I enjoy a bit if DIY. One time I was offered cash for naked cleaning. Easiest money I ever made. Walked around hoovering and dusting naked. Cash was fabulous.

Hahaha that's brilliant. Did you have to wear a maids outfit or just pure naked haha"
Started off I my underwear then just naked. Found it quite liberating to be honest.

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By *ed just RedWoman
over a year ago

Dublin City

"Yep. Love DIY. Renovated my house during lockdowns. Saved myself 10k easily.

That’s so deadly. What did you do!??

Painted all rooms, installed a new IKEA kitchen and laid down vinyl flooring myself haha. Made a few tweaks to existing furniture.

Then I found out the roof was asbestos and the whole thing had to come out. I was devastated!!

Fair play to ya. I always like to try things myself before getting someone to do it. Greater sense of achievement outta it. "

Yeah totally. I’ve a bit if a plumbing job to be done here and I’m fooled if I’m paying a plumber €300 for half an hours work. YouTube it is.

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By *dfabMan
over a year ago

Dunboyne

Wife just painted kitchen during mid term break. Now she understands how much time all the prep work takes before painting

Next week, I have to go doing all the bits she missed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No definitely not but I could do with one.i do a bit of painting some times and don't like but thats it anything to fo with screws no no no, there's only one kind of screw I want lol. Fairplay to the women that do .

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By *oghunter33Woman
over a year ago

on the hill NordWest of

I never was afraid of refurbishing projects but since I bought my own house I took DIY to another level, simply because it's impossible to find a good builder or plumber who's willing to do a 'smaller' job. Thank goodness I found a decent electrician, I'm not going near that one.

Just the kitchen left do do...

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By *etmebeurfantasyWoman
over a year ago

My town

I'd love to do a crash course on DIY yesterday it took hours for someone to put my TV on the wall.

Talking bout it than have a cup of tea, than getting the right position another cup of tea

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By *ilverfox74Man
over a year ago

dublin offaly

"I'd love to do a crash course on DIY yesterday it took hours for someone to put my TV on the wall.

Talking bout it than have a cup of tea, than getting the right position another cup of tea

If the tea wasn’t involved it would have taken twice as long lol

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By *yesgreenMan
over a year ago

north and south

"I'd love to do a crash course on DIY yesterday it took hours for someone to put my TV on the wall.

Talking bout it than have a cup of tea, than getting the right position another cup of tea

If the tea wasn’t involved it would have taken twice as long lol "
Exactly YouTube it google it we are very lucky we have access to how everything is done now , But power to the wonderful Trade angels plc

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By *j47Man
over a year ago

limerick

"I never was afraid of refurbishing projects but since I bought my own house I took DIY to another level, simply because it's impossible to find a good builder or plumber who's willing to do a 'smaller' job. Thank goodness I found a decent electrician, I'm not going near that one.

Just need to be done in the kitchen now...

Fixed that for u dog

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im a part time handyman and I have a few regular clinets, I learned it all off mates and youtube, ladies go for it!

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