Alf's Assets

08/09/2022

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08/09/2022

Wow.... Now there's someone who likes guinea pigs....

31/10/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeTOc9GyAIo
So ... I was trying to flush a rat out for Hunley the three footed dachshund to chase out the house and got slightly more than I bargained for.... EEK! Happy Halloween!

Well he sure did turn up on cue! Scared the life out of me I thought he was a rat tail!!!! Turns out he was a bit angry too! 3ft 2" long and all annoyed ! Pl...

25/10/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy4C2JH9lDg
The latest from Alf's Assets I'm back in Tennessee :) just catching up on some acreage maintenance :) Handy tips if you only have a lawn tractor but need a bush hog.... New theme tune ;)

Tennessee living, great weather for grass! This is a problem if you don't have enough time for it. But with a little commitment and a bit of knowledge you ca...

07/10/2020

Reconditioning an old 5 speed meddings pillar drill ;)

Reconditioning a Meddings 5 speed bench top pillar drill. From rust to running. sped up to alleviate boredom. Thanks to YouTubeand www.bensound.com for the m...

07/10/2020

The second in my wall series of videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI-mgY4iWgk

After the destruction of the old concrete wall that was built far to close to the house so you couldn't even get a pushbike down the side of it, the new wall...

19/08/2020

https://youtu.be/j0_UD2IyEt0

A video about taking an old concrete wall down with a digger and some kango type tools. and then getting set up for the next video to show you how to gain ro...

16/07/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oUIJ8aVVXA

OK apologies everyone I just uploaded this again as I put the wrong credits on it.... What can I say? It was late I was tired and I'd just edited an entire 8...

14/07/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InSx3PnfyMk

Making and installing fence panels :) but with a twist . we're making wafer thin panels beafy and increasing the strength and value. Plus it looks great! Fir...

08/06/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNbkeETI0jE&t=37s

05/05/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCkTS6tO7GI

The ominous door under the stairs finally gets fabricated. It's to cover a server rack and complete the naturally air fed induction cooling solution in the e...

03/05/2020

01/05/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G60WUWNDnUg

Using the ruler icon in Google Earth to figure out the length of fence needed to stop my wife's, fathers, dogs escaping to the countryside.... Handy measurin...

19/04/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj70fnyHPBM

This video is to show you how you can LeakBack test a Vauxhall Vivaro, Renault Traffic or Nissan Primastar, with a 1.9Di engine or also known as the F9K or F...

09/04/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk3NYfHLKYw

Fixing up the walk behind tracked dumper/loader. First in this video we fix the handlebars as they were damaged by the previous owners it looked like it was ...

30/03/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DGzCXVTB34

The wood bin of ultimate doom consumes a ton of wood over two days. A good way to pass 14 minutes of your solitude :) thank you YouTube for the music as always.

07/03/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CovS8Yi6bA

Cleaning up a large pile of old decking, cutting what's useable into 4 foot lengths and the rotten bits into burnable chunks for our incinerator. All un trea...

22/02/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kbNgQyA2l0

Laying carpet with gripper rods, my technique just the way I do it. Hints on organising around the job and tools you can't do without. Thanks to: www.bensoun...

16/02/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db3qQFRdTgo

28/01/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0UBK9YcuSA

This is all of the pointing videos wrapped up into a single continual stream. start to finish the whole wall and everything you need to know to do it yourself.

Whilst trying to keep the look of the old cottage front and keeping the overall character of the house the same as previously pointed im undertaking a pointi...

20/01/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykBvU-uC5cY

Doing the groundwork and sleeper install of the chicken pen.

26/12/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL5XAfXT3g8

Merry Christmas from Alf's assets to everyone out there. Hope you have a fruitful and productive New Year and a great Christmas Day. Best wishes for 2020. Th...

14/12/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmuuYL8_-bQ

After our, indoor at the moment pig, Rudy, decided to burst through our ageing dog run wire mesh (which to be fair is now very rusty...) we're having to spee...

10/12/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZew-hdz128

Moving the over grown dog pen / chicken run and clearing the area. 4 Silkie Chicken chicks need somewhere to live :) Setting it it up into a slope but level ...

10/12/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-wlMbFMtmI

Increasing the storage capacity of a cheaply made built in cupboard.

13/11/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ea5q8vSMyQ

A quick wood milling video. Just a repair we had to make due to some unwanted guests ;) The wood mill takes half the time that it takes us to go buy some woo...

27/10/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR-qqE5agTI

I've forgotten how many there were now but this is the last one :) And there was much rejoicing. Yey, woohoo!!!!!! Thank you YouTube for the Music :) It's a ...

17/10/2019

https://youtu.be/j27Wx-OFktw

Human chaining the french victorian tiles out of the basement of a friends rental property to retrieve them whilst it is uninhabited. I'm sure chain removing...

16/10/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULZdzHN5LHs

Short and sweeeeet. Shows you the transformation from ground out to pointed up perfectly and you don't have to wait all year to see the difference :) Thank y...

12/10/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Iz1Qrtkikg

Finally the pointing up begins. little awkward down the base of the wall so it's slow going for a 6ft 3 guy.... I don't bend like I use to.... must be gettin...

09/10/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1HYz4hGois

Finally the grinding out is finished and I'm making the brick bits kit for putting it back together.

08/10/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXz9l4J6c_Y

The second to last video of the pointing out series. After this one it starts going back together. Thank You to YouTube for the music.

05/10/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCAz_xofz5Q

I've got it as short as I can and kept it as interesting as it can be.... couple of tips in the vid don't miss them they're useful!!!! Thank you to YouTube f...

04/10/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYGJhmJdgtw

Second installment of the garden apparatus series. more crazy ideas from Pi and now the first of the three bridges is taking form.... don't miss episode 3: B...

02/10/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxAfvAy0C5s

Second installment of the three or four part mini series on old unlisted building repointing with the wrong stuff because someone already messed it up .... b...