I've been thinking about this one for a while. Heres an invitation to uk.d-i-y members to do a "good deed and have a laff". This is not "open house" but an invitation to those with a few days to spare and who can prove their competance!
I run a youth hostel in Devon, a big old sprawling Victorian mansion which has seen better days. It's run by a charity (YHA) so moneys always scarce. I've got a number of jobs that need doing...
3 existing showers "overlined" with plastic cladding plus decoration 2 Stud walls (4m x 3m) + decorate 3 story internal staircase cleandown and decorate 10+ doors painted / repolished sympathetically 16' x 18' period room redecorated 2 x Stained glass windows repaired (minor) Masses of groundwork, paths, lawns, woodland clearance External woodwork (not much), strip, repair and paint Ongoing repairs to roof tiles and stoneworkOn top of this there are a further 3 ensuites, 2 kitchens, 1 lounge and 9 bedrooms to gut and decorate but I'll save that for next year ;-)
Its the sort of thing that could be done in a short week or a long weekend by a dozen people. If you're up for it I will provide materials and feed you (properly), bring your own (and my) beer! In the first instance you can reply here, if theres any interest I'll give you an email addy and we'll go from there.
This sort of thing is normaly only open to members "but hey, it's the YHA!"
Any mugs (oops) I mean takers out there?
TonyK