Luke
@lukepad.bsky.social
Small town dude, with a big city attitude
Nottingham 👨🏻🏫🌈
Nottingham 👨🏻🏫🌈
Here you go. All better.
November 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Here you go. All better.
As it’s Children in Need today, here’s me during my first couple of weeks of teacher training.
Ridiculous.
Ridiculous.
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
As it’s Children in Need today, here’s me during my first couple of weeks of teacher training.
Ridiculous.
Ridiculous.
Went to our new (very local) Mexican restaurant. Incredible. Also: dangerous.
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Went to our new (very local) Mexican restaurant. Incredible. Also: dangerous.
Here’s a picture of it long when I was about 17/18 (and had a different nose for some reason)
November 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Here’s a picture of it long when I was about 17/18 (and had a different nose for some reason)
Bit more work on the front of the house this weekend.
Made some more progress on repairing the stone around the bay window after the sandblasting damaged them.
Stripped some more paint off the lower bricks too.
Still work in progress 😂
Made some more progress on repairing the stone around the bay window after the sandblasting damaged them.
Stripped some more paint off the lower bricks too.
Still work in progress 😂
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Bit more work on the front of the house this weekend.
Made some more progress on repairing the stone around the bay window after the sandblasting damaged them.
Stripped some more paint off the lower bricks too.
Still work in progress 😂
Made some more progress on repairing the stone around the bay window after the sandblasting damaged them.
Stripped some more paint off the lower bricks too.
Still work in progress 😂
Absolutely incredible GLOWB behaviour
❤️ @chazzersmurf.bsky.social
Can also confirm, they are fucking delicious.
❤️ @chazzersmurf.bsky.social
Can also confirm, they are fucking delicious.
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Absolutely incredible GLOWB behaviour
❤️ @chazzersmurf.bsky.social
Can also confirm, they are fucking delicious.
❤️ @chazzersmurf.bsky.social
Can also confirm, they are fucking delicious.
Having a day off from house stuff.
Tortillas, salsa, tacos and beer!
Tortillas, salsa, tacos and beer!
October 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Having a day off from house stuff.
Tortillas, salsa, tacos and beer!
Tortillas, salsa, tacos and beer!
Started work on restoring the damage to the stone around the windows from the sand blasting today.
October 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Started work on restoring the damage to the stone around the windows from the sand blasting today.
Other side window - closer up.
Also: please ignore the messed up stone work. That's the next project (if the weather isn't too bad).
Also: please ignore the messed up stone work. That's the next project (if the weather isn't too bad).
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Other side window - closer up.
Also: please ignore the messed up stone work. That's the next project (if the weather isn't too bad).
Also: please ignore the messed up stone work. That's the next project (if the weather isn't too bad).
Bay windows finished 🎉
Lots of sanding, filling, undercoats and top coats, but I think they've come out alright!
Lots of sanding, filling, undercoats and top coats, but I think they've come out alright!
October 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Bay windows finished 🎉
Lots of sanding, filling, undercoats and top coats, but I think they've come out alright!
Lots of sanding, filling, undercoats and top coats, but I think they've come out alright!
Haha yes, in the main bathroom. This was just an odd extra. (This is from before we moved in).
October 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Haha yes, in the main bathroom. This was just an odd extra. (This is from before we moved in).
Manky weather today, so I’ve done some work inside.
Removed the (very silly) extra upstairs toilet - ready so that it can eventually be merged with the main bathroom.
Also started adding in the plumbing for the downstairs toilet and basin.
Removed the (very silly) extra upstairs toilet - ready so that it can eventually be merged with the main bathroom.
Also started adding in the plumbing for the downstairs toilet and basin.
October 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Manky weather today, so I’ve done some work inside.
Removed the (very silly) extra upstairs toilet - ready so that it can eventually be merged with the main bathroom.
Also started adding in the plumbing for the downstairs toilet and basin.
Removed the (very silly) extra upstairs toilet - ready so that it can eventually be merged with the main bathroom.
Also started adding in the plumbing for the downstairs toilet and basin.
*Anyway*
Here’s some window progress pictures from today - before and afters.
This is just an undercoat. Needs another sand and *another* undercoat before they’re done, but they’re coming out alright so far!
Here’s some window progress pictures from today - before and afters.
This is just an undercoat. Needs another sand and *another* undercoat before they’re done, but they’re coming out alright so far!
October 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
*Anyway*
Here’s some window progress pictures from today - before and afters.
This is just an undercoat. Needs another sand and *another* undercoat before they’re done, but they’re coming out alright so far!
Here’s some window progress pictures from today - before and afters.
This is just an undercoat. Needs another sand and *another* undercoat before they’re done, but they’re coming out alright so far!
Got over my sulk about yesterday (ish) and started work on the windows.
Filled and sanded them today. Got some more to do tomorrow before I can start painting them.
Filled and sanded them today. Got some more to do tomorrow before I can start painting them.
October 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Got over my sulk about yesterday (ish) and started work on the windows.
Filled and sanded them today. Got some more to do tomorrow before I can start painting them.
Filled and sanded them today. Got some more to do tomorrow before I can start painting them.
Still *very much* a work in progress, but starting to look so much better.
October 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Still *very much* a work in progress, but starting to look so much better.
These are the work of the devil.
Whoever invented them needs to take a long, hard look at themselves.
Whoever invented them needs to take a long, hard look at themselves.
October 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
These are the work of the devil.
Whoever invented them needs to take a long, hard look at themselves.
Whoever invented them needs to take a long, hard look at themselves.
HAPPY HALF (bloody) TERM / FRIDAY EVERYONE 🎉🎉🎉
October 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
HAPPY HALF (bloody) TERM / FRIDAY EVERYONE 🎉🎉🎉
They did! Just put the picture up. Here’s a bonus picture of the outside (and the dreadful wall)
October 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
They did! Just put the picture up. Here’s a bonus picture of the outside (and the dreadful wall)
New doors in!
Still covered in protective tape, so you don’t get the full impression, but really happy with them.
*And* they’re finally centralised and symmetrical 👌
Still covered in protective tape, so you don’t get the full impression, but really happy with them.
*And* they’re finally centralised and symmetrical 👌
October 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
New doors in!
Still covered in protective tape, so you don’t get the full impression, but really happy with them.
*And* they’re finally centralised and symmetrical 👌
Still covered in protective tape, so you don’t get the full impression, but really happy with them.
*And* they’re finally centralised and symmetrical 👌
New patio doors update:
No new doors installed yet (slight delay, in tomorrow) but steel in!
No new doors installed yet (slight delay, in tomorrow) but steel in!
October 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
New patio doors update:
No new doors installed yet (slight delay, in tomorrow) but steel in!
No new doors installed yet (slight delay, in tomorrow) but steel in!
New patio doors going in tomorrow!
🎉🎉🎉
🎉🎉🎉
October 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
New patio doors going in tomorrow!
🎉🎉🎉
🎉🎉🎉