Sometimes you’ve got to know when to put the hammer down and pick up your phone.

📉 DIY Dreams Meet Reality

There comes a point in every great build where you stop pretending.
You stop pretending you can do it all yourself.
You stop pretending you understand structural engineering because you once built a decent shed.

For me, that point came as I stood in The Arena, ankle-deep in sand, wood rot, and regret.

I needed help.
Real help.
So I did the only thing I could think of…

📲 Enter: Rated People

I downloaded an app.

Not a tool. Not a blueprint.
An app.

Rated People.
Like Tinder, but instead of emotionally unavailable gym bros, you get hardworking legends with power tools.

I put up the listing:

“Floor rotten. Rot everywhere. Possibly cursed. Please help.”

There were a few questionable offers.
One bloke cheerfully told me,

“You don’t need joists if you believe hard enough.”

Which…
Right.
Thanks, wizard. But I’m building a floor, not manifesting it.
Then, in rolled a message from Home Repair UK.
Perth-based. Willing to travel to Elgin.
Polite. Professional. Confident. I was in.

🔨 From Disaster to Deliverance

They showed up like a special ops team.
Assessed the damage. Gave me the nod.
And then they got to work.

We’re talking:

• Skips sorted
• Dirt, sand, and rot excavated
• Joists ripped out
• New timber fitted
• Subfloor levelled
• Floorboards installed with satisfying precision noises

It wasn’t just a repair job — it was a reclamation.

Imagine Link pulling up with a toolbox.
Imagine Kratos, but instead of an axe, he’s got a circular saw.
That was the vibe.

💪 Progress (With Caveats)

So where are we now?

✅ The floor is back — and it’s glorious.
🚫 The wall struts? Still on the to-do list.
🚫 Plug sockets? Also pending. And vital.
Because let’s face it — The Arena can’t run without juice.
No power, no gaming. No gaming, no Lore. No Lore… no point.

But for the first time in this whole wild saga, I walked into that room, stood on solid ground, and didn’t immediately want to lie down and weep.

We’re making progress.
Real progress.

Huge thanks to Home Repair UK.
You took a cowboy mess and gave me back a floor.
Not just physically, but mentally.
You gave this whole project a second wind.