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    • GilesG
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      Nicely planed plank  😃

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • neph93N
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        Indeed… specs were not quite the same in those days. There were obviously some standards however. The planks that form the load bearing walls are very nicely finished, as are the very beefy 4x10 ([emoji15]) floor beams.

        The 1x4 floor boards have some shady finishing with old bark showing on the edges whereas that bit in the pic is part of the underside of the floor divider. They are cut to fit perpendicular to the floor beams and their only function is to keep the clay in place. It looks like they used cut offs and any other old shite for the job.

        “Some of those that work forces
        Are the same that burn crosses”

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        • neph93N
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          After a brief hiatus, things are moving again. This week I have been assisting a hired crew in getting the 80 year old dried clay out from the floors. It has been a struggle but we are done:




          Tomorrow I’ll ge taking out the panel you can see between the beams which will leave the entire house open through three floors. Ladders ahoy.

          Caught a tasty combined sunrise/sunset at 2pm from my balcony:

          “Some of those that work forces
          Are the same that burn crosses”

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          • GilesG
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            Must feel great about getting that muck out….

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            • neph93N
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              @Giles:

              Must feel great about getting that muck out….

              You have no idea how liberating it is. Despite being bare it feels like a house again, and the future looks brighter.

              Digging for the new drainage starts on Monday too and next week we hope to sign a contract with a builder so the can get started realigning the floors.

              “Some of those that work forces
              Are the same that burn crosses”

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              • neph93N
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                Hot Ingrid and I also made the final decisions about the kitchen today. It was shitshow but at least we’re done and the damn thing is ordered.

                “Some of those that work forces
                Are the same that burn crosses”

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                • GilesG
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                  Cool…...How many ovens?

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • neph93N
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                    @Giles:

                    Cool…...How many ovens?

                    Two, one with steam [emoji1] i’ve also wangled a full length fridge, separate freezer and a vertically split combo fridge freezer in the cellar. So that is two wins.

                    We mostly argued about the colours for the cupboard doors and bench tops. She was wrong but got her way there. Don’t know why she is so invested in it, it isn’t like she will be allowed in there anyway [emoji6]

                    “Some of those that work forces
                    Are the same that burn crosses”

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                    • GilesG
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                      BOOM

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • neph93N
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                        One floor opened up yesterday… one more to go:


                        “Some of those that work forces
                        Are the same that burn crosses”

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                        • mikebarhootM
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                          morning. Tejas time. just getting up to date on some reading. I applaud your efforts. after building 3 houses (err project managing the builds) and the time they took + work, yers seems daunting. following tho cause i love watching rebuilds.

                          a friend in Houston just finished a rebuild of a 50’s ranch right on the bayou. had been marked as a historical structure and before he purchased so regs and historical overseers were a HUGE PITA for him. result was spectacular tho. i contributed by finding a and gifting them 50’s 8’ star mirror.  will be nice till the next flood…:|

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                          • neph93N
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                            Cheers @mikebarhoot  . It has been quite a fall season.

                            Officially finished the demo job today… just in time for xmas. This is taken from the floor of my cellar looking all the way up to the inside of the roof. 80 year wooden old framing and walls and not a hint of damp or rot.  And this in a part of the world where wind and rain is regularly biblical in its proportions.

                            “Some of those that work forces
                            Are the same that burn crosses”

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                            • GilesG
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                              Fantastic Reuben, I wish I could be playing with you.  And if you double entendre that, let me rephrase it,  I wish I could be playing with Hottie…. 🙂

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                @Giles:

                                I wish I could be playing with Hottie…. 🙂

                                Hottie is playing with monopoly money and doesn’t need help working out how best to spend about 2m NOK. Although you could probably help her work out how not to spend 4m NOK [emoji1]

                                “Some of those that work forces
                                Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                • GilesG
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                                  Oh, I'm very good at going well over budget on a house build/refurb/extension….Get her to call me for advice.... 😃 😃

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                    You two crack me up.  Thanks for the laugh!

                                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                    • neph93N
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                                      @Giles:

                                      Get her to call me for advice…. 😃 😃

                                      It is an absolute pleasure to be the one responsible for the practical side of things and removed from the finances… The choice of decor is the only contentious area and I'm trying to stay out of that too....

                                      I should mention that the beams directly above my head (4x10"  ??? )will support our dining room, and the set of beams above that will be the floor of the love cave...  😘

                                      “Some of those that work forces
                                      Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        and the set of beams above that will be the floor of the love cave…  😘

                                        Far TMI…..

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        • neph93N
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                                          @Giles:

                                          @neph93:

                                          and the set of beams above that will be the floor of the love cave…  😘

                                          Far TMI…..

                                          Christ Giles, it’s the wall in closet where I will keep all my vests… what did you think I meant?!

                                          “Some of those that work forces
                                          Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            I thought it may be where the teenagers were allowed to romp Scando styley, then I remembered you have a cave for that downstairs…..

                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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