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    Neph’s new house…

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    • neph93N
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      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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                • neph93N
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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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                    • goosehdG
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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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                            @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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                              • neph93N
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                                Yeah… we’re now planning a separate entrance to their dungeon. And major sound-proofing... probably still have to suffer the odour of teenage feet emanating upwards. How do they manage to get all the cleaning product and deodorant on the places where the short and curlies grow, and none of it where it matters?

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

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                                • GilesG
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                                  Didn't seem to matter to Sarah Ferguson….

                                  "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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                                  • jordanscollectedJ
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                                    @neph93 i believe this project, at completion, deserves to be capped off with a self gift of epic proportions. Iron Heart of course!

                                    What will it be…?

                                    world tours:
                                    888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                                    Mad Red x2
                                    Wabidashery

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                                    • neph93N
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                                      @jordanscollected:

                                      What will it be…?

                                      That is a nice thought mate, but I shudder to think what my mortgage will be by that time. However… I will dream along:

                                      I believe a cordovan long wallet would be top of the list. I have the medium, Giles doesn’t stock the long, but I bet he could wangle it over from Japan. Next would be one of the leather type III’s... the IHJ-49 or IHJ-64. Probably the 64...

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

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                                      • neph93N
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                                        Excavation to put in drainage and to create space for the cellar extension is under way…




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

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                                        • GilesG
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                                          WHOOPS…..

                                          "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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                                            I know… there are more too. They are very good at letting me know. However all the boarding is coming off and we are insulating the outside of the house, replacing all the boards in a 1940’s configuratiom, and re painting the place a much more attractive colour. So it is fine.

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

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