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    Neph’s new house…

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    • S
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      Ah Dude that sucks hard @neph93 I hope it all get sorted out soon. Things like that happen way to often during those kind of home projects. I try very hard to help my friends here out with their home projects after hours to save them money and stress and get them moved in asap.

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      • neph93N
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        @Steffen:

        Ah Dude that sucks hard @neph93 I hope it all get sorted out soon.

        Thanks buddy. It sort of sucks, but was not entirely unexpected and seeing as our temporary digs are a rent free lakeside cabin, I can live with it [emoji1]

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

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        • neph93N
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          Phew…. As many have gatherd this project has turned into a bit og a nightmare over the last few weeks. We are now two months overdue on end of the first part of the project which entailed drainage of the foundation, the extension of the cellar via a supporting wall under an existing first floor extension, structural and room plan changes to the first and second floors as well as all the attendent decorating, and installing a new bathroom and kitchen.

          There have been legitimate delays due to unforseen issues, as well as problems with the contractors. We thought the problems with the contractors had come to a head five weeks ago when we basically fired half of them, but then things got weirder. It turns out that the project manager has been embezzling his own company for a while, and ended up clearing all their accounts and selling off shit that wasn’t his. It turned out that a lot of the slow/poor work we had experienced was largely due to him too.

          Before all this was revealed he tried to bill us enormous amounts in the promise that it would be used to finish the job in record speed. We smelt a large stinky rat and two days later he was gone after the bank stopped his attempts to sell leased machinery for about 1 million NOK. He’s in the wind now but when found is facing arrest and jail time. Due to Hot Ingrid being a accounting badass, we haven’t lost money at least.

          When they heard this, some of the contractors pitched in together and came up with a plan to help us in. Things got moving again as a result, and hopefully we’ll be watching the Euro final in our new lounge on Sunday evening. Here’s how things are looking:

          The foundation wall/cellar extention/drainage process:














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

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          • neph93N
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            In order to rescue the project I’ve taken responsibility for putting right some fuck ups so our trusted contractors could focus on other stuff. This included taking up 15m2 of floor that  someone had tried to level out by using levelling cement on top of the old flooring. There are so many things wrong with that I don’t know where start.

            When the wall supporting the area was finished I took up the old flooring (now covered in a 4cm layer of cement), adjusted the level of the beams and installed the floor again. It was a long shit job to do alone, but it went well…









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

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            • AppfaffA
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              Looks fantastic! Sorry for all the headaches leading up to it 😞

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              • neph93N
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                We’ve had to repaint half of the walls too, and I’ve been doing the coving/skirting etc. The bathroom is also finished…




                The cellar is my workshop currently but that is next on the list…

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

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                • GilesG
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                  So sorry Neph…...

                  But it's looking brilliant.

                  Congrats

                  "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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                    @Appfaff  @Giles thanks gents. It’s coming along so I’m just trying to take it easy, keep my head down and make a little progress each day.

                    I have a little side project which entails pimping Ikea furniture into a permanent installation that doesn’t look like it consists of Ikea furniture [emoji1] Strangely it is keeping me sane.

                    I find that treating myself now and again helps too  😎

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

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                    • AppfaffA
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                      Treats works equally well On adults as they do children and small animals 🙂

                      Well played R…

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                      • motojoboboM
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                        Sorry to hear about those troubles with the contracting @neph93 but I’m very impressed with your resourcefulness and grit to pull it all together and end up with such a fine looking end product. That flooring and the bathroom look very nice buddy. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
                        Look forward to pics of the final stages!!

                        The journey is the objective.

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                        • SeulS
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                          Shit is coming together nicely!..

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                            Herregud Reuben…! Damn…[emoji44]

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                            "Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have" James Baldwin.

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                              @neph93 I knew you said it was bad, but I didn't expect it to be this…Glad things are working out and the end is near!

                              Hopefully you'll be drinking beer in the comfort of your home soon.

                              "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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                              • GraemeG
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                                @neph93 I was wondering why there hadn't been many updates recently. I'm sure that one of the immutable laws of the universe is that any major building project comes with equally major difficulties. (I recall a review of Grand Designs, in which the journalist commented that the participants would always have crazy problems, such as having salmon as vermin in their house!)

                                Glad it's coming together.

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                                  Looking great @neph93!! Way to push through the B.S. hopefully it's all behind you now Sir!!

                                  Zhivago

                                  MM: "we all got to start somewhere"

                                  G: "Never once did he bitch, moan or complain.  He just motivated the team and got on with it"

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                                  • neph93N
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                                    Thanks gents! It has been a struggle. Lots still to come too, but it will all be easier when we are moved in. Late summer/early autumn will see new windows and external doors put in and the entire house will get new weatherboards. All of that has to be done so that it meets the standards for historic authenticity [emoji1]

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

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                                      sorry to hear about that –-- incompetence is a killer

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                                      • mclaincauseyM
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                                        Really dig it man. I am struggling to picture you ranting and raving at contractors (being the consummate gentleman here on the forum) but then again I’ve never gone through renovation Hell. And I hope you and Hot Ingrid let em have it when they screw up.

                                        Think it, be it.

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                                        • neph93N
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                                          @mclaincausey:

                                          Really dig it man. I am struggling to picture you ranting and raving at contractors…

                                          Thank you sir. I tend not to rant and rave at them, but when I’m livid I will use very stong language in a very calm tone of voice. They get very quiet.

                                          Anyway, things are progressing again which is nice. We are getting stuff moved in and set up.

                                          Temporary TV solution for the entertainment of the kids, while we wait for out new TV to arrive…

                                          Hot Ingrids lamps are installed and out new dining table is in.

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

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                                            damn. those dining table lamps are a thing of beauty!!

                                            "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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