Neph’s new house…
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What kind of TV did you get?
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Looking at “The Frame” by Samsung at 65” but not decided yet.
@neph93 I do have the 32" Frame, its a cracking TV, but one thing to be aware of is that it isnt VESA standard - so if you want to do anything other than put it up flat on the wall using Samsungs fixing, you need to get a convertor.
We wanted to have the Frame vertical on the wall, with art showing, and when we want to watch tv, be able to rotate it to landscape and pull it away from the wall for best viewing (its hard to find one fixed position that everyone can view easily). To do this, I've had to find a specific wall mount that rotates, and an adapter for the back of the TV, both from different places, both from Germany, which has taken me months to get hold of due to Brexit, although you wont have that issue!!
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I’d give a strong look at LG gallery TVs if you want a flush mounted TV. Amazing OLED picture and decent smart TV OS. The GX series we got includes eARC HDMI out so pairing it with something like a Sonos Arc is really a great combo.
We have a 55” that will be replaced by a 65” and relocated downstairs to the bonus room. We still don’t have all our furniture so excuse the mess but this is what they look like mounted:
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We have similar knobs in our laundry area
Yours are cooler, though.
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Thanks for the DL gents…
We almost certainly will be having the tv flush to the due to the way the lounge is orientated, so I don’t think we’ll have a need for custom mounts.
I will definitely run a comparison on the LG.
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From the pics it's already looking like the house is going to have that effortlessly cool Skandi Vibe!
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From the pics it's already looking like the house is going to have that effortlessly cool Skandi Vibe!
Seconded - looks gorgeous Reuben
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I love those drawer pulls! Reminds me of Buster + Punch, good spot to get stuff in this aesthetic Stateside.
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From the pics it's already looking like the house is going to have that effortlessly cool Skandi Vibe!
Seconded - looks gorgeous Reuben
Thanks gents… Ingrid is most flattered [emoji3526]
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More action is underway now the settling in period has finished.
We have hired to excellent carpenters to change the weatherboards on all external walls. Marko from Estonia and Daniel from Romania are reliable, friendly, professional, effectiveand highly skilled, everything the previous shower of shite weren’t.
This is a critical part of the renovation, both because of the technical and aesthetic role the weatherboards play, but also because the return to 1940’s style board patterns requires no small skill from the carpenters, and is one of the major concerns for the council and royal antiquitarian who want all the houses on our block to do this. If it is done right and approved we will get a retrospective grant of up
to 15.000USD to cover part of the cost. The windows will also be changed as part of the work.
This section is finished… (bar the painting)
Meanwhile I’ve started in the cellar putting in some load bearing framing. These support a steel beam which holds up the house and also will form dividing walls between the man cave/bedroom, and man cave/bathroom. It was a scary job as it involved moving builder’s joists around and installing the 2x8 framing to a millimeter’s precision to ensure the beam was pressed into the floor above and didn’t sag (or drop the whole damn house on my head).
Next, the same job but in this doorway that we cut into the original external cellar wall.
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what a fuckin assache @neph93 . I hope it's getting close.
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@neph93 you are so good at estimating denim stretch and shrink in cotton fibers by now that I doubt a millimeter sag on a rigid steel beam poses any challenge!!
Excellent progress and look forward to pics when finished.
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@steelworker Yes and no… I generally enjoy this kind of work, although the cellar being all mine to fix is a little intimidating in terms of job size and required skill set.
@motojobobo ha
Well it is looking good so far. The challenge is maintaining the necessary attention to detail, and marrying that with competence. If one of those is lacking things normally go wrong.@ARNC have you ever played Skyrim? You can build a house with a cellar and decorate it with the spoils of war, and the stuffed corpses of your enemies…. it has taken on a new resonance
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The cellar is about 60 square meters and all the walls needed framing, dividing walls need to be built, the ceiling needs to be levelled, insulation and wiring put in, then all the finishing put up. It’s a big old job, but there is nothing to be done other than talent one bit at a time.
In that spirit, tonights effort:
An 80 year old window frame was holding up a two meter span of floor beam after the doorway was cut through the foundation. Everything is now supported andthe window removed. It is a bit rough and ready but it is doing the job. I’ll strengthen it all with steel fittings before it gets covered up.
