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Neph’s new house…

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    neph93
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    @Chris:

    We have similar knobs…

    Yours is cooler, though.

    Fixed!

    «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
    We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

    • Dame Vera Lynn
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      neph93
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      @mclaincausey  @Steve

      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.

      «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

      • Dame Vera Lynn
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        louisbosco
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        @neph93:

        @Chris:

        We have similar knobs…

        Yours is cooler, though.

        Fixed!

        from what I remember at the Kaneki, you both are definitely absolute knobs  😛

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

        • Harvey Specter
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          organisys
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          From the pics it's already looking like the house is going to have that effortlessly cool Skandi Vibe!  😎

          Pride of Japan :-)

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            den1mhead
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            @organisys:

            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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              popvulture
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              I love those drawer pulls! Reminds me of Buster + Punch, good spot to get stuff in this aesthetic Stateside.

              WTB
              IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
              Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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                neph93
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                @den1mhead:

                @organisys:

                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]

                «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                • Dame Vera Lynn
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                  neph93
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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.

                  «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                  We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                  • Dame Vera Lynn
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                    steelworker
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                    what a fuckin assache @neph93 . I hope it's getting close.

                    Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                    Well, I have others.

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                      motojobobo
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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.

                      The journey is the objective.

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                      • ARNCA
                        ARNC
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                        Sounds like you're getting there.  I can't help wondering - is the final stage going to be mounting the heads of the previous contractors on spikes?  It might finish off the gable end quite nicely ;).

                        “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                          neph93
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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  😉

                          «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                          We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                          • Dame Vera Lynn
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                            neph93
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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.

                            «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                            • Dame Vera Lynn
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                            • ARNCA
                              ARNC
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                              @neph93  I’m not really into games, it’s just that my sense of humour sometimes takes a turn to the dark side.

                              “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                                neph93
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                                @ARNC:

                                @neph93  I’m not really into games, it’s just that my sense of humour sometimes takes a turn to the dark side.

                                Mine too [emoji38] No happily I am rid of that lot with the exception of the inevitable exchange of lawyers letters. Good riddance to them. Happy to have found capable and honest people to assist.

                                «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                                • Dame Vera Lynn
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                                  neph93
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                                  Framing, framing and more framing. Fitting insulation will make a nice change for once…

                                  Oh… and an IHSH-106



                                  «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                  We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                                  • Dame Vera Lynn
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                                  • AppfaffA
                                    Appfaff
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                                    clean work @neph93 !!

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                                    • SoleampS
                                      Soleamp
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                                      @neph93 I looked through your whole thread over the last few days.  The project looks really great and should be fantastic when you are done.  My house was build in the early 1800s, so I can sympathize with a lot of the challenges you have faced.  I always joke around with my wife that any project I think is going to be easy usually takes at least four times the amount of time I thought it would.

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                                        neph93
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                                        @Soleamp:

                                        any project I think is going to be easy usually takes at least four times the amount of time I thought it would.

                                        True story… and costs at least five times more!

                                        Our windows arrive tomorrow and that will make a huge difference inside and out.

                                        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                                        • Dame Vera Lynn
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                                        • SoleampS
                                          Soleamp
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                                          @neph93:

                                          @Soleamp:

                                          any project I think is going to be easy usually takes at least four times the amount of time I thought it would.

                                          True story… and costs at least five times more!

                                          Our windows arrive tomorrow and that will make a huge difference inside and out.

                                          Oh yeah, it always costs more…way more!  That's great about the windows, they always make a huge difference in a project once they go in.

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