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    Giles and Paula Add a Room Onto the Side of The House

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    • S
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      Great Story, so this is your House, really cool, I mainly do old Buildings because of that, the Soul and the Patina always get me. I planned and orderd a full Oak Door for a Building from 1600 this week, can´t wait to see it in Flesh.

      That is quite a Chunk of Steel, good Job getting it in and out there without hurting yourself and/or trashing the car.

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      • GilesG
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        Post a pic of the door somewhere….The 3 big steels arrive today...

        "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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        • GilesG
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          And the large ones have just arrived…

          "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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          • GilesG
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            Drawings for the gauged arches…Call me sad, but these are things of beauty.....

            "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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              No buts about it. They are beautiful and you are sad [emoji6]

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

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              • GraemeG
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                The gauged arches look complicated. Are the bricks cut to size and shape onsite, or do they arrive as a kit?

                I think that they'll be great when they're done.

                I agree with @Giles that @Steffen's door sounds great. I want to see pictures when it's done.

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                • GilesG
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                  In the "old" days, they would have been cut and rubbed to shape on site, but this is a very difficult skill to find these days, and when you do, it comes at a cost….

                  So, I'm having them cut and bonded to steel load-bearing lintels with 5mm joints off-site.  Well, actually 2 of the windows are bricked up to replicate the look of a Georgian window-tax bricked in window...

                  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_tax

                  I've just found out that the large arch will way about 700 kilos - yee gods.

                  "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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                  • organisysO
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                    Those arches will look great when done. Shame there isn't the proliferation of skills anymore to do this the old way, but it doesn't surprise me, the house I just moved into is a new build, some of the brickwork is interesting! The builder admits that they struggle to find bricklayers; sometimes it's any old trade lending a hand !!

                    As you mention, anyone who is skilled and experienced can command a premium and is booked up months or years in advance. I have a family friend who only does 'premium' and listed restorations or extensions now…

                    Pride of Japan :-)

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                    • GilesG
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                      Have a little bit of a hiatus for a while.  Can't go up any more until gauged arches arrive.  I can get the joists put in, but need some fecker to give me a price on Posi-Joists first….

                      Belt and braces....

                      And a larger Catnic on the inner skin….

                      Wondering whay the blocks are smeared with muck?  A rain storm that could have raised Noah's bleeding Arc came through when the muck was still wet…..

                      "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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                      • GraemeG
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                        @Giles:

                        Belt and braces….

                        "Overengineered is our starting point." 😉

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                        • Clint_DC
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                          Congrats @mclaincausey!

                          Also, looks like you're making great progress @Giles!  I wish my project had nearly the momentum yours has had…

                          ATX IH Hoarder

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                          • GilesG
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                            Great….

                            "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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                              Meanwhile in Mundanesville….

                              Whilst we have a hiatus whilst I get the joists built, I fixed a maglock to the rear gates and bought a scaffold tower (not tall enough  ::), so have ordered another lift).....

                              "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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                                Oh, and I had a pallet of radiators delivered.  I know from experience that to move these, each one is a 2 person (3 to 4 for the large one at the bottom), so as I am on my own atm, they will stay outside the front door until I find some muscle….

                                "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 need a holiday and have muscle. Go halves on the airfare?

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

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                                    How long can you stay 🙂 ?

                                    "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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                                      Just checked with Hot Ingrid. At first I thought she said “Two weeks, enjoy yourself” but I misheard. Turned out she said “Go and fuck yourself”. [emoji847]

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

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                                      • GilesG
                                        Giles
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                                        You could do both…. ::)

                                        "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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                                        • Matty123M
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                                          I laughed out loud at that exchange.

                                          Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                          • neph93N
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                                            @Giles:

                                            You could do both…. ::)

                                            I’m literally sat here with one hand cupping myself considering the consequences. I mean, I’ve metaphorically lost my balls already, how much worse can actually losing them be?

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

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