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

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    Graeme
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    Joined: 30 Mar 2012

    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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      Giles
      IHUK Crew
      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

      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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        organisys
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        Joined: 24 Mar 2015

        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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          Giles
          IHUK Crew
          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

          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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            Graeme
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            Joined: 30 Mar 2012

            @Giles:

            Belt and braces….

            "Overengineered is our starting point." 😉

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              Clint_D
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              Joined: 5 Jun 2011

              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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                Giles
                IHUK Crew
                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                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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                  Giles
                  IHUK Crew
                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                  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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                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                    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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                      neph93
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                      Joined: 18 Aug 2014

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

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

                      • Virginia Woolf
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                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                        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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                          neph93
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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”

                          • Virginia Woolf
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                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            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
                              Matty123
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                              I laughed out loud at that exchange.

                              Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                neph93
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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”

                                • Virginia Woolf
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                                  Steffen
                                  Joined: 26 Jul 2017

                                  @neph93:

                                  @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?

                                  I guess way worse, like waking up and feeling like you got hit by a Bus versus actually getting hit by a Bus  😃

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                                  • AnesthetistA
                                    Anesthetist
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                                    @neph93:

                                    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]

                                    Sounds like Ingrid and my wife could be sisters!

                                    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                    IG: bluehandsslim

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                                    • Matty123M
                                      Matty123
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                                      Joined: 4 Apr 2017

                                      They ARE all sisters! Mine, yours, reubens. All of em, sisters

                                      Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                      • scooterS
                                        scooter
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                                        Joined: 26 Dec 2015

                                        @neph93:

                                        @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?

                                        You could always consider the positive… You wouldn't have to worry about ever having kids, again.  😉

                                        Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

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                                        • Matty123M
                                          Matty123
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                                          Homeboy already took care of that. Snippy snip

                                          Maybe so. Maybe not

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