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

[Giles]

One pallet down….

[louisbosco]

@Giles  . that is looking good! coming together well!!

@Alex i've been hit on a motorcycle before so i know how it feels. hope you're fine as well and you're definitely going to feel sore for the next few days as well..

[Giles]

Oh, by the way, the block wall is going to be rendered and painted the same colour as the house…..Not leaving it like that... ::)

[louisbosco]

what colour was the house again? always thought it was that brick red.. i'm could be possiby wrong..

[Giles]

The rear is, the sides and front are rendered white and painted…

[Chris]

Ok, I know I'm opening myself up to any number of smart-assed comments, but what is the rain detector that you're installing?

[neph93]

@Chris:

Ok, I know I'm opening myself up to any number of smart-assed comments…

Prefacing your dumbass question with the above is poor form, sir. How can anyone effectively mock you now? Bloody killjoy.

[neph93]

On the other hand, seeing as you apparently can’t infer meaning from two nouns, I wonder if I can interest you in some tartan paint for your latest interior design project? I also have some top of the line glass hammers available for those delicate nailing jobs…

[dylantbmayes]

@Giles:

Then these turned up…..Les is hung over and Alex has damaged his back (when a car pulled out in front of him when he was cycling home)....., so I guess shifting them is down to me....(Paula, conveniently has a subsequent engagement  )

Wind the clock back four years and you would have had an abled body Aussie who you could have put to work!

[Giles]

@Chris:

Ok, I know I'm opening myself up to any number of smart-assed comments, but what is the rain detector that you're installing?

The roof lantern will have 2 opening windows, whne the rain detector detects moisture, the windows will close if they have been left open…..

[Giles]

@dylantbmayes:

Wind the clock back four years and you would have had an abled body Aussie who you could have put to work!

Bloody hell, 4 years ago…..

[Alex]

@Giles:

@dylantbmayes:

Wind the clock back four years and you would have had an abled body Aussie who you could have put to work!

Bloody hell, 4 years ago…..

Not sure that's the most surprising part of the sentence 

[dylantbmayes]

@Alex:

@Giles:

@dylantbmayes:

Wind the clock back four years and you would have had an abled body Aussie who you could have put to work!

Bloody hell, 4 years ago…..

Not sure that's the most surprising part of the sentence 

???

[Giles]

@neph93:

I’m excited about the the building regs person.

So, we had to divert the down-pipe to get the last joist in.  Reckon the building regs person will be happy with our solution  ?

[Matty123]

@Giles:

Then these turned up…..Les is hung over and Alex has damaged his back (when a car pulled out in front of him when he was cycling home)....., so I guess shifting them is down to me....(Paula, conveniently has a subsequent engagement  )

That is some very nice hand cut Blue Stone. Where was it laid previously? Do you know the history of it? Thick
Stuff

[Giles]

I do not know where it was laid previously.  In the UK, we call this York stone or York flags.

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

I am buying it from a reclamation yard in Yorkshire.

I've bought it in 3 batches thus far, each with it's own character, so I am going to have to be quite careful when I lay it…

[Chris]

@Giles:

So, we had to divert the down-pipe to get the last joist in.  Reckon the building regs person will be happy with our solution  ?

I see nothing wrong with that.  Looks perfect, in fact.

Oh, and the auto close windows sound brilliant.  I wish we'd had that in our old house- Julie was perpetually leaving the windows in the garage apartment open.

[Giles]

Today, Les and I (mainly Les  ), effectively completed inner roof.  A few more firrings  and the plywood should be completed tomorrow…..

[rocket]

very cool

[Matty123]

We call it Flag stone as well or Blue stone. Those are very nice. They seem
To Be in great shape. I don’t see any cleaving of the stones. Be careful indeed… with your fingers! I have some great tricks for moving them and laying them if you’re intersted. Depending on the base you’re setting them in.