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

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    • GilesG
      Giles
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      The ground workers are back, including my favourite, He-can-lift-a-ton-but-can't-spell-it-John

      "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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      • RoxRocks86R
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        Looking forward to seeing how the doors turn out!

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        • GilesG
          Giles
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          Thank you Rox

          "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
            Giles
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            Whilst Les is away, the slab layers play…..

            "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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            • AppfaffA
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              The addition is looking great! It’s been fun going through this thread. Thanks for sharing the progress @Giles !

              Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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              • mclaincauseyM
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                Man an auto-tamper would have been a godsend for that process when we did our patio. I won't pretend that this kind of work is fun.

                The sandy soil here is so unstable that several inches of excavation filled with crusher fines and sand and then with extremely heavy flagstone cut and leveled is the best way to do it. Prior owners tried to grout flagstone together with concrete for our front walkway, and the predictable result was a sinkhole buggered it up and left a water meter poking out of the ground in the midst of the walkway. Quite a hazard–lucky we have not been sued for someone busting their ass on it. We picked this as a battle for next year.

                Think it, be it.

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                • GilesG
                  Giles
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                  "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
                    Giles
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                    Pugged…...

                    "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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                    • hajdukH
                      hajduk
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                      [emoji106] it takes shape[emoji106]

                      Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

                      "Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have" James Baldwin.

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                      • Matty123M
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                        Nicely done.

                        Maybe so. Maybe not

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                        • GilesG
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                          And, the "I-fucked-up-the-levels" second screed gets poured….

                          "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
                            Giles
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                            It happened again….

                            "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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                              Oops…

                              (Also so many “bad pussy” jokes...)

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

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                              • rocketR
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                                🙀😾😹 (sry)

                                rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

                                It's all humbug, like everywhere
                                R.I.P. Geo

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                                • GilesG
                                  Giles
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                                  Getting ready for the big break-through….

                                  "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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                                  • UnTuckedU
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                                    NOW it's getting "real!"

                                    In search of:
                                    IHV-04, med.
                                    IHSH-185, large
                                    IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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                                    • neph93N
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                                      Massive-hole-in-the-wall-time!

                                      Done a few of those on my time, but never in brick. Should be fun, I’m a little jealous.

                                      @UnTucked , drop whatever you’re doing and get down to G’port in your 888’s. That kind of work will give you a year’s worth of office fades in one hour [emoji6]

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

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                                      • GilesG
                                        Giles
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                                        Ths is 20" solid brick, there's going to be a lot of rubble…..

                                        "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 remember you showing me at FnC. Serious work.

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

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                                          • GilesG
                                            Giles
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                                            Pilot hole….

                                            And the wall is actually only 15" thick

                                            "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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