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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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      Fireplace revealed…Phone numbers on the chimney breast were left there for the builders when we rescued this house from decades of neglect 13 years ago....

      Bit of sorting out to do with these….

      "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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        Freezer being moved (in style)…..

        Took the opportunity of using my mates pick-up to move a teak table I bought on The Bay from home (where it was really too large) to the office….

        And brought this one back, which is a better size for the new terrace….

        "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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          I cleaned up the beautiful brass hinges that came attached to my bargain door:

          Whilst Chim my Albanian mate, skimmed some walls….

          "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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          • bryaneidins70B
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            Wow an elevator too.  😎

            'Fail we may…Sail we must'

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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
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                And the Portland Stone flags for the floor turned up.  Unfortunately, a couple of slabs had suffered in transit…...But I erred on the side of caution when I ordered it (I hope), so we should be OK...

                "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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                • S
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                  You are a wise man Giles if every piece woulve survived i´d would´ve probably been a first in the history of human kind.

                  The Portland Stone is a really beautiful Piece of Nature, that shure will look great in the new kitchen.

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                  • neph93N
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                    I’ve found that +10% of what you think you need of everything is a good rule of thumb.

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

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                    • GilesG
                      Giles
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                      I ordered "exactly" what I need for the cornice, and I'm 2 lengths short….. ???

                      "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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                        A piece of wood goes into the hole…...

                        "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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                          @Giles:

                          A piece of wood goes into the hole…...

                          Sex ed by Giles Padmore.

                          Maybe so. Maybe not

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                          • GilesG
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                            So, I am back from New York, and things have moved on:

                            At the top of the new stairs, we had a large void that was really annoying me as it was wasted space.  Les had the brilliant idea of making it into a cupboard for all our crockery etc for the new dining room, which is through a doorway to the left of this pic  It has, of course, been christened Les's Cupboard….

                            The kitchen units have been undercoated and Les is using bucket loads of filler to make good the old units…..

                            Granite worktops arrive tomorrow…..

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

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                              • neph93N
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                                @Giles:

                                Granite worktops arrive tomorrow…..

                                Granite worktops are fit. Looking forward to seeing them.

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

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                                • SeulS
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                                  Cup-a-Les would've been better…

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                                    What Brand is your Range Cooker Giles ?

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                                    • GilesG
                                      Giles
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                                      It's this:

                                      http://www.rangemaster.co.uk/products/falcon-range-cookers/falcon-deluxe/1092-deluxe-dual-fuel

                                      We had one for 14 years in the "old" kitchen and loved it.

                                      "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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                                        Waiting for the worktops….

                                        "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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                                          Crappy pics.  Boys came super-late due to malfunctioning vehicle (it was a heap of shit)…...

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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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                                            What colour is the kitchen gonna be if its done ? I thought you´d go for a lighter color on the Stone with the white sink and the lightish flooring.

                                            I really dig the size of the kitchen, if I ever get myself a house mine has to be that size too.

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