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

[Matty123]

@Giles:

And I found this piece of broken cast iron grille in the garden at the office…..re-purped FTW....

FTW is a favorite of mine. I picked it up from a crane operator/hells angel, who in the 80’s, would regularly paint that on the side of container ships in 10 foot white letters. Gateway terminal port in new haven CT. FTW indeed

[Giles]

@Matty123 The other half re-purped FTW…..

[Giles]

On Friday I had the building regs person come to check on what we have done and sign off the build as conforming to current building regulations.  I was a little worried because there are a couple of areas, I have ignored the regulations, basically to make the extension more in keeping with how the original house was built.

G - "Hello, so what do you need to see/do?"
Regs Person - "Oh just have a quick look"

Pops her head into the kitchen, says "Wow".

G - "So what now?"
Regs Person - "I'll sign it off"

She leaves.

Les (who was higgering in the background in case we needed to explain stuff ) - "You jammy fucker"…..

Kerboom.......

[neph93]

Having seen the kitchen and the exterior construction IRL, I can’t say I’m very surprised.

[Chris]

Same.

[scooter]

@neph93:

Having seen the kitchen and the exterior construction IRL, I can’t say I’m very surprised.

@Chris:

Same.

My thoughts exactly.

[Giles]

That's very nice of you all, but they real jobsworths, so I was worried….

[Giles]

Not nearly as impressive as some of my Norwegian friends wood stores, but this should see us through a southern English winter…

Overflow, just in case….

[neph93]

Nothing quite like a well stocked wood shy. Which wood do you have in there? And how long did it take Alex to chop and stack it? [emoji1]

[Giles]

I'm not sure what the wood is, I forgot to ask Charlie, my woodman.  He's a fellow landrover owner, so he looks after me, I normally get pretty good wood, a larger than normal load at a smaller than normal price….

[Chap]

Oak

[neph93]

@Chap:

Oak

Looked like that to me too. Excellent thermic properties.

[Giles]

Bit of an afterthought.  Realized that stair rails would be a good idea.  Oak pigs ears…...

[Giles]

Oh, and we upgraded the pot-filler.  Retail USD1,500, got it for USD100 on the Bay…..Out with the Chinese, in with Germans....

[Aetas]

Fits in very well!
Never seen a double handle pot filler, with such an unusual but beautiful line management, over here.
Who made this G. ?

[Giles]

Franke….

[neph93]

@Giles:

Bit of an afterthought.  Realized that stair rails would be a good idea.  Oak pigs ears…...

Very nice indeed. Love a bit of oak. Be handy if you ever have drunken Norwegians visiting [emoji15]

[Giles]

Can't see that happening anytime soon….

[organisys]

A runner on those steps might be nice.. also help stop you going A over T.

[Giles]

We have runners on the main stairs, the treads of which are knackered from 2 centuries of use and abuse, but this ancient pitch pine has so much character it would be a crime to hide it….