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

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    • ChrisC
      Chris
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      Based on your posts in the food thread, Giles should put you to work in it. 🙂

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      • louisboscoL
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        @Chap:

        Nice… looking forward to see the finished kitchen in September

        same. did you keep the cat's paw prints in the new bit?

        "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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        • GilesG
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          They are being buried under 15mm of cement and 25mm of Portland stone as I type….

          "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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            We fired it up…...

            "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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              That is spectacular.  Which decade? I’d guess 1920’s but it could be earlier.

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

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              • GilesG
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                Early 19th Century Scottish…..It looks a bit Art Nouveau, but it ain't......The register grate (can't control the airflow) was an early Victorian thing, this thing will burn coal like The Mallard

                https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Class_A4_4468_Mallard

                It was only later in the 19th Century that they work out how to control the burn

                "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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                  Really! The clean lines are brilliant. I was thinking some kind of Art Deco. What’s the inner (lead?) section called? The central square motif is fit.

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

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                  • neph93N
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                    @Giles:

                    Early 19th Century Scottish…..It looks a bit Art Nouveau, but it aint......

                    Deco, Nouveau, any-ho… its bloody lovely.

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

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                    • GilesG
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                      Edited my post above

                      Polished steel.  It was as rusty as fuck.  I spent 4 hours last weekend with fine sandpaper, de-rusting it….

                      Paula watched....

                      "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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                        Polished steel…

                        Shit that must get hot… my parents have a steel woodburner in Spain. They prefer them in winter as it gets real hot, real quick, but doesn't retain the heat for long. You don't need it until the next evening.

                        Everything in Norway is cast iron and lined, with an airflow control that is calibrated like a bloody watch. If you can't go to bed and still have it generating heat in the morning it's a worthless pos.

                        @Giles:

                        Paula watched….

                        Supportive watching or critical watching?  😉

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

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                        • ChrisC
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                          There's a way to watch supportively?

                          Is that a Norwegian concept, because my wife is most certainly unfamiliar with it.

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                          • neph93N
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                            @Chris:

                            There's a way to watch supportively?

                            Is that a Norwegian concept, because my wife is most certainly unfamiliar with it.

                            Apparently it is a thing yes, although I suspect you are not alone in your confusion. My impression is that in heterosexual relationships based on more traditional gender roles, this is something men are often expected to be good at and not something that their female partners need to practice. It’s a bit like putting the toilet seat down.

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

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                            • IH-GARYI
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                              That is a stunning fireplace - maybe early for the Art Nouveau period but I could see a young Rennie Mackintosh or Margaret MacDonald warming their cockles in front of it's flames at a family home and parking the memory to use as inspiration for designs in later life!

                              My contribution, to urban blues…

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                              • ChrisC
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                                @neph93:

                                It’s a bit like putting the toilet seat down.

                                As I mentioned previously, I have an older sister. Growing up, we shared a bathroom. She was rather adamant about that toilet seat issue. It was not always a peaceful, respectful discussion.

                                The result of this is that I never, ever leave the seat up.

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                                • mclaincauseyM
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                                  I never leave the toilet seat up because I like getting laid. If you do too, then put the seat down and don't point out that the counter is full of her makeup and hair appliances when she gets onto you when you forget.

                                  It is a very ingrained habit in all seriousness, probably also due to sharing a bathroom with a sister growing up. Since men too occasionally need to sit in the loo, it's common sense that this is plain good manners.

                                  What's less ingrained is putting the seat cover down, which is becoming necessary with two dogs in the house.

                                  Think it, be it.

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    At home, I always sit down, just less risky all round…

                                    "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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                                    • den1mheadD
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                                      @Giles:

                                      At home, I always sit down, just less risky all round…

                                      Couldn't agree more

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                                      • SeulS
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                                        I always sit down to piss… Cleaner and better for your prostate...

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                                        • ROmanR
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                                          This Giles and Paula Add a Room Onto the Side of The House, took on a whole new twist. Both rooms looking good though.

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                                          • Madame ButtonflyM
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                                            Yes, thanks for getting things back on track @ROman - much appreciated!  😃

                                            AKA Mrs G

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