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

[Steffen]

So no different then on the other Side of the Water, what a shame, I start to think that I maybe toss the Masters Degree and go for a solid Handyman Job, those Guys get rarer and rarer these days. The Craftsman I talk to basiclly all say that they really like to teach someone their Craft but the Young People prefer to work at a Factory or a Supermarket or something along those lines  :-\

[mclaincausey]

When finding contractors in Denver, you have to pick your battles. Competence, honesty, reliability, or affordability: pick none.

[ROman]

Looks like a great start G. When completed, I'll come over and help load the second dishwasher. HaHa.

[Matty123]

Come to Connecticut. Lots of great brick Layers and masons. Loads of Italian, Portuguese and South Americans.

[Graeme]

@ROman:

Looks like a great start G. When completed, I'll come over and help empty the wine cellar and beer fridge. HaHa.

Corrected that for you.

[Giles]

Hand-painted Delft "Sea Monster" tiles hand delivered by the potter today.  Maybe a few months early, but hey…......

[Giles]

And, more progress, we are ecstatic…..

This wall will be rendered, so no point in using hand made bricks….

[Giles]

And the reclaimed York flags for the new terrace turned up too…

[neph93]

I’m getting the horn off of all this I have to admit. Makes me want to jack in educating and learn to be a brickie, which would be the most pointless trade to have in northern Norway, but that’s beside the point.

[Steffen]

Denmark isn´t too far away, they know their Bricks. My "Favorite" Manufacturer is danish, Petersen Tegel, these Guys are absolute Masterminds on their Field, Peter Zumthor´s Famous Kolumba Museum in Cologne is Made of their Bricks and IMHO one of the "best" Buildings of our Time.

The Artisan Wabi-Sabi (I know what that means now  :D) approach you choose is quite cool and from the little I know you very fitting.

[neph93]

@Steffen:

The Artisan Wabi-Sabi (I know what that means now  :D) approach you choose is quite cool and from the little I know you very fitting.

If you ever get over to Gosport and see Paula and Giles’ house you’ll realise just how fitting it is. The entire place is a feast for the senses.

[steelworker]

The Delft tiles are beautiful!

[Seul]

Yeah I love those Delftse tegels…

[Giles]

I think this one is my fave…..

[neph93]

I can see why. The maritime theme and corner details are very beguiling….

[Giles]

Precisely…..

[Seul]

I like the tiny party hat…

[Graeme]

Surely the tiles should be Delft Blauw, not Delft Groen!

I do like them, though.

[Giles]

Delft tiles are obviously traditionally blue, but I believe that they do also exist historically in maroon, green and polychrome (whether or not that is true, I like the green and we already have blue and maroon elsewhere in the house and the green will define the colour pallet of the kitchen)

[Graeme]

I used to see original tiles in antique shops when I lived in Delft. One that always amused me depicted a cat eating a mouse.

This mermaid dates from around 1750, and is black, rather than blue.

Whilst this one is from 1600 to 1630, and is multicoloured. However, it does come from Rotterdam, so maybe they didn't do things right there.

The green is good, and it'll match those boots of yours. That's surely got to be an important interior design decision, right?