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    Neph’s new house…

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    • S
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      Looks like you’re having a blast already, man. I will look forward to watching what you get up to.

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      • neph93N
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        The gutting of the top floor started yesterday. I had a crew consisting of Hot Ingrid, Jesper and my daughter Sydney (who has just moved to Norway from the UK with a view to staying). They worked like demons and we made a great start.

        The construction of the place is insane. I didn’t realise the walls wouldn’t be framework. Instead they are solid, and made of beefy layers of 5x2 with some insulating and damp-proofing layers squeezed in between. We’ll be adding 5cm of insulation (Rockwool or the like) to each side of the wall. Here’s a cross section:

        It was pretty great uncovering the layers of up to 80 year old wall paper:



        We also found an old wasp/bee nest in a vent. Fascinating…




        We hope to get onto the flooring today.

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

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        • BrockB
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          Wow! I just caught up on this already massive thread! Looks awesome [mention]neph93 [/mention] but very intimidating… can’t wait to see what you do with the place.

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          • neph93N
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            Cheer @Brock!

            I’ve posted this elsewhere but for the sake of posterity, the Shinayaka denim, having lived comfortably for the first 25 wears of their life, were finally put to work to day:

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

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            • Madame ButtonflyM
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              Wow, @neph93 this is so GREAT - it's wonderful that you've got the keys and work has started, and watching this being documented is already fascinating.  As if you didn't have enough on your plate, but lots of us are clearly gonna love this thread.  Good luck to you and darling Hottie  😘 😘 😘 😘 😘

              AKA Mrs G

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              • BrockB
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                @neph93:

                Cheer @Brock!

                the Shinayaka denim, were finally put to work to day

                YES! Looking forward to this too!!

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                • neph93N
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                  @Madame Buttonfly glad your enjoying it. The work is going well and is a welcome distraction from other matters. You’ll notice Noah isn’t paernif the wrecking crew and that is because he is in quarantine because he attended a party where it turned out one of the guests was positive for COVID-19. As if I didn’t have enough in my plate [emoji23]

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

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                  • neph93N
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                    The wrecking crew that are available did a grand job pulling up floors today.

                    These houses have a reputation for being the best built houses in Bodø and everything I have seen supports that. It does make this phase of the renovation less about demolition and more about reverse engineering. I ripped out a closet today and even with a top notch tiger saw, a 100 dollar crowbar and not a little elbow grease it took me four hours. The material specs were superior to what they use on supporting structures these days.

                    On the other hand, not everything was better before. This is what passed for insulation in 1941…

                    In walls:

                    And in floor dividers:

                    Those last two are the contents of the floor divider between the upper and lower storey  ???

                    We made an interesting find in that space. A very well preserved 80 year old cigarette packet:

                    The sun even came out as we were wrapping up for the day

                    And the Shinayaka are getting a kicking:

                    As is the IHV-16

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

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                      @neph93 you are the only one I know that I can say for 100% certainty that in a day where you are getting filthy demolishing a home in hard wearing denim, a hunting vest, work gloves and a crow bar, you will still find room in the kit for a $1000 bracelet.

                      It doesn't go unnoticed.

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                      • BrockB
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                        I love everything about that last photo drop!!!
                        [emoji817]

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                        • neph93N
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                          @jordanscollected:

                          It doesn't go unnoticed.

                          Ha! I didn’t notice it. Tbh I didn’t even think about it.

                          I started wearing jewellery as a teenager and didn’t take it off ever. That habit has stuck, with the exception of removing my rings when I bake bread. Even then they go on the minute I have the bread in the oven. I love that bracelet but it stays on whatever I’m doing.

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

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                            Its like you are opening up a time capsule:)
                            Always cool when you find old stuff like that. Ive seen newspapers–coins even, never a cigarette pack.

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                              Loving this thread and seeing how the reno is going. Also nice to see the family giving a helping hand whether it’s due to threats from good ol’ dad or an actual interest in tearing stuff up 😛

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                              • Madame ButtonflyM
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                                @neph93 - oh dear, poor Noah - and yes as if you didn't have enough to worry about… ::)  In the most recent photos Jesper looks so much like Hot Ingrid, it's quite spooky.  Love that you found a vintage Norwegian/English collaboration ciggie packet.  Keep up the good, hard work!

                                AKA Mrs G

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                                  Just found this thread,and like everyone else enjoying every post. Like the old wasp’s nest.

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                                    @neph93:

                                    The construction of the place is insane. I didn’t realise the walls wouldn’t be framework. Instead they are solid, and made of beefy layers of 5x2 with some insulating and damp-proofing layers squeezed in between. We’ll be adding 5cm of insulation (Rockwool or the like) to each side of the wall. Here’s a cross section:

                                    They have done a massive construction work 60 years ago!

                                    Let me know if you ever need something from continental Europe.
                                    Tools, sanitary or interior. We’ll work it out!

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                                      @Giles You might be able to retro fit AFDDs into your existing consumer unit, it would depend on the manufacturer and how old it is.

                                      Pride of Japan :-)

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                                      • neph93N
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                                        @Aetas:

                                        @neph93:

                                        They have done a massive construction work 60 years ago!

                                        Let me know if you ever need something from continental Europe.
                                        Tools, sanitary or interior. We’ll work it out!

                                        Thank you! I will bare that in mind, very kind.

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

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                                        • neph93N
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                                          The struggle continued over the weekend. We have had a three day holiday here so that combined with the weekend meant getting a valuable head start. Combining gutting the house with work, family, school etc will be tricky the next few weeks. However the top floor is nearly done. All walls, floors and ceilings are ripped out, with the exception of the bathroom… I’m working on that.



                                          Hot Ingrid made a start on the ground floor…


                                          And this is what Selvedge Sunday looks like on a working weekend:

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

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                                          • neph93N
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                                            Tomorrow I will be taking up a bathroom floor, that’s tiles, concrete, plasterboard and probably chipboard, all glued, nailed and screwed together. Never done it before… should be «fun».

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

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