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Jul 27, 2012 19:29:10 GMT
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I got a text from a South African mate who does web design and other clever computer stuff. It read: YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO REPORT TO MY HOME ON SATURDAY 08.00 FOR A DAY OF FESTIVE CONSTRUCTION. AT THE END OF CONSTRUCTION THERE WILL BE A BBQ. Well, he had me at the mention of a BBQ..... the rest was just details. Today I received the pic below. 07.30 tomorrow morning it will start..... Your guesses and input etc always appreciated. All I will say is that the time line is a very ambitious one. Teaser pic.
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Last Edit: Jul 30, 2012 17:51:18 GMT by grizz
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recarouk
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Jul 27, 2012 19:35:42 GMT
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thats got to be some form of wendy/summer house ;D
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camper damper
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Another car bites the dust
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Jul 28, 2012 12:32:44 GMT
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A shed or play house
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Jul 28, 2012 16:05:39 GMT
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Well we are done.
9hrs later.
Got 30 mile drive home
Will upload and post pics later.
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Lawsy
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Jul 28, 2012 16:12:27 GMT
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am intrigued to see this one, looks like it could be a good shed/playhouse etc
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Jul 28, 2012 20:50:51 GMT
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Well, after the guesses that have been given up on here, time to complete the posting. My mate Derryn invited me to come and help him to build a playhouse for his kids. His mate Chris was also roped in. In turn I called my mate Peter (Goose) to see if he wanted a break from hiis lovely mum in law....... ;D I was up at Derryns place by 07.30...... met by a very sleepy Post Olympic opening ceremony host. A cuppa tea later and I was met by this .... Chris came along a bit later. He is a very handy and capable handyman and chippie. The Materials supplied with the Playhouse kit leaves much to be desired, so Derryn actually did buysome sheets of OSB and more treated timber to be used for the base. We overlaid the supplied flooring and cut the boards to size. Framing the flooring Once the floor and base was sorted, things started to come together much faster, but a couple of slip ups along the way saw us dismantling and rebuilding some of the sides. At this point, Helen came back from the shops and took a pic of the four of us. Did I mention that it is a double storey Chris supervising and Peter holding up the monkey bars. I missed out on taking some pics at this point, so next up we were at this point. Roof battens in place. Roof panels going up Roof felt.... magic stuff. Makes you realise most of the hard work is done. Door hanging needs much supervision. Last job was to add some trellis to the side so that people did not lose an eye on the corner of the roof. JOB DONE !! (Paint to be done by Derryn and the kids) There you go...... 9 hours including sandwiches, coffee and calculations. Hope you are impressed with this team effort.
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Last Edit: Aug 2, 2012 21:41:10 GMT by grizz
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Jul 28, 2012 21:03:48 GMT
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very impressed but where they gonna put there retro rides when it rains cant see a garage lol
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marksparks999
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a good effort all round... I built one for my girls a few years back when we moved into our new house, I can highly recomend it to anyone with littleones, or grandchildren, its an extra room, and if far enough from the house, can mean some peace and quiet?
Now mine are they are 5 & 2 1/2 they are in there everyday... and gives them shelter if its a typical wet summer day!
a few ideas for your man... I am sure he will have some of his own?
1. some curtains to make it more homely 2. carpet (i was lucky having recarpeted the whole house I had a good couple of off cuts left over) 3. Create a Blackboard... I had some kitchen side panels left over from new kitchen, mounted to the inside walls, painted with blackboard paint, and they spend hours drawing on it! Peace an quiet guarenteed... 4. Work table... again from teh new kitchen I had a good slab of left over beech worktop, so made a built in table/desk, plenty strong enough for them to climb upon! 5. as the one you have built is nice and close to the house, power with a socket, means they can use it in the winter/darker hours (i am waiting to find some armoured cable cheap enough, before running it down to our girls) obviously fit an RCD as its outside...
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Retroless at the moment... but on the hunt for something old!
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Jul 29, 2012 10:50:58 GMT
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a good effort all round... I built one for my girls a few years back when we moved into our new house, I can highly recomend it to anyone with littleones, or grandchildren, its an extra room, and if far enough from the house, can mean some peace and quiet? Now mine are they are 5 & 2 1/2 they are in there everyday... and gives them shelter if its a typical wet summer day! a few ideas for your man... I am sure he will have some of his own? 1. some curtains to make it more homely 2. carpet (i was lucky having recarpeted the whole house I had a good couple of off cuts left over) 3. Create a Blackboard... I had some kitchen side panels left over from new kitchen, mounted to the inside walls, painted with blackboard paint, and they spend hours drawing on it! Peace an quiet guarenteed... 4. Work table... again from teh new kitchen I had a good slab of left over beech worktop, so made a built in table/desk, plenty strong enough for them to climb upon! 5. as the one you have built is nice and close to the house, power with a socket, means they can use it in the winter/darker hours (i am waiting to find some armoured cable cheap enough, before running it down to our girls) obviously fit an RCD as its outside... Thanks all. Mark, other than the table, your ideas were all mentioned. Helen was told to make curtains. Derryn will be carpeting and as a temporary measure there will be an extension run in. There is a load that can be done cheaply.
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dungbug
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Jul 29, 2012 16:00:23 GMT
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'The Grizz' strikes again with more wood based wizardry, looks like you guys had fun during that 9 hours.
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Jul 29, 2012 18:37:40 GMT
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That'll make an epic chicken house when she's too big for it.
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Jul 30, 2012 17:53:24 GMT
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That'll make an epic chicken house when she's too big for it. Mot sure she will get old enough for that. Her dad is threatening chastity belt and boarding school already.
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rysz
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That'll make an epic chicken house when she's too big for it. Mot sure she will get old enough for that. Her dad is threatening chastity belt and boarding school already. All Dad's do this, my daughter is only 5 and she is off to a convent when she is older! Great effort and result on all accounts Grizz! Thanks for sharing with us! Rysz.
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Mot sure she will get old enough for that. Her dad is threatening chastity belt and boarding school already. All Dad's do this, my daughter is only 5 and she is off to a convent when she is older! Great effort and result on all accounts Grizz! Thanks for sharing with us! Rysz. Hey Mr W !! Trust all is good with you. I think you probably know my views on sharing on here, its all about learning from each other. I had a friend years ago who threatened not to potty train her daughter and to make her wear ugly state sponsored glasses as well as removing her front teeth so that no boy would ever look at her, well that was until we reminded her that a "Passion Gap" was highly prized in parts of South Africa. GO GOOGLE : PASSION GAP or check Wikipedia. You may be surprised at what you learn.
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