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Probably looking at around 400-500 quid maybe? Worth getting a quote as a last resort atleast Easy. I agree, get a quote, it looks pretty simple, I dare say it would cost a lot less than you imagine it might. I am imaginig a lot more than I want to pay. Doubt it, asked a local trimmer to quote for a bikini top for the LR, was an absolutely stupid amount of money. It was a complete FO quote as they didn’t want the work as not their normal thing. Suspect that this would come under the same thing unless you got lucky. James Agree with James. Mostly they do not want to work out of their commercial field. Buy a used item, or a new, unused item. Hence putting the question out there. I was thinking more along the lines of a person with an industrial sewing machine who do general repairs and fabrication. I used to work somewhere that did canvas and leather repairs. To fix or remake something like that would be easy job for them and they used to charge peanuts. Was ten plus years ago but there are loads of these people out there if you have a look. |
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Completely useless bit of furniture that looks better than it functions. My wife says this about me, I take it as a compliment |
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Easy. I am imaginig a lot more than I want to pay. Agree with James. Mostly they do not want to work out of their commercial field. Buy a used item, or a new, unused item. Hence putting the question out there. I was thinking more along the lines of a person with an industrial sewing machine who do general repairs and fabrication. I used to work somewhere that did canvas and leather repairs. To fix or remake something like that would be easy job for them and they used to charge peanuts. Was ten plus years ago but there are loads of these people out there if you have a look. Problem is that so many will just quote a silly price to,get you to leave. I prefer a factory item, if I could even find a decent used one. The one fitted has lasted amazingly well. Thank you mate. I looked at those and nothing is made for my trucks application. Completely useless bit of furniture that looks better than it functions. My wife says this about me, I take it as a compliment That would hurt, even if it were the truth. |
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Remember last year, dismantling the Horse stables with Craig, his son Kyle and Fil? Well, the new concrete floor and a 4 brick foundation wall are all up now. Two extra brick courses will give some more headroom than the stables did already. Last night, this was the state of play for Craig and Kyle on their own. The next big job once the rest of the walls are up, will be to get those super sized roof panels up and screwed together. Certainly a job for four or more guys.   Bootfair today: Slim pickings. VW Golf stepdown pipe unused £2.00 “Axe” £1.00 Single hinge £1.00 3/4 box screws 50p 10 flap wheels for £8.00 normal price £1.00 each. |
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Last Edit: Jul 10, 2022 7:09:46 GMT by grizz
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Jul 15, 2022 19:07:50 GMT
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I think there is a lot more progress here, even if not visible. Problem now for Craig is that there is only he and his wife to try get the roof panels up.  Maybe I should try figure a way to go up next weekend, amd step away from the Rezin Rockit again. Will give it a think. |
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Last Edit: Jul 15, 2022 19:17:12 GMT by grizz
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Filed under Random rambling. The extreme heat is driving the farmers to harvest fast. And the new guy, despite being it seems quite unfriendly, is driving his whole business with an extreme financial eye. Long days and working to late, after dark that is around 10.00pm He has also changed his tractors from John Deere to Fendt this year.,   Took Bonnie for a walk in the cut fields. She absolutely loved it. Must have been so much overload for her olfactory senses.  Back home, George, the cat I don’t have, has now trained me to feed him,wet,food,twice a,day. It is cheaper than chicken or ham. He is a pleasant chap to have around.  . |
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Dry summer. Hot days, relative to monsoon weather, has made the yield of wild fruit less than usual as kevins and I both realised. So this year my fruit collection was in three different places. Near the vets was good for about 1.5kg and one of Sally, Bonnie and my walks has a few trees, of which only three had any accessible, usable fruit, it gave about 2.5kg as well, so I had 4kg by Saturday afternoon, stashed in the fridge. Perfect dog walking paths. Finding the fruiting trees becomes a game too.   Sunday I went looking about 7 miles from home on the isle of grain down the road my electrician lodger goes to,work, I recalled there was fruit when he came here last year……  Booooom as Paul Y says. Jackpot.  Of course I had to share with this girl, I thought she was a boy……..  Friendly. About 6 varieties of plums all told in my collection that made up 12kg raw with stones.  Back home I cleaned them all, and weighed up the lot. 8kg from the trees in the lane, of course minus what the horses had. So a total of 12kg in fruit. I went to the village and bought 10kg of sugar as I use less than the traditional 1 to 1 mix of fruit, sugar and a cup of water per kilogram. Split the lot into 2 and 4 kilo and cooked them in two pots, with the stones in.  MISTAKE. But I got the stones out when halfway through. Will do the second 6kg tonight after work. And will remove all the stones before cooking, another spectacularly shiite job, but has to be done. By 8.00pm I had bottled and cleaned up the kitchen. RESULT.  Part two tonight then. |
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glenanderson
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I always stone them first. Means you don’t inadvertently end up with hitchhikers in the jam…😉
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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I always stone them first. Means you don’t inadvertently end up with hitchhikers in the jam…😉 I have stoned them first too, before. Thought I was clever. It is a back breaking jobs standing stoning 6kg over the kitchen sink when the fruits is small. Lesson learned till next time. |
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More later of the processes in pictures and words.
And of course it is England……
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Jul 24, 2022 11:52:03 GMT
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Fantastic result for the weekend. We got rained out this morning, but the roof structure is up and stronger than before. Fantastic having friends like Grizz & Fil
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Impulsively and on short notice I took Friday off this week. Came up to Shropshire to help Craig after we got Fil “Sparkplug” and his wife to agree to come up in their campervan from Cambridge. Craig had bought these 20 year old stables from the lady he bought his house from. She was replacing it and rebuilding a new home on the foundation footprint (Crazy English planning permission rules) So what he bought was this. We dismantled it in November……….  So up by 04.30 and by 09.00 I was here and by 10.00 Fill and Mrs Sparkplug was parked up outside too.   Uneventful trip had me stop to grab a couple of pics along the way. Life goes on……..   Our task for the two days was this……. Get the rest of the structure and roof up so Craig could carry on with the build on his own. So once the unpacking, unwinding and coffee was done, we went up to the workshop space and discussed, planned and double checked various parts of the planned erection. So the main, to be exposed ridge beam was lifted into place and then with a strap we pulled it to align and drop into place as rain and being stored in kit form for 9 months had had certainly affected some of the panels. Fil the strapping lad tidying up after the heave-ho.  Of course what does not show in all of these photos is the amount of time it takes to make small tweaks for fitting, and larger tweaks for our own health and safety. Nobody wants to get hurt 200 miles from home, let alone at home. Ridge beams all fitted and various extra bearers and supports added .      Inbetween Craigs wife and Nicky made sure we were motivated with food and drinks……. Thankfully it was overcast all day. Next job was to start sorting through the pile of roof panels that had been packed and piled around the back of the temporary garage. Then a decision was made On how to raise the super sized and heavy, trust me, roof panels safely onto the structure. The old dividing walls were laid on the floor as a stable work surface, followed by fetching the hydraulic engine hoist on the Radio Flyer wagon.  Every panel needed more denailing, and then strengthening with 100mm to 150mm screws to ensure they lasted another lifetime. The original build was all done with nails. You can see the size of the small panels vs the larger ones we were standing on.  Loads of lifting and shifting, and also using these low down dollies over some OSB boards to get the panels into a workable position.  Lifting these large heavy panels onto the roof is dangerous and heavy work. So using the engine hoist to do the initial dead-lift made a load of sense.  VIDEO. And number one up and over.  Screwed down, with more interior screwing down going on. At this point it was around 18.30 and rain had set in earlier.  So we decided that the rain was just going to make things dangerous and slippery……. ANOTHER LITTLE VIDEO….. YES, IT WAS NOW WET. At the point where we stood under the cover, looking out and feeling pretty pleased with ourselves for the work done so far.  Closing shop meant covering things over, strapping bits down and heading indoors. Lorraine had planned it all out for us in the farm kitchen…… DIY Pizzas. I think we were all long gone to sleep by 10.00 Both Craig and I were awake by 03.00 as we sleep less that we want to. I chatted with Dennis for a while then dozed off again till 6.00 More in a while. |
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Saturday morning broke early and we got some odd jobs done, then breakfast, after which we stormed the rest of the roof panels.  The first four panels are massive and we were thankful when the were screwed down as they also created a landing pad for the next few which we manhandled and lifted up, three of us lifting and Craig on top, pulling and positioning, along with Kyle, they did all the top fastening, leaving Fil and I to do the stuff below.   We did find some time to laugh as well. Fil had his parole revoked.  More of the same, refitting the panels as they were marked when disassembled.   We eventually made it to the last panel……..  Tidied away tools for the night. Started a fire for BBQ…….  Anyone who has not done one of these builds, do not be deceived into thinking its a quick job. Very different to a team who do it for a living and have plans. This was all re-engineered. And if you look at the photo of what it started out as, you will notice a lot of re-engineering. Changes in wall plans etc. |
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While the fire was burning, we carried on tidying up inside the workshop.  Craig could not contain himself.  This is where the bench should go…… Outside his home office. Which the first room will be.  Overhang is just right to keep most weather off the doors. This side will be office, woodworking shop, and the extended section includes a double door out the further side for motorcycles and mechanical stuff.  Once we settled down next to the fire and started to chat, I suggested we could get the roof felted in the morning, as the rain had stopped again. So at 7.00pm we raced over to B&Q to buy 13 rolls of 5 year roofing felt as a temporary measure till Craig can get up and do the shingles he has planned.  Done  When we got home, Kyle and Lorraine Had cooked dinner…… Awesome food, company and Jack Daniels Tennessee Fire……..  At around 10.00pm I was dead, and Fil always helpful, managed to help me remember the next morning.  I got up and slunk off to bed. Sunday awaited. |
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Being the restless sleeper I am, I heard the rain coming down all night, in varying degrees of intensity. Sunday morning by 6.00am Fil and I were sitting in the kitchen drinking coffee/tea while Craig was up at the shop, already cutting, sawing, banging…… So we went to join him, but it was wet, and all we could do was move stuff about, clean up and prepare for felting the roof later. By 10.00 we had had breakfast, in an effort to give the rain a chance to move on, and by 11.30 Fil and Nicky left for Cambridge as it had become obvious the rain was not going to stop. Craig, Kyle and I went back and they started to strip off some of the old felt that had not come off with the disassembly….. hard work, hampered by the rain not allowing the blowtorch to heat the tar sufficiently. I removed nails and inspected the rooftop in the mean time, waiting for the rain to go……   Eventually after a coffee and goodbyes at 12.30 we called it a day, and no felting had been done. I headed home and Sally had promised to cook sweet n sour pork on noodles Road conditions dried out an hour from Craigs and by the time I got home, it was sunny and 29’C Bonnie was happy to see me too.   LAST VIDEO. VIEW FROM THE TOP. And a final word from Fil. Time To Sleep is directly proportional to the volume of Jack Daniels Cinnamon consumed - an experiment that was repeated to prove it wasn't just a co-incidence the first time!
It really was a great weekend and a wonderful sense of achievement when we got that last panel in.
I remember clearly when taking those roof panels down how glad I was that I wasn't going to be one of the poor sods who had to put them back up again
With Craig's thoughtful planning and having the original team who understood how the whole thing needed to be stitched back together the job was actually a lot easier than I'd feared.
As ever Craig & Lorraine's hospitality was second to none and Kyle is always a pleasure to work with. Rian, well, I don't have to say that it's always great to catch up with you and I love those little things like us living a couple of hours away from each other but meeting up four hours away for you to deliver my latest new tool! You managed to bring two different snacks which I haven't had since my childhood was also one of those quirks of fate that add an intangible and unmeasurable grin factor to what was a great couple of days.
The enjoyment to effort ratio was heavily skewed in favour of enjoyment for me.
The felting would really have been the icing on the cake, but it was not to be. We got the important work done that Craig simply could not have done without a couple of extra people and that's what counts.
The only negative was that the exact same journey cost me nearly exactly £30 more in fuel than it had 9 months ago - but there's nothing we could do about that.
I didn't partake of the Jack Daniels but don't mind admitting that I found myself nodding off on the sofa yesterday afternoon. Exercise and fresh air is great for that. Slept until about 7 this morning which is a good couple of hours later than normal for me.
We must do it again soon Weekend over. . . |
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Jul 25, 2022 10:01:11 GMT
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Commendable effort all round, well done ...
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Jul 31, 2022 10:37:54 GMT
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Commendable effort all round, well done ... Thank you. We are all happy as Craig can now get a load of lighter jobs done. This week, between rain and day job stuff, he managed to felt the long runs and get it all dry inside. At a later stage, 12 months or so…. The roof will get shingles like his other large shed nd all painted black. |
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Jul 31, 2022 10:45:35 GMT
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Skipped the bootfair today due to ongoing insomnia. Things to do when you don’t want to do what you really should be doing. Skip dive. Rescue big chinks of lumber. Did I mention Free cash before? Along with these two lengths, one is over 9 foot, I also got a 3 foot and 7 foot length to use. Decided to make something in keeping with the tongue in cheek nature of the carport.   Extra outdoor varnish on all sides.  Router into action, freehanded writing.  Then colour infill for the letters.  Resulting in this once mounted. And a silly grin.   Dennis was out in his NASCAR 66 C10 at a show yesterday. Went down a treat. Then later he and stepson (read no2 son) Brian worked on Brian’s Willys to get that going. Some crazy plans for it as well.   Really looking forward to being there in person soon. |
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Last Edit: Jul 31, 2022 10:49:44 GMT by grizz
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Thinking Thinking Thinking Noooooooo, not what you are thinking, or is it.   Lace roof painting. Net curtain from my old neighbours home after she sold it. . |
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Last Edit: Aug 1, 2022 19:23:26 GMT by grizz
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