It sounds like a lot of work, but with space to breathe, to do stuff, to actively be productive.
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Our New Home
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It is a lot of work. I spent all day trying to make a dent on the build and refurb rubbish, but I did go shooting first and processed some fire wood. I wouldn't change a thing, I'm so glad we took the plunge into the unknown.
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Great thread Badger, just read it all there! Good to see it all finally coming together, and glad you got your water sorted.
I wish you good health and many years of happiness in your new home mate 🖒🖒
Cheers,
Allan
I wish you good health and many years of happiness in your new home mate 🖒🖒
Cheers,
Allan
Sorry guys, it slipped out. I am not fond of things that are not fit for purpose for more than a season or two brfore they are so badly weathered or worn they have to be thrown away and replaced.
My old man grilled over mesquite lump charcoal for decades. His plan was to put at least 1" sand in the bottom to protect the steel and to catch the drips.
I've burnt out a few of the cheap stamped sheet metal grills. All you need to know is that the gassers rot just as fast as the charcoal units.
I've burnt out a few of the cheap stamped sheet metal grills. All you need to know is that the gassers rot just as fast as the charcoal units.
Weber is the gold standard, beyond any cast aluminum rigs. Period.
Their BBQ/Grill recipe books cannot be matched for recipe variety and recipe quality.
I forgot to mention that Dad had sheet metal guys build his BBQ grills to his plans.
If he burnt them out, we never heard about it.
I can go with the junk/reject fat cast aluminum rigs, single and double burner.
They are good to cook on, they are forgiving to chop up as smoker BBQ.
Their BBQ/Grill recipe books cannot be matched for recipe variety and recipe quality.
I forgot to mention that Dad had sheet metal guys build his BBQ grills to his plans.
If he burnt them out, we never heard about it.
I can go with the junk/reject fat cast aluminum rigs, single and double burner.
They are good to cook on, they are forgiving to chop up as smoker BBQ.
Woke up to this in the garden this morning.
20170614_073256[1] by chrstphrferg, on Flickr
Rang the owner to let him know
20170614_073256[1] by chrstphrferg, on FlickrRang the owner to let him know
Just read this from start to finish, very well done! That exposed brick on the outside walls is just beautiful!
Im an Arborist by trade so if you still need those trees pruning, it's a possibility I could head that way for an adventure ...
Im an Arborist by trade so if you still need those trees pruning, it's a possibility I could head that way for an adventure ...
Leon, careful, I might take you up on that if bed and board was acceptable.
But just in case, this Horse Chestnut needs to come down, and the middle tree, Ash I think, needs trimming as its blocking my TV signal
20170626_090254[1] by chrstphrferg, on Flickr
20170626_090350[1] by chrstphrferg, on Flickr
But just in case, this Horse Chestnut needs to come down, and the middle tree, Ash I think, needs trimming as its blocking my TV signal
20170626_090254[1] by chrstphrferg, on Flickr20170626_090350[1] by chrstphrferg, on Flickr
Yeah, the ferry is a bit steep.
The house still needs pointing on the outside and internally the stone work needs sealing and the bathroom and hallway and landing needs painting and 2/3rds of the floor needs carpeting..... but we live here now and seem to get by and other bits seem to need doing more or are required first, such as the .22LR i bought last night. The garden is in the shape we want but is no way a lawn; its weed covered, cut to look like a lawn . I have a small poly-tunnel to put up for the wife and the goat is fenced in the wooded bit to take out the ivy and the brambles to leave a cleaner floor. I need to tackle the old stable block and stabilise the walls so that I can get it roofed for another usable space; that's the ivy covered blob in the second photo.
20170627_080132[1] by chrstphrferg, on Flickr
20170627_075935[1] by chrstphrferg, on Flickr
20170625_122710[1] by chrstphrferg, on Flickr
The house still needs pointing on the outside and internally the stone work needs sealing and the bathroom and hallway and landing needs painting and 2/3rds of the floor needs carpeting..... but we live here now and seem to get by and other bits seem to need doing more or are required first, such as the .22LR i bought last night
. The garden is in the shape we want but is no way a lawn; its weed covered, cut to look like a lawn . I have a small poly-tunnel to put up for the wife and the goat is fenced in the wooded bit to take out the ivy and the brambles to leave a cleaner floor. I need to tackle the old stable block and stabilise the walls so that I can get it roofed for another usable space; that's the ivy covered blob in the second photo.20170627_080132[1] by chrstphrferg, on Flickr20170627_075935[1] by chrstphrferg, on Flickr20170625_122710[1] by chrstphrferg, on Flickr
Yeah but Milius to be fair to you, I'm at it on a daily basis; well evenings and weekends when I'm not shattered. If it was 15 years ago when i worked away from home 5 days a week it wouldn't have even happened, so your years ahead of me; its not a race
