Pete Goes Cottaging

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Feb 25, 11 8:08 pm

Good one!!

I guess you are living proof that there is life after DIY

Jon Connolly · Post by **Jon Connolly** » Fri Feb 25, 11 8:15 pm

I think the worst time was having a half completed " cottage ", totally skint and my wife looking down through rafters that was the first floor and saying

" Jonny, I`m pregnant "

I didn`t know whether to laugh or cry.

Got my head down, finished the house and sold it within a couple of years of finishing it.

Keep at it Pete, will be well worth it

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Feb 25, 11 8:21 pm

Spooky!

I had EXACTLY the same experience on my first house - a small tied property in Hatfield that was owned and built originally by DeHavillands (of Comet fame).

It seemed a lot easier then, and I was considerably younger and even more stupid then........I think ignorance is a great protector!!!

LONGSHOT · Post by **LONGSHOT** » Fri Feb 25, 11 9:31 pm

looks lovely Pete,you are a brave man taking that on-and i thought it was hard scraping the Bananarama! off the dart!

if you need any wood type stuff let me know

keep up the good work,it will all be worth it when its done and your supping a pint in the sun,looking at the place, thinking - "we did that".

Jon Connolly · Post by **Jon Connolly** » Fri Feb 25, 11 9:47 pm

There you go Pete ... before and after

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Feb 25, 11 9:55 pm

Wow! What a transformation!

db · Post by db » Sun Feb 27, 11 8:40 am

Great thread Pete, makes my new house look easy!
Keep it up, summers comin

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sat Mar 12, 11 9:47 pm

Well, as the weather was good today, Julie and I decided to do a bit of work on the old Barn.

The feather-edge boarding needed to be replaced on one gable from top to bottom. The lower bit was straight forward, but once up to the top of the toilet doors, it became far more complex.

In the end we had to bite the bullet and take off the last line of pan tiles from one side (some were missing and the next job is to cut some more to size) and then remove the end gable wood so we could access the old feather-edge and then cut the new to size.....

Working as a team we managed to get this done today:

Trigger_Andy · Post by **Trigger_Andy** » Sat Mar 12, 11 9:50 pm

Nice work there Pete!

Its quite satisfying to see the final result in such a short time period.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sat Mar 12, 11 9:53 pm

Tomorrow Julie is on cement-mixing duty, and I am up the tower re-pointing the ridge and the leading edges on both sides.....

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sat Mar 12, 11 9:57 pm

Thanks, Andy

We have also, at some point, got to re-clad some of the back of the barn where the Corvette is parked, but at least that will not require the use of the tower....

jerry · Post by **jerry** » Sun Mar 13, 11 3:42 am

Pete wrote:Tomorrow Julie is on cement-mixing duty, and I am up the tower re-pointing the leading edges on both sides.....

Gable ends/verge,come on Pete lets have the right terminology

. Looking good
mate.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sun Mar 13, 11 9:21 am

Thanks Jerry, I'm a regulatory specialist, not a builder!
We did have a debate before I posted on the correct terminology, and then gave up!!!

Get some pointing done and then watching the Rugby - Come on England!!!

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Sun Mar 13, 11 10:16 am

nice one petey bet your up that tower and stare accross at the cottage well chuffed........ apart from the work its give you

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sun Mar 13, 11 7:37 pm

Too true, mate - there is a tiny chink of light at the end of the tunnel

We got on well today, apart from me being lazy and watching the (poor) rugby while Julie was out painting!

We finished the first coat with a brilliant sunset going down and the last few brush strokes were done in braile

All in all a very satisfying bit of work and a sense of achievement over the weekend.