Monkeys Fist 44315 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Just been out and done an emergency repair on the fence- the screws holding it (via brackets) to the wall all blew out! Whacked some dowels in the holes, and screwed it back on… ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 23127 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 13 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said: Just been out and done an emergency repair on the fence- the screws holding it (via brackets) to the wall all blew out! Whacked some dowels in the holes, and screwed it back on… ffs Ooooh I love it when you talk manly. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 35443 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 3 hours ago, Howmanheyman said: With his usual talent for timing one of my mates has organised a piss up in his garden bar tonight complete with gazebo. He also organised a Leo Sayer in Edinburgh a few years ago when GNER cancelled all the trains going up there because of a similar storm. If he found a time machine he'd definitely fancy a lads piss up in Pompeii circa 79AD. SOS sent out for reinforcements to help put the gazebo up so I'll be popping around while it's still light. I swear he does this on purpose. (Apologies to @Stotty for quoting myself). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 48567 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 He's not seriously going ahead with this? I'll look out for you all blowing past my front window, clinging onto the gazebo like the start of the wizard of oz. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 44315 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 5 minutes ago, Gemmill said: He's not seriously going ahead with this? I'll look out for you all blowing past my front window, clinging onto the gazebo like the start of the wizard of oz. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 16083 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Howmanhey Blown away What else do I have to say? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 35443 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Gemmill said: He's not seriously going ahead with this? I'll look out for you all blowing past my front window, clinging onto the gazebo like the start of the wizard of oz. He teaches plus he's a skilled tradesman therefore he doubly can't be told anything. Edited January 24 by Howmanheyman 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 48567 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 1 minute ago, Howmanheyman said: He teaches plus he's a skilled tradesman therefore he doubly can't be told anything. He'd be told to fuck all the way off if he was asking me for help putting up a literal fucking sail during 70mph winds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 23127 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 40 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said: He teaches plus he's a skilled tradesman therefore he doubly can't be told anything. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 35443 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Well just back, it's up, hard work and that was with three of us doing it but it's screwed into his decking and pretty secure, if we'd been around 100 years ago we'd have been a certainty to make Shackleton's Antarctic expedition, the way we got that up was reminiscent of them putting their tents up in the howling wind after abandoning endurance when it was stuck in the pck ice. Walker lads don't mess about. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 32349 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, Howmanheyman said: Well just back, it's up, hard work and that was with three of us doing it but it's screwed into his decking and pretty secure, if we'd been around 100 years ago we'd have been a certainty to make Shackleton's Antarctic expedition, the way we got that up was reminiscent of them putting their tents up in the howling wind after abandoning endurance when it was stuck in the pck ice. Walker lads don't mess about. Five minutes later… 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 35443 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 (edited) 17 hours ago, ewerk said: Five minutes later… Drove home, got a lift back along from my daughter when she finished work about an hour later and when I walked in the back garden it was gone. I started laughing and they casually said..... "It was a bit too windy so we just took it down." Edited January 25 by Howmanheyman 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 48567 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 https://www.threads.net/@richardnichollsreal/post/DFP3uFeNced?xmt=AQGzPCcjGXaVPAwXQsEdghXPjHnNbzmbbjsnwdmUxGErxg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 32349 Posted Friday at 14:16 Share Posted Friday at 14:16 On 24/01/2025 at 11:16, ewerk said: Just noticed a load of roof tiles smashed on the ground. That’s going to be a ball ache to get sorted. So it turns out I need the whole thing replaced. FML. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 48567 Posted Friday at 14:20 Share Posted Friday at 14:20 Whoa. Related to the storm, or it's just old and needs replaced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 32349 Posted Friday at 14:24 Share Posted Friday at 14:24 Once the roofer got up there he saw loads of cracked and displaced tiles that have been there for a while. Reckons you can’t get these tiles any more, which I’m not so sure about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 48567 Posted Friday at 14:28 Share Posted Friday at 14:28 Aye, Irish tradesmen eh. There's one turns up here every couple of months with the most mental fucking accent wanting to knock all the moss of the roof tiles. I haven't taken him up on it yet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 35443 Posted Friday at 14:48 Share Posted Friday at 14:48 21 minutes ago, ewerk said: Once the roofer got up there he saw loads of cracked and displaced tiles that have been there for a while. Reckons you can't get those tiles anymore, which I’m not so sure about. To his mate after saying that to you.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 44315 Posted Friday at 16:12 Share Posted Friday at 16:12 1 hour ago, Howmanheyman said: To his mate after saying that to you.... Aye Ewerk, if he sets up a chute straight in to the skip for the old tiles, he’s relatively legit. If he piles them up and has his skivvy carry them off the roof, he’s taking them away to resell them at a premium. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4564 Posted Friday at 17:07 Share Posted Friday at 17:07 2 hours ago, ewerk said: Once the roofer got up there he saw loads of cracked and displaced tiles that have been there for a while. Reckons you can’t get these tiles any more, which I’m not so sure about. Post a picture of your tiles mush 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 32349 Posted Friday at 19:16 Share Posted Friday at 19:16 Thanks but the fuck am I getting up on the roof myself. They’re a brand called Western, made by a local company who are still producing tiles. I have some spare left by the previous owner so going to take one and see if I can get a match. He took photos and there are loads damaged and misplaced but if I can get replacements then I don’t think the whole thing needs changing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4564 Posted Friday at 20:25 Share Posted Friday at 20:25 1 hour ago, ewerk said: Thanks but the fuck am I getting up on the roof myself. They’re a brand called Western, made by a local company who are still producing tiles. I have some spare left by the previous owner so going to take one and see if I can get a match. He took photos and there are loads damaged and misplaced but if I can get replacements then I don’t think the whole thing needs changing. Tiles in general last about 100 years (as long as the sub structure is solid). If they have been taken out of production for whatever reason there is very likely to be a replica on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 23127 Posted Friday at 22:28 Share Posted Friday at 22:28 2 hours ago, strawb said: Tiles in general last about 100 years (as long as the sub structure is solid). If they have been taken out of production for whatever reason there is very likely to be a replica on the market. Does this mean that rose tiles on 1930s semis are coming to the end of their life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 12118 Posted Saturday at 01:51 Share Posted Saturday at 01:51 3 hours ago, Renton said: Does this mean that rose tiles on 1930s semis are coming to the end of their life? Another thing to worry about. Although 5 years of Trump means that's probably the least of your worries. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4564 Posted Saturday at 08:01 Share Posted Saturday at 08:01 9 hours ago, Renton said: Does this mean that rose tiles on 1930s semis are coming to the end of their life? Rosemary? Like traditional clay tiles? Depends on loads of stuff, they can easily last a lot longer. If you have a roofer you trust just ask them to have a look for you, it’s easier to know it might need doing in a couple of years than having it fail unexpectedly. Our house was built in 1901, and it needed a whole new roof when we bought it 4 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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