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What a classic!! They saved the best till last
Tom was almost exactly 50/50 Harold (Neighbours) and Harry Seecombe<sp?> The roof episode was very funny
Tom was almost exactly 50/50 Harold (Neighbours) and Harry Seecombe<sp?> The roof episode was very funny
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Ron - as I said, I want to build a 'conventional' house first then sell it to raise more capitol for a more ambitous build. That's the plan anyway.
It maybe to raise the money to get the hell out of this country though (although I could do that now). The next few weeks should decide that
It maybe to raise the money to get the hell out of this country though (although I could do that now). The next few weeks should decide that
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Unbelievable. Talk about a fool and his money.
No wonder he had to approach 20 odd companies to build the roof. No company with any brain would have touched it with a barge pole.
Nice upside down roof. Made mainly in plywood. And they wonder why it p1ssed in.
And birch faced ply is great. But transporting with a crane and propping with acros aint gonna do the 0.6mm sliver of birch veneer much good.
Wonder who foots the bill when the roof is as rotten as a pear in 5 years, and needs replacing. Who is to blame? I'm amazed some architects are allowed to trade.
No wonder he had to approach 20 odd companies to build the roof. No company with any brain would have touched it with a barge pole.
Nice upside down roof. Made mainly in plywood. And they wonder why it p1ssed in.
And birch faced ply is great. But transporting with a crane and propping with acros aint gonna do the 0.6mm sliver of birch veneer much good.
Wonder who foots the bill when the roof is as rotten as a pear in 5 years, and needs replacing. Who is to blame? I'm amazed some architects are allowed to trade.
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Building regs is what amazes me, when I got our plans approved I had to move one of the doors to keep 'them' happy, which I did, on his house he seems to have every wall without a corner on it, therefore they are all pretty much prone to falling over until load,(from above) is applied, I just don't get how they got the plans psssed.
Beats me!
Beats me!
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The 'upside down' roof is on the whole not a problem in itself-its been done many times before.Once its covered in zinc/stainless steel etc it would be fine.If problems arise it will be because of the amount of water they let get at it before its covered-not a design fault(sticking up for the architect here).But I do think it was a bit unrealistic to expect the ceiling to be perfect without needing veneered on site.
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no palms needed to be greased just provide decent structural engineer details (and his indemnity )and bobs your dads brother.
Missed the start though and am assuming that this was an architect managing his own project when will they ever learn
Missed the start though and am assuming that this was an architect managing his own project when will they ever learn
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Also part Christopher Biggins! lol
He reminded me a little of Alan Partridge.
Looks like a great place(when finished), though bit concerned about where he is getting the money to fund it.
He reminded me a little of Alan Partridge.
Looks like a great place(when finished), though bit concerned about where he is getting the money to fund it.
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The roof fitted onto the steelwork really well, top job, but guys that turn up to do a job without their tools
Did anyone notice why the wall was high and had to be cut down, was it an error on the drawings, or the setting out, or the contractor?
Did anyone notice why the wall was high and had to be cut down, was it an error on the drawings, or the setting out, or the contractor?
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To be fair to the guy, at least he got up off his **** and had a go, it's easy to criticize from the comfort of an armchair.
The roof ****-up was in two stages down to contractors. One, they roof builders didn't glue the roof together properly in order to deliver it on the scheduled (sunny) August week. Two, when the roof turned up, the installers didn't bring their tools (FFS), & the crane company took over 4 HOURS to supply a simple banksmans certificate. If the cert had been supplied the roof would have been up & covered on the dry day.
Contractors, if you want a job doing right do it yourself
The roof ****-up was in two stages down to contractors. One, they roof builders didn't glue the roof together properly in order to deliver it on the scheduled (sunny) August week. Two, when the roof turned up, the installers didn't bring their tools (FFS), & the crane company took over 4 HOURS to supply a simple banksmans certificate. If the cert had been supplied the roof would have been up & covered on the dry day.
Contractors, if you want a job doing right do it yourself
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