Shed2 - Will's FP 4.12.11

[Marc LaMouche]

i love how they don't match !

[fishingthefly]

Looking good Will ..... Which one is the loo?

Cheers
Mike

[Marc LaMouche]

Which one is the loo?

:laugh:

[Will]

Looking good Will ..... Which one is the loo?

Cheers
Mike

Now there's an idea!

Marc, they will match - eventually. :p

W.

[Ben_D]

Will,

Who's gaff did you park your truck next to before getting the camera out?

[rrw35]

Salvage from Dale Farm Gypsy site.

[Haggisboy]

Will fingers crossed this means you should get more fishing days in....

Its science....

Campbell

[jomeder]

Hi Will,

Cool looking shed, congratulations. That's a very cheerful colour :-).

My mother and I have been building our house more or less on our own for 18 months or so. We had builders for maybe 6 months altogether. I've had the same sort of experience you have regarding the generosity of people and I think this whole thing has changed me a bit.

The builders were great. I went and bought a nailgun (they are awesome :-) and they told me to take it back because I could borrow one of theirs. Even after they'd pretty much stopped working on the house I was able to hang on to it until we finished off 95% of the framing. If I hadn't had it doing all the noggins in the ceiling would have been a nightmare. Well, I would have had to buy one, but even so. It was their crappiest one and misfired all the time until I gave it a service (I don't think it had ever been done) but they didn't have to lend me it. They also let us hang on to a drop saw for a long time and the foreman lent me his tablesaw so I could cut down a bunch of framing and make a whole lot of moulding. That was very cool.

What has been even more amazing is the way people in the village and family members have helped out. The village got together and did a working bee for us and we got a bunch of stuff done like downstairs insulated, the garage door installed, one balcony framed up (in the snow!) and the heavy bits of the others done. It would have taken us ages to do it, the stuff we could even do. I've had a bunch of guys come by to help put up heavy bearers and such. One guy helped with framing out the ceilings, would have taken twice as long otherwise. My uncle came and gave us a hand for several days putting in ceilings and we got stuff done in a quarter of the time it had taken us before. Family members not able to assist in a hands-on fashion have helped out in other ways. We're so grateful for the help people have given us, not wanting anything except perhaps some lunch and a few beers in return. It is very humbling.

Like yourself I've always tried to help people out when I can but maybe at times there's been a bit of holding back. Something has changed though and I feel much more open to helping people out, even if it's a bit inconvenient. Seems a strange thing to result from building something, but it was interesting to see you've had the same experience as me in that way.

Regards,

Jo

[Will]

That's so cool Jo.

Things like that will make living in your house even better.

W.

[Marc LaMouche]

Things like that will make living in your house even better.

was he inviting us ? i missed that part... :laugh:

[Will]

Things like that will make living in your house even better.

was he inviting us ? i missed that part... :laugh:

[jomeder]

Things like that will make living in your house even better.

was he inviting us ? i missed that part... :laugh:

Ha! ;-) In truth all comers will be welcome, as long as I know vaguely who they are!

Regards,

Jo

[Marc LaMouche]

don't worry Jo, we'll be as vague as possible.

[fishingthefly]

Hi Will

Is your shed (or sheds) still there after the wind?

Cheers
Mike

[Will]

Well, it was still there two hours ago when we got home. We're just sitting in front of the fire at the moment trying to ignore the booming noises from outside. Keep expecting to see a sheep fly past the window...

W.