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henpecked
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Anyone watched it? I has that ponce off 'Grand Designs' appart from that, Im enjoying the alternative building methods.
Toes curled slightly at the 'cheese floor' ,other than that, the glass making, oven construction,rabbit glue was excellent.

HERE :cool:
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Wood splitting was cool! Turd grease gas light was a joy
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The Thermal Lance they used for cutting a hole in the safe was wicked. No wonder it was used for bank robberies in the 70's.
I find the program good fun. Kevin looks like he is having a ball.
Some pretty unusual techniques being used.
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Nigel Walker wrote:The Thermal Lance they used for cutting a hole in the safe was wicked. No wonder it was used for bank robberies in the 70's.
That one kinda got me too. I would see it in all sorts of fillums years ago and never had an explanation.
Now I know. :cool:
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Anyone watched it? I has that ponce off 'Grand Designs' appart from that, Im enjoying the alternative building methods.


not sure i agree. in fact i don't! i have a lot of time for kevin mccloud. hes a nice bloke, and knows a thing or two.
The eco house on the other week is just up the road, and the guys who did it are doing lots more
Dan the Crusher Man
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"a satisfied customer? we should have them stuffed!"
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lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 83318Post lutonlagerlout

I think our Kev talks in a way that alienates a lot of tradesmen
I like drawings and specifications
he talks about "a sense of light" and " a feeling of space"

I didnt like the way he described some irish bricklayers as "blockies" on a grand designs episode

just because they were laying blocks doesnt make them blockies kev :;):

from a builders viewpoint him and ms beany have a lot to answer for
customers suddenly become project managers
until the tiles that you need tomorrow are still in italy etc etc
LLL
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lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 83319Post lutonlagerlout

ps i am ambivalent on kevin,he knows more than most,but i bought his grand designs book and it is a waste of paper
just full of pictures
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lutonlagerlout wrote:ps i am ambivalent on kevin,he knows more than most,but i bought his grand designs book and it is a waste of paper
just full of pictures
LLL :)
That's architecture for you. capitalising on his big name, can't put any technical stuff in there or joe public wouldn't understand any of it.

When I get some time going to check out the videos when I get some time. Hope to do something similar, maybe in 10 years when mortgage number 1 is paid off.
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