The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:08 pm**

2 years 1 week and one day since the garage project was started. We are now waiting on the remainder of the Caithness stone to be delivered before we are finished.

The paving company spent the past couple of days grouting the stone and tidying up and today they took all their tools away. There are a couple of drain grills still to be delivered along with aqua channel covers that Marshalls seem to have mis-counted when they delivered the rest of them and some top soil to tidy up the edges. The Caithness stone should be ready in 1.5 weeks and will be fitted when it arrives.

So for now things will be a lot quieter in the street and I'm sure my neighbours won't complain about that.

Posted: **Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:50 pm**

just wait and see what the wife wants done next, god help you. :;):

Posted: **Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:43 pm**

rab1 wrote:just wait and see what the wife wants done next, god help you. :;):

The list goes on rab, wash the windows first then the decking, paint the exterior walls, paint the rhones, gutters & soffits, re-turf the lawn and tidy the front garden.

That's just for starters

Posted: **Thu Jul 01, 2010 7:24 pm**

The remainder of the Caithness stone arrived in Glasgow today.

The stone for the front steps had to be specially ordered to a thickness of 30mm compared to the standard 50mm, it also has a finished bevelled edge which hopefully will complete the 'front doorstep appeal'. The beauty of a special order is that Caithness Stone Works will cut the slab to size and we have managed to keep the top step as one piece of stone. This piece is over 5 foot in length.

The front steps were originally covered in red quarry tiles which were extremely slippery when wet.

The side steps will be done with the standard 50mm stone.

Hopefully more pictures tomorrow

Posted: **Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:01 pm**

2 years 3 weeks and 1 day and with one more day to go to finish off the grouting of the steps and re-instate the pavement we should be finished by tomorrow.

The Caithness Stone which was specially ordered for the front steps is absolutely fantastic. The chap who is laying it reckons it is the best he has seen and has over 20 years experience working with it.

The leading edges were all dressed and a slight chamfer put on the top edge

The side steps are done with the standard random stone of 40-50mm and it really does finish off the front garden area

After more than 2 years of having a front lawn which has been used to store concrete block, hardcore, sand, cement, slate and anything else that has been used it is good to say I now have a lawn (of sorts) again. The 3 large stones at the side of the steps were excavated from the back yard and I managed to save them from being thrown out.

Posted: **Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:15 pm**

nice job 47p2

Posted: **Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:20 pm**

Thanks Mick

Posted: **Mon Jul 05, 2010 11:43 pm**

Looks very nice. Time for the next project now then?? lol:p

Posted: **Mon Jul 05, 2010 11:48 pm**

Injured wrote:Time for the next project now then?? lol:p

Plenty still to do, decking at the french doors, paint the exterior of the house and small garage, also the eves, gutters rhone pipes, sort out the front garden....the list goes on :p

Posted: **Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:19 pm**

just remember thats your list, the wife will also have a list and god help you mate. :;):

Posted: **Wed Jul 07, 2010 12:01 am**

rab1 wrote:just remember thats your list, the wife will also have a list and god help you mate. :;):

You've made my evening Rab....thanks

Posted: **Sun Jul 11, 2010 7:10 pm**

So what does one do when one is having a BBQ and the rain starts....

Moves into the garage of course....

Not sure if the dog was eyeing up the sausages or the kids

Posted: **Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:09 am**

.......get wet i s'pose ???

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