Recent work

[michaelthegardener]

very nice

[seanandruby]

why have you got the open joints Luton, you still using Putlock scaffold in your neck of the woods ? ???

surely it is putlog mick ??? Comes from ancient buildings when holes where left for logs to support the scaffolding.

[rab1]

edinburgh castle still has the putlock holes in the walls. my mate the history buff assures me that all of the holes in the castle walls were for a wooden scaffold.

[mickg]

yeah your right sean, I did check at google and was prompted did you mean putlock so I changed the spelling before i posted

[lutonlagerlout]

the access is vey tight ,normally i would like 2+4 boards but in this instance it has to be pudlock as we call it ===> 4 boards
needs must etc etc
eek!
LLL

[lutonlagerlout]

also i despise claydon multis with a vengeance
but if i get paid to lay them i do the best i can
the gauge on the house is all over the place
first 12 courses are 890
second 12 are 930
next6 are 480
arghhhhhhhhhhhhh!
follow existing as it says on the drawing
LLL

[Bob_A]

What don't you like about Claydon multis?

[lutonlagerlout]

out of 2000 bricks bob we have stacked up 400 chipped and cracked ones
you cant just lay them,you have to look and lay
LLL

[mike builder/landscaper]

why did you use instamac for pointing the chimney lll ?. is it stronger than 4/1 mix of sand and cement or easier to go through gun?.

[lutonlagerlout]

speed mike
took me roughly 2 hours to rake it out with diamond mortar grinder,cant recommend these enough for chasing,the blade is about 8 mm wide by 110m
then to point the lot took about 4 hours which i reckon is faster than using a normal trowel pointing trowel combo
especially as the joints were raked out deep
my only concern was that it is very grey
plus i wanted to give it a try
LLL

[lutonlagerlout]

getting there
roof pitched, gables built
there is 1 deliberate unavoidable mistake in this build
pair of OCD glasses to the 1st who can spot it


link for piccies

cheers LLL

[mickg]

the ladder is not tied

[lutonlagerlout]

no mickg
we were packing up and had to take the puddy clip off the ladder to take it down at night
its very plain to see
LLL

[Bob_A]

The scaffold poles next to the ladder are only being held at one point?

[lutonlagerlout]

no bob,nothing to do with scaffold

*big hint * brickwork

LLL