That 'big project' I've been banging on about for a few years now....

[The Bullet]

leakproof seals: will
self-starters: won´t
foolproof: isn´t
Interchangeable Parts: aren´t

[Deimos]

leakproof seals: will
self-starters: won´t
foolproof: isn´t
Interchangeable Parts: aren't

HAHA...ain't it the truth

[Cora Courcelle]

.....that have sapped my will to try and get more done this year. 

Don't sell yourself short!
You've achieved an incredible amount and should be proud; have a break from it, do something else you really enjoy for a bit, then come back to it in a few weeks feeling rejuvenated and full of enthusiasm.

By the way, those stairs look splendid!

[James Harrison]

.....that have sapped my will to try and get more done this year. 

Don't sell yourself short!
You've achieved an incredible amount and should be proud; have a break from it, do something else you really enjoy for a bit, then come back to it in a few weeks feeling rejuvenated and full of enthusiasm.

By the way, those stairs look splendid!

Thank you!

Today.... some timber arrived.  I can make a start on the radiator cover.... once I finalise the design and get a few more tools and screws. 

[J. Wilhelm]

Taking a break from work is a logical action. At least while mother nature is asleep and not trying to kill you.  But then again, when you buy something old, that's the way it is. Need I remind you of the adventures with your car? Hence I must conclude that you're a bit of a masochist. You'll be back at it in no time flat. 

[von Corax]

Today.... some timber arrived.  I can make a start on the radiator cover.... once I finalise the design and get a few more tools and screws. 

Lucky. Due to CoViD, we're having a major shortage of lumber.

[Deimos]

Today.... some timber arrived.  I can make a start on the radiator cover.... once I finalise the design and get a few more tools and screws. 

Lucky. Due to CoViD, we're having a major shortage of lumber.

Pax von Corax but your post made me laugh. You live in a country that is full of forests, and yet there's a shortage!  Oh, the irony! ROFL

[James Harrison]

We've had shortages of building plaster, timber, paint... everybody viewed lockdown as the perfect time to take up DIY. 

[James Harrison]

Yesterday, wood arrived.



Some rough cuts just to get it approximately to size. 



And then this evening cut and sanded down.  Joinery isn't one of my strong points, there is more filler than timber in the corners.  Not helped by the fact the skirting is just slightly too large to comfortably fit in the mitre saw.



More staining too- not tonight as there is filler and mastic trying to set.





I had to use the awkward wide-angle lens on the 'phone to get these views, the doors aren't nearly as wide as they might appear. 

[Sorontar]

Interesting lights in the room at the bottom of the stairs. Will they stay?

[Prof Marvel]

My Dear James -

I have meant to post several times, and got distracted by the "we need a new admin" effort...

You Sir , are doing a bang up job! It is coming out very well and you have the satisfaction of have done it yourself!

Do not be dismayed by the "it's taken 6 months and I only have this much"  part.

I have been remodeling this house in New Mexico for the last 13 years, and every time I say "aha, done"
I come up with another major mod; such as remodelling the 30 foot by 75 foot attached garage by dividing into a workshop,
giant pantry, and normal 2 car garage; replacing the entire Hot Water furnace, or the Hot water heater; or
adding a 2000 gallon reservoir tank to the well system so as to accommodate an ozone purification system...
now I want to pour concrete pads in the crawlspace, a new 2" concrete pad on the existing "very rough" garage floor,
two new garage doors and openers..... and then start on landscaping the 2 acres... Oh and the master bath needs a remodel...

When you feel exhausted and ready to burn it down , you have to get away with a cup o' and relax and enjoy and decompress...


yhs
prof marvel

[Deimos]

Your garage measures 30 x 75??!!!  
That's bigger than my house! (2250 vs 1450 sq ft), even should I add the garage to it (another 400 sq ft)

[Banfili]

Your garage measures 30 x 75??!!!  
That's bigger than my house! (2250 vs 1450 sq ft), even should I add the garage to it (another 400 sq ft)

Bigger than my house, too!! Before the 4mx4m room extension was done in the 70s, my house was 1000sq ft, even smaller than Deimos's house!!

[Sorontar]

Wow, your houses are all massive. I used to live in a shoebox in the middle of a road. We didn't have a garage. I had to worry about cars driving over my bed instead.

Sorontar

[James Harrison]

My Dear James -

I have meant to post several times, and got distracted by the "we need a new admin" effort...

You Sir , are doing a bang up job! It is coming out very well and you have the satisfaction of have done it yourself!

Do not be dismayed by the "it's taken 6 months and I only have this much"  part.

I have been remodeling this house in New Mexico for the last 13 years, and every time I say "aha, done"
I come up with another major mod; such as remodelling the 30 foot by 75 foot attached garage by dividing into a workshop,
giant pantry, and normal 2 car garage; replacing the entire Hot Water furnace, or the Hot water heater; or
adding a 2000 gallon reservoir tank to the well system so as to accommodate an ozone purification system...
now I want to pour concrete pads in the crawlspace, a new 2" concrete pad on the existing "very rough" garage floor,
two new garage doors and openers..... and then start on landscaping the 2 acres... Oh and the master bath needs a remodel...

When you feel exhausted and ready to burn it down , you have to get away with a cup o' and relax and enjoy and decompress...


yhs
prof marvel

Thank you! It's a nice feeling when bits get finished.

Interesting lights in the room at the bottom of the stairs. Will they stay?

I *adore* that light fitting. There is no way that it won't be staying.

[Deimos]

Wow, your houses are all massive. I used to live in a shoebox in the middle of a road. We didn't have a garage. I had to worry about cars driving over my bed instead.

Sorontar

Oh my! .... Well, as long as their tires(tyres) were fully inflated, it should not have been too uncomfortable 

[Deimos]

.....I had to use the awkward wide-angle lens on the 'phone to get these views, the doors aren't nearly as wide as they might appear.  

That picture of the doorway just so much reminds me of the wedding scene from Beetlejuice  

              

[SeVeNeVeS]

Wow, your houses are all massive. I used to live in a shoebox in the middle of a road. We didn't have a garage. I had to worry about cars driving over my bed instead.

Sorontar

Oh my! .... Well, as long as their tires(tyres) were fully inflated, it should not have been too uncomfortable  

Pssst, Monty Python reference me thinks.    

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKHFZBUTA4k

[Deimos]

Wow, your houses are all massive. I used to live in a shoebox in the middle of a road. We didn't have a garage. I had to worry about cars driving over my bed instead.

Sorontar

Oh my! .... Well, as long as their tires(tyres) were fully inflated, it should not have been too uncomfortable  

Pssst, Monty Python reference me thinks.    

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKHFZBUTA4k

It is? ....so it is. I had never seen most episodes of Monty Python because for years  I didn't have access to a TV.

[J. Wilhelm]

I have been remodeling this house in New Mexico for the last 13 years, and every time I say "aha, done"
I come up with another major mod; such as remodelling the 30 foot by 75 foot attached garage by dividing into a workshop,
giant pantry, and normal 2 car garage;

Sounds like Jay Leno's Garage.  Does it double as an airship hangar?   It's even bigger than our "underground" garage in CDMX.

[SeVeNeVeS]

Wow, your houses are all massive. I used to live in a shoebox in the middle of a road. We didn't have a garage. I had to worry about cars driving over my bed instead.

Sorontar

Oh my! .... Well, as long as their tires(tyres) were fully inflated, it should not have been too uncomfortable  

Pssst, Monty Python reference me thinks.    

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKHFZBUTA4k

It is? ....so it is. I had never seen most episodes of Monty Python because for years  I didn't have access to a TV.

When I was young you didn't have to have TV in the house, my Dad was crazy about Monty Python and the goons. I was brought up listening to both on reel to reel, vinyl albums and tapes.

 

[J. Wilhelm]

Wow, your houses are all massive. I used to live in a shoebox in the middle of a road. We didn't have a garage. I had to worry about cars driving over my bed instead.

Sorontar

I didn't know you were from Yorkshire! Before I understood the reference, for a moment I thought you were a hamster...

[J. Wilhelm]

Wow, your houses are all massive. I used to live in a shoebox in the middle of a road. We didn't have a garage. I had to worry about cars driving over my bed instead.

Sorontar

Oh my! .... Well, as long as their tires(tyres) were fully inflated, it should not have been too uncomfortable  

Pssst, Monty Python reference me thinks.    

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKHFZBUTA4k

It is? ....so it is. I had never seen most episodes of Monty Python because for years  I didn't have access to a TV.

The Four Yorkshiremen Sketch

So I suppose, now you're going to tell us how instead of watching the 6 o'clock news, you'd all gather around the table and re-enact the news with sock puppets, yes?

[Deimos]

...When I was young you didn't have to have TV in the house, my Dad was crazy about Monty Python and the goons. I was brought up listening to both on reel to reel, vinyl albums and tapes.

Now that you mention it, I think my brother had the albums, or at least some of them.
But I never listened to them.... (or maybe he never allowed me to listen to them  )

[Deimos]

The Four Yorkshiremen Sketch

So I suppose, now you're going to tell us how instead of watching the 6 o'clock news, you'd all gather around the table and re-enact the news with sock puppets, yes?

HA.HA.HA.