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We thought we had seen the last of the dust monster but no! The sun’s out, the doors are open (ah!!) and everything is getting covered in dust…
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Tom is working through the pile of stone and cutting the really big pieces using the angle grinder and the axe. This is a massive piece of Hornton blue that was taken up from our front path when we had to replace the mains water pipe 3 years ago but never got put back as no-one could move it.
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What would have originally been an old flagstone inside, then used to make the ‘crazy paving’ outside, is being recycled once again to build the retaining wall for the garden.
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George is pointing up the brackets for the guttering and tidying bits at the top of the wall that couldn’t be reached when the scaffold was in the way.
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A sail, a sail! (for all you Stratfordians)
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Lovely pieces of Hornton blue, freshly cut to size.
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Tom is sorting all the stone, getting it ready to start building the wall tomorrow.
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George enjoying his job.
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Dan planing oak for the architrave around the bathroom door frame.
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The two bathroom shelves made from one of the old elm boards. The texture and old repairs on these are fabulous. Perfectly imperfect.
Those shelves are full of character! 😊
Aren’t they just! As selected by you from Wells Reclamation! xxx
Oh man, I always CRINGE when I see your guys cutting stone, etc, without safety glasses! EEK!
I know right. Double ‘ard bastards. I think Tom did put on some yellow marigolds when he was dealing with the resin used for the Helibars, but other than that nothing!