Wednesday, 14 May 2014
frugal
The pic shows half a ton of cast iron rainwater goods painted and ready to install on new house. Its great stuff to work with but a bit on the expensive side putting it mildly.The foundry offered to pre paint at a cost of £1200! a few hours and 60 quids worth of paint I'm just about finished....frugal mcdougal me.
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Good on you (and btw, how green is your grass?? everything in California is golden, i.e. brown ) that's what my Mum would have done too. Now the daughter as you know is the ultimate outsourcerer, I am the laziest person ever.
Yeah, I do my own painting. Building too. Coems a bit more cheaply and you get what you want.
It's a good job you don't mind painting.
I'm doing my own fascias and guttering too at the moment. Painting the render as well.
Three storeys high (had to rent scaffolding.)
I wanted to clear the moss off the roof while I was up there so hired a roof ladder. Half an hour later I got back down absolutely knackered from being in a stress position and having been petrified at the height and the feeling of insecurity.
I didn't go back up. I figured that it wasn't worth the trouble (or the risk.)
Kev, I do all my own high work but I don't enjoy it. If you don't feel good about it then you shouldn't do it....false economy and all that.
Not your average rain-gutter and downspouyt! In a pinch you could improvise mortar tubes and howitzers!
As far as high work goes, I want a harness.
You not finished!, some people are slow but you are slower.
Just noticed the wall is finished, looks good.
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