Author Topic: The stables are down!!! (Read 3051 times)

sellickbhoy · « **on:** May 03, 2009, 07:07:52 pm »

you can see a nice picture of the old stable block in my garden

well, it is no more! Got the last of the junk in it cleared out yesteray and with the help of a few friends in came down and the site was cleared in about 5 hours today

off to pick up the bricks and cement tomorrow so i can build the foundations for my new log cabin tomorrow

was nowhere near as difficult as i thought it would be!

MiriMaran · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2009, 07:21:55 pm »

Wish I'd been with you - I love destroying things its the rebuilding I'm not so good at!

sellickbhoy · « **Reply #2 on:** May 03, 2009, 08:46:10 pm »

aw naw!! I'd forgotten about that!!

luckily i'm getting some expert help in to ensure it get's built properly - i'm just lending some hands to lift, shift and hand the necessary tools over!

MiriMaran · « **Reply #3 on:** May 03, 2009, 09:07:31 pm »

Thats about all I'm good for too! Please add piccies of the progress.

Hilarysmum · « **Reply #4 on:** May 04, 2009, 06:45:08 am »

I find a good bank letter makes the bashing down of walls so easy. I'm with Mirimaran on the building up bit!

sellickbhoy · « **Reply #5 on:** May 11, 2009, 09:35:26 am »

Concrete is poured and looking great

brick foundations for new log cabin are built

the site clean up operations is still ongoing but we have room to swing cats now!!

loads of rubble and hardcore/earth that'll be the perfect base for me to lay slabs on top of so I can relocate the greenhosues later in the year

it's coming together. Sadly the cabin won't arrive for another 2-3 weeks, so it's just gonna be a big empty space for a few weeks

Rosemary · « **Reply #6 on:** May 11, 2009, 07:57:14 pm »

Ah, you can sit out on the base and have a bottle of beer and use your imagination! Glad you had a day off, too!

sellickbhoy · « **Reply #7 on:** May 11, 2009, 08:00:45 pm »

that is exactly where the dog spent the day in the glorious sunshine

managed to get the hardcore/soil for teh greenhouse bases moved, just need to level it out now :-)

had a trip to the tip as well to get rid of some of the rubbish that was left in the stables

the sauna has now been ordered!! :-)

Hilarysmum · « **Reply #8 on:** May 12, 2009, 08:00:51 am »

Amazing how we the intelligent species slog ourselves to death to provide a nice spot in the sun for the dog, and other "less intelligent" species. Mmm wonder if this intelligence is a really good idea after all