New restoration project - what have I done!

New restoration project - what have I done!

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Leithen

10,887 posts

267 months

Sunday 29th March 2015
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Corrrr... clap

Baldinho

585 posts

214 months

Sunday 29th March 2015
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You're making a hell of a lot of work look very easy!

I'm looking at a major refurb of our place at some point over the next 18 months and this thread is an inspiration.

Wish you well with the final furlong.

steve2

1,772 posts

218 months

Sunday 29th March 2015
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Read every page, stunning and amazing work.

Griff Boy

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1,563 posts

231 months

Sunday 29th March 2015
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For a laugh, here's a 'before' picture or two!





And for the record, thank you everyone for the positive comments. I don't do anything any one of you could do, I just push myself as hard as I can, and try not to constrain myself with mental limits of what I'm supposed to be able to do. At the end of the day, if I don't do it, nobody else will, so I push myself to do it, and to learn the skills as I go along, for better and for worse!

richtea78

5,574 posts

158 months

Sunday 29th March 2015
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Great seeing the transformation. It's hard to look at the before and see the after from the same space!

Pheo

3,339 posts

202 months

Sunday 29th March 2015
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Griff Boy said:
For a laugh, here's a 'before' picture or two!

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And for the record, thank you everyone for the positive comments. I don't do anything any one of you could do, I just push myself as hard as I can, and try not to constrain myself with mental limits of what I'm supposed to be able to do. At the end of the day, if I don't do it, nobody else will, so I push myself to do it, and to learn the skills as I go along, for better and for worse!
True that. Just bought our first house and the number of, " what, you did the <insert task here> yourself?" Comments you get amazes me. Eg electrics. Read about it, get it done. If you encounter something you don't know, stop and get someone in, who will probably just do what you would have done!

Bit depressing your man cave is bigger sq ft than the downstairs of our house though lol!

5potTurbo

12,532 posts

168 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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Holy moly!

As my daughters may say, "well jell!" wink

Griff Boy

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1,563 posts

231 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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5potTurbo said:
Holy moly!

As my daughters may say, "well jell!" wink
lol, mine said 'amazeballs!"

Trophy200

226 posts

201 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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I can't help but think the most often used phrase in this epic house is going to be "where are you? Probably on a mobile phone.

Trophy200

Alex@POD

6,151 posts

215 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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You need an announcement system like in supermarkets: "Bing! GriffBoy to the dinner table please, GriffBoy to the dinner table, thank you!" biggrin

BrabusMog

20,146 posts

186 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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hehe

illmonkey

18,199 posts

198 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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He'll be in the farckking man cave, cos he a farckking man.

Alex@POD

6,151 posts

215 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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illmonkey said:
He'll be in the farckking man cave, cos he a farckking man.
Dunno, at the rate he's going he'll be digging a pool outside or something...

Craikeybaby

10,411 posts

225 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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We've got an old wireless doorbell set up at home, so my girlfriend can let me know when dinner is ready etc when I'm in the garage at the bottom of the garden. Whish I'm sure is less distance that one side got this place to the other.

jep

1,183 posts

209 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Guys, we're overthinking things here. Surely this is the modern day equivalent of a problem solved long ago with servants' bells. Griff Boy needs this installing for dinner to be brought to him:


Griff Boy

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1,563 posts

231 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Fixed that for you! Although for some reason my wife must have removed one of the bells.... :-(




Pixel-Snapper

5,321 posts

192 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Griff Boy said:
Fixed that for you! Although for some reason my wife must have removed one of the bells.... :-(



You think you'll have enough energy for sex Griffomyson?

Johnniem

2,672 posts

223 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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jep said:
Guys, we're overthinking things here. Surely this is the modern day equivalent of a problem solved long ago with servants' bells. Griff Boy needs this installing for dinner to be brought to him:

A room specifically for big drawings! Crackin'! rolleyesbiggrin

Leithen

10,887 posts

267 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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As far as I can see, there's only one thing missing.

A tunnel, mysteriously found disappearing toward the sea, filled with old junk that just might have been from a u-boat.....

Other than that, you've got everything!

Griff Boy

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1,563 posts

231 months

Saturday 4th April 2015
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Bars coming on, managed to fit up and connect all the colour changing LEDs, all controlled by a remote app simultaneously which is cool. Also links to my music library and can flash the lights in time to the music, and various other pointless things!

Powers on upstairs now as well, all lights working, 5 amp lighting circuit done, av wiring complete, ready for carpet!

A few pictures