Rome wasn't built in a day.

[R6dug]

KenBlocksPants said:

R6dug said:

Spoiler!!

Well it was completed and looks quite good.
I live about 3 miles from the build and was quite intresting watching it go up.

Hi neighbour

Hello neighbour!!!

[Laurel Green]

ammaco said:

There is no evidence of Roman barrows!

Sorry but, was posted (at time of in programme) in reference to the professors remark 'as the weather is so good, should you not be a couple of weeks in advance of the schedule rather than on schedule'.

[RedWhiteMonkey]

Laurel Green said:

Sorry but, was posted (at time of in programme) in reference to the professors remark 'as the weather is so good, should you not be a couple of weeks in advance of the schedule rather than on schedule'.

I think the professor is suggesting that the Romans would have made their workers (slaves?) continue working if there was sunlight and good weather. I guess the problem is that trying to be authentic to historical working practices takes no account of modern legal requirements.

[Oystercatcher]

Trying to catch up with this on 4OD...

Is it just me, or is 4OD complete shyte? I've tried 2 different operating systems and three different browsers and nothing, nada, zilch, zip

[Langweilig]

Laurel Green said:

What's all this with the modern scaffold? I thought only authentic Roman stuff was to be used!

They wanted to. But the nasty, horrid ogre of a health & safety man wouldn't let em.

[Laurel Green]

Starting in a mo.

[Jasandjules]

Laurel Green said:

Starting in a mo.

And they are going well............

[Oystercatcher]

There's certainly some weapons-grade whingeing...

[Laurel Green]

All that, erm, work on the trusts and, still got it wrong. Mind, I did have reservations when the carpenter went off for three days to work out how much timber would be required to complete the framework.

[Laurel Green]

So the carpenter is now gone. Being fair to the chap, roofing, especially timber frame, is a different ball-game to the type of carpentry he has been used to (shop fitting) and is a specialist job.

[Jasandjules]

Laurel Green said:

All that, erm, work on the trusts and, still got it wrong. Mind, I did have reservations when the carpenter went off for three days to work out how much timber would be required to complete the framework.

Clearly you've never asked a carpenter for a quote........

[Laurel Green]

Jasandjules said:

Clearly you've never asked a carpenter for a quote........

I'd hate to think what the product of three days sucking through teeth would produce.

[dugt]

Did anyone else think they way they put up the wooden frames was asking for trouble? They were pushing the wod up with scafold poles by thier chests. So if the scafolding or the wire rope failed you would get the full weight of the wooden frame pushing a scafold pole through your chest.

[Jasandjules]

Laurel Green said:

I'd hate to think what the product of three days sucking through teeth would produce.

Dugt, I am pretty sure the health and safety and other bods on site were kind of hinting rather a lot about that bit as well, then one gave up and basically said get the f**k out from there!!

[Laurel Green]

Heads up, just starting.

[FourWheelDrift]

He has his van painted up like the A-Team

[Laurel Green]

It's amazing how smooth they are getting that timber, with just the use of an axe.

[Jasandjules]

It's still fascinating to watch, and see just how technological the Romans were.

The builders (in the main) seem like they are having a good time as well, putting in a bit more effort now than they did before.

[Langweilig]

Oh dear. There were a lot of abberant apostrophes in the graffiti. Still, stercus accidit!

[Laurel Green]

Starting now!