Building our house and garage in the Philippines
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I've also built and fitted a whole pile of gates/fences to keep the mongrel mob in check, all cut, shut, bent, rolled and welded myself, from steel bar bought locally. We could have had local guys do it, but I know they'd not turn out like I really wanted.
The five mobile burglar alarms:
I'll admit, I did take too much acid when I was young.....
The five mobile burglar alarms:
I'll admit, I did take too much acid when I was young.....
Edited by King Herald on Saturday 4th August 16:32
King Herald said:
I've also built and fitted a whole pile of gates/fences to keep the mongrel mob in check, all cut, shut, bent, rolled and welded myself, from steel bar bought locally. We could have had local guys do it, but I know they'd not turn out like I really wanted.
The five mobile burglar alarms:
I'll admit, I did take too much acid when I was young.....
Really nice job on those gatesThe five mobile burglar alarms:
I'll admit, I did take too much acid when I was young.....
Edited by King Herald on Saturday 4th August 16:32
Assume the dogs are bilingual
Been on a DIY binge again. The wife wanted an olde worlde style dining table, that she saw on the inter-web, so I built this one, looks fairly close to the one she liked and she is quite chuffed with it. Original was around £1000, but this cost about £70. It is made from a length of 2" angle iron, some flat bar, and two planks of construction timber, of unknown variety.
I also got round to buying a sheet of 1mm stainless to make the tops for the kitchen island. That was a real pain to bend neatly on all four edges.
Manual bending techniques re-visited, in the garage.
I then took some emery paper to it to give it a 'brushed' finish that matches the rest of our kitchen stuff.
I also got round to buying a sheet of 1mm stainless to make the tops for the kitchen island. That was a real pain to bend neatly on all four edges.
Manual bending techniques re-visited, in the garage.
I then took some emery paper to it to give it a 'brushed' finish that matches the rest of our kitchen stuff.
grahamw48 said:
I too have just spent half the evening reading this. Fascinating !
Good luck to you and your family...from an ex-Timog Park resident.
I also designed and had built an all-concrete house for my family, not too dissimilar to yours...including roof garden. That was back in 2001.
Thanks mate. Good luck to you and your family...from an ex-Timog Park resident.
I also designed and had built an all-concrete house for my family, not too dissimilar to yours...including roof garden. That was back in 2001.
We lived in Timog back then as well, Sunflower street, down opposite the Trilan people. We left in 2002 to move to the UK.
Whereabouts did you build the house?
grahamw48 said:
I built it in Plaridel 1.
Also had a house on Malabanias Road, where I/We had a couple of businesses.
Got divorced in 2006...after 15 years together.
I'm glad I don't live near you though...with those barking dogs.
Hey Graham - are you the same person as someone with the same login name on a certain other UK forum? I'm 'Trefor' over there.Also had a house on Malabanias Road, where I/We had a couple of businesses.
Got divorced in 2006...after 15 years together.
I'm glad I don't live near you though...with those barking dogs.
I actually got away from DIY this last break at home and did a little on the hot rod:
Slapped a quick coat of epoxy primer on, as I was sick of looking at white 'glass and filler.
Cut holes for instruments.
Dropped the body back on the chassis.
Made an adaptor and fitted the steering column and wheel. Also fitted and connected up the tranny shifter, with a stainless cover, that is still 'in progress'.
Stainless throttle cable cut and fitted, and bracket made to mount it to the carb.
Fitted a pair of 'Brooklands' screens I had laying around. not sure if they work though.
Made a complete throttle pedal and a brake pedal pad to fit the lever I made a year ago.
I also made a tensioner for the alternator and made 3 visits to the auto supply to get a belt to fit. Why can't they understand me when I tell them what size I need? Why do they think they know better than me, so on the 3rd visit I got the size I actually requested to start with???
Hopefully I can get it running and drivable when I get home next, but I just left for five weeks offshore again.
Slapped a quick coat of epoxy primer on, as I was sick of looking at white 'glass and filler.
Cut holes for instruments.
Dropped the body back on the chassis.
Made an adaptor and fitted the steering column and wheel. Also fitted and connected up the tranny shifter, with a stainless cover, that is still 'in progress'.
Stainless throttle cable cut and fitted, and bracket made to mount it to the carb.
Fitted a pair of 'Brooklands' screens I had laying around. not sure if they work though.
Made a complete throttle pedal and a brake pedal pad to fit the lever I made a year ago.
I also made a tensioner for the alternator and made 3 visits to the auto supply to get a belt to fit. Why can't they understand me when I tell them what size I need? Why do they think they know better than me, so on the 3rd visit I got the size I actually requested to start with???
Hopefully I can get it running and drivable when I get home next, but I just left for five weeks offshore again.
uk_vette said:
Hi KH,
Time for an update ?
or are you still off shore?
vette
I'm at home, been here three weeks, back offshore next week. I have spent all this break on the hot rod rather than the house and I was hoping to be driving it by now, but major headaches with the brakes and transmission have cancelled that plan until next year.Time for an update ?
or are you still off shore?
vette
We had a bit of a gathering again last night, early Xmas party, as I will be offshore for Xmas and New Year this year. The pizza
I had to sedate the dogs to get them in the oven ready for cooking.
Actually Cupcake sleeps in the lower oven at nights, and the others are only sleeping in the pics. Dogs do snooze in some strange positions.
Edited by King Herald on Friday 14th December 08:41
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