New restoration project - what have I done!

New restoration project - what have I done!

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dmsims

6,452 posts

266 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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EPDM instead of felt ?

Griff Boy

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1,563 posts

230 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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dmsims said:
EPDM instead of felt ?
Funny, I was reading about EDPM earlier... already bought the felt and fitted the membrane now though.. I'd have to rip up the membrane and I'm not sure if I can lay EDPM onto sarking boards or if I'd have to overlay with ply?

Griff Boy

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1,563 posts

230 months

Friday 20th January 2017
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Quick update...

Spect the last two days chisleing away at the remaining brickwork, turned out to be a total nightmare to remove as the first course was laid then the floor screened around it, which meant they refused to yield even to the efforts of Mr Sledgehammer!

Anyway, finally out, and all the rubble cleared out. I'm guessing about 4 tonnes of rubble as it is 3 trailer loads and my trailer take some 1.5tonnes without issue...

Got some pictures of it as it stands just now, just need to clear the other side fully now. Also looking for some advice on what to fill the old channels with, both in floor And wall. Current thinking is a concrete render scratch coat first, then another top coat of render, unless I could do it in one fill? Or is there's another better product to use? Any help would be appreciated

Pics of the room now..







Now this is done, I've started on the clearing of the other side of the workshop, where the built in urinals are.

Here's some before and during pics, sadly there's no After's yet, as it's not finished! I was however, very finished that day! As removing the urinals took about 3 hours to get to where I am now... each one is approx 3" thick ceramic and bedded onto a solid background of mortar approx 2" thick.... so by my man maths I reckon there's another 5-6 hours work left to do to get it all out...







Edited by Griff Boy on Friday 20th January 11:19

Peanut Gallery

2,418 posts

109 months

Friday 20th January 2017
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Brilliant work, well done! You do an amazing amount in there!

(Sorry, no help on how to fill in the cement gaps, utter novice here!)

I am working on SWMBO for a weekend down in your B&B...

HughG

3,539 posts

240 months

Friday 20th January 2017
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A repair concrete would do the job, or knock up an equivalent with sand and 5 or 10mm shingle should be fine as it isn't loaded.

MR2 Steve

279 posts

106 months

Friday 20th January 2017
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I would leave the end urinal in for when you're working in there/outside to avoid having to back into the house...

Griff Boy

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230 months

Friday 20th January 2017
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MR2 Steve said:
I would leave the end urinal in for when you're working in there/outside to avoid having to back into the house...
Got this covered.....

I saved one of the oompah loompah toilets for when we have BBQ's and SWMBO won't let us in the house.......


Griff Boy

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Friday 20th January 2017
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Peanut Gallery said:
Brilliant work, well done! You do an amazing amount in there!

(Sorry, no help on how to fill in the cement gaps, utter novice here!)

I am working on SWMBO for a weekend down in your B&B...
Cheers mate, much appreciated! And you'd be most welcome!

Griff Boy

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Friday 20th January 2017
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HughG said:
A repair concrete would do the job, or knock up an equivalent with sand and 5 or 10mm shingle should be fine as it isn't loaded.
Great, just what I was looking for! Cheers

Griff Boy

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Sunday 22nd January 2017
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Yup, about 6 hours.........


Griff Boy

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Wednesday 8th February 2017
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The joys of running a b&b.....

We have had some lovely people, some amazing people, and to be fair some rude people stay, and have made some great friends since we opened the B&B, but I never thought we would have to deal with these type of people....

Booked by their employers (who are previous guests and loved the place) up from Luton, been working for the company for 3 weeks, come to Scotland for a job for 1 night and go mad in a local pub getting drunk, then do this at 02:30 yesterday morning.... left my wife absolutely distraught.....and me wanting to give up... not a good day.












Kateg28

1,352 posts

162 months

Wednesday 8th February 2017
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That is awful. Do they admit they did it (even if they were under the influence) and show any remorse or have they left without acknowledging it?

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 8th February 2017
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That's awful, I hope you have let the boss know? I would imagine they will be without a job pretty sharpish!

Horrible s

bmthnick1981

5,310 posts

215 months

Wednesday 8th February 2017
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I'd be sending those photos to their employer to be honest, may have repercussions for them.

Not wishing to make light of the situation at all, but 3 bottles of Jim Beam is pretty solid going for 2 people!

Griff Boy

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Wednesday 8th February 2017
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jke11y

3,181 posts

236 months

Wednesday 8th February 2017
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I know this is much, much easier to say than to do; but try not to take it personally. They don't know the effort thats gone into it, they are just s.

Peanut Gallery

2,418 posts

109 months

Wednesday 8th February 2017
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May I second sending those pics to their employer.

And think of the good times, with the good guests!

Uggers

2,223 posts

210 months

Wednesday 8th February 2017
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That's horrific! What the hell possesses some people to act like that?

I hope they owned up and promised to pay for everything to be put right+ money on top for the loss of your room for the time it takes to sort out?

My other half mentioned that ours could be turned into a B&B but this is the sort of issues that would put me off considerably plus the work/life/money balance is not something I fancy.

Instead to supplement our income and help with the restoration of the place we have a lodger instead. We're lucky that he is a self contained flat within our house and just shares the stairs!
I guess we still have to take a chance on the lodger been decent, but at least we have had references and and employer confirmation. Not something you can do with B&B guests. Have you thought about looking at that as an option?

The speed you've been doing stuff you could knock up a few self contained granny flats in a week or two smile

Shnozz

27,422 posts

270 months

Wednesday 8th February 2017
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Was it booked as a company booking?

I would be going legal on the company if so.

Griff Boy

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230 months

Wednesday 8th February 2017
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It was booked by a company based in Milton Keynes for 2 roofers who sub for the company. Ive since been in contact with the company and emailed them pictures of the damage, and they have confirmed that both now been sacked.

The police are pressing criminal charges for threatening behaviour and criminal damage, but as he's now unemployed it's seeming unlikely that we will get anything back any time soon, especially as he will be required to come to a Scottish court if he pleads not guilty

The employers have stated that they will send me the amount equal to both wages that they were due as of yesterday as contribution to the damage, unfortunately they both get paid on a Friday, and they have only accrued 2 days, so a total of £365. We currently estimate the damage repair cost to be approx £1200 not allowing for loss of revenue due to the room being unuseable until fully repaired and the new bed etc arrives. Unfortunately the employer is currently confirming that they do not feel they are due any more towards the cost as he was subcontracted, and that they think we should pursue him personally.... jolly good....

So far the work now needed is:
New floor (scored heavily in approx 8 places)
New bed
New mattress (I won't detail what was done to this, needless to say it's now in the skip
New bedding (as above)
New glass
Repairs to the wall and redocorate
Sand and repair the door
Complete clean of the room by proffesional cleaners

All in all, pretty crap really. I fully agree with the above poster about not taking it personally, but so far, it's not that easy, and to be honest it's always going to be taken personally.