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Post by mysty on Mar 16, 2023 21:27:40 GMT 1
We bought a house and barn and the barn had some stuctural issues so it had to come down in height but we had no scaffold or proper ladders in this region but did have a rake sticks and a extending ladder  it took us one and a half days with humpty dumpty also known as ATS on one wall I did the barn door wall. We could not find anyone with a JCB it was too high for my small digger.   |
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Post by mysty on Mar 16, 2023 21:31:51 GMT 1
We are getting too old for climbing on walls this one will probably be the last one but have said that before. Cheaper than getting an artisan in though.
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Post by mangetout on Mar 17, 2023 7:59:34 GMT 1
You sure know how to treat a girl !!!! That looks like hard work, be careful.
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Post by mysty on Mar 17, 2023 8:30:07 GMT 1
You sure know how to treat a girl !!!! That looks like hard work, be careful. No one forced her up there and it saves on gym fees and keeps you fit. I did go up first to demolish the peak and level out the wall. That was the good wall will take some pictures of the other wall tomorrow. Day off today to recover, she was still safety conscious and said don't do anything stupid as I cannot get to you as I had the ladder but not sure if she was just calling me stupid. Its almost finished now other that the big old beam on the doorway comes down tomorrow. |
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Post by Nifty on Mar 17, 2023 8:55:34 GMT 1
It is never finished.
I had my Stone Grader in chief sort through this lot after the removal of scores of cubic meters of earth and rock.
Problem posting pic
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Post by Aardvark on Mar 17, 2023 11:11:09 GMT 1
Mrs.A has the remains of a large stone barn in the grounds of her derelict millstone in the Charente. One very high wall is right at the edge of the plot adjoining the road. Bringing it down to make it "safe" was too expensive. Our answer was to be sure it was covered in a small third party risks insurance policy in case a bit comes down and lands on a passing BMW.
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Post by mysty on Mar 17, 2023 12:45:38 GMT 1
Mrs.A has the remains of a large stone barn in the grounds of her derelict millstone in the Charente. One very high wall is right at the edge of the plot adjoining the road. Bringing it down to make it "safe" was too expensive. Our answer was to be sure it was covered in a small third party risks insurance policy in case a bit comes down and lands on a passing BMW. ardvark you have a PM |
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Post by mysty on Mar 18, 2023 18:29:00 GMT 1
The barn doors and lintel came down today and we dropped the hight of the stone wall and pillars
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it took us one and a half days with humpty dumpty also known as ATS on one wall I did the barn door wall. We could not find anyone with a JCB it was too high for my small digger.
