My empire of dirt...

Chizel - Founding Father said:
Ok, a very few things have been done
I managed to get the rest of the fence cleaned and another blind put up on the deck, thats been great as we had a fair bit of rain for a good few weeks there.
Moved the kitchen out of the spare bedroom into the area it will eventually end up in, unfortunately it will have to be moved out again so we can re uild that end of the house.
The reason for the .ove was so i could use the spare bed while recovering from the op.
Have i mentioned all this elsewhere?.
Anyhu, other than that we haven't done a great deal on the place.
Im nearly fit enough to start doing a bit but no coin!!! But i do have the last sets of windows to overhaul so they are next up.
In between that and day to day shit im going to make some concrete stepping stones
Ive drawn up the first one and will see how that goes before i draw up any more.
Its gunna be 550mm diameter and sculptured from clay which i will the make a mold offa outta liquid latex or silicon then cast in concrete.
Not done this before although i did make some garden gnomes using this method when i was 13!
Got a mate that makes Concrete stuff from planters up to full ornate building facades using similar techniques and chopped strand fiber concrete so i need to pick his brain a bit.
The pic below is the basic design but no point drawing too many details as it will change a bit as i start wilth the clay and see what works. Its not going to be flat, as in just drawn on a clay disk, more 3d but not raised so much it cant be walked on.
The concrete willl be white and the shaded areas will be dyed black and maybe a few details done with crystals ( like eyes and stars) .
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Nice job mate, love ya work!
 
Fuck all to report but im bored so i shall prattle for a bit.
Last week i started on the 2nd to last set of windows that need overhauling. Got the hardware off, Guinness of a job, smashed out glass, fun job, hacked out old putty, now that truly is a Guinness of a job, takes an age a its difficult not to do damage to the wood as ya go.
Anyhu, i then done the burning off and a small amount of sanding till it became to painfull to go on. That was on saturday and ive done fuck all since.
On the next set of windows, that will be for the bathroom, the middle section is a lower fixed pane and a small top hung sash, i want to swap that out for a fixed casment that matches the side openers . Couple of reasons, i dont like the lil top hung sash and i want all the lower panes of glass the same size coz we plan on putting stainded glass in them ( or at lest window film!).
We t to a local joiner who are pretty good, to get a quote. $850!!!!
Thats glazed and made of cedar, like the originals.. bit of haggling and me doing the glazing and they have said around $400-450.
Bit better.
Just goes to show how much the windows would have cost us a set if made new to the same specs. 3-4 k a set!!! We paid 50 bucks a set.
Also got a price on getting a dutch door made for the back door . 4k ish!!! I will be making my own. Somehow...
Hey! @The skitz hows ya door making skills?
Thought my shoulder would be up for doing quite a bit more by now and although we are quite broke, was hoping to make a big push and trying to get the outside of the house near as done this side of christmas but it just aint gunna happen.

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Update. Fuck all has been done.
Sholder is still giving me grief but ive just realized its not even been 3 months yet and that was the point when i am allowed to start doing stuff and going from just doing stretches to doing some resistance workouts.
Been doing resistance and a bit of work here and there for about six weeks now. Had to, im going fucken broke here!
The subaru got a split radiator just before last chrismas, noticed it and had it replaced straight away, it over heated one time and when i say overheated, the gauge crept slightly past where it normally sat , for about 5 mins till i pulled into the mechanics and the split was discovered.
Anyhu, turns out that "overheating" was enough to blow a head gasket. Initially we thought it just an airlock in the system, which is real common on these cars, but no.
Apart from combution gasses pushing the water out the system and into the expansion tank, you would not know there was anything up at all, runs perfect.
Was having to top up the system every few weeks/3-400 kms ish. At over 4k to get the repairs done, it just wasnt economically viable so decided just to use it till it died. Well, its not quite dead yet but its fucken close!!! Im now having to put water in it every day. To drive it you still would not know anything is wrong apart from the temp gauge creeping up and dropping down as gas bubbles pass the sensor i guess. Doesnt trully overheat but the rad is about 2ltrs down after 50km or so, and getting worse.
Cvnt.
So ive had to buy a new car. Well new to me.
Cvnt.
Hence the need to work. Anyhu ive scraped up 5k and found something kinda suitable ( i hope).
I knew it was coming but im fucken pissed off as that money would have got most of the materials to get the rest of the outside of the house shelled up.
Anyhu, with that and trying to rest the shoulder when i can, little has been done on the house.
I have done a bit on chicken proofing of tomato alley with some left over pool fencing off a job ive just done and some timber i had laying about. That looks good and keeps the fuckers out of me plants. Spring is trying to errrr. Spring and the toms are starting to take off..
Thats about it..
Pics tomorrow...
Oh and the car was 5k but i offered 4.5 via a text msg. Didnt hear back for a day so i text and a dozen home grown eggs. They replied 4.5k and 3 dozen eggs , so a deal was stuck.
Saved 500 bucks!
Ssme day ( sunday) we are having burgers and watching the rugby out on the deck, we often take the tv out there to watch the rugby/get pissed. All going well to a fucken freak and i mean freak gust of wind comes in a blows the tv offa the cabinet and smashes it to bits.
New tv, 500 bucks. My life fucken sucks....
 
Chizel - Founding Father said:
Update. Fuck all has been done.
Sholder is still giving me grief but ive just realized its not even been 3 months yet and that was the point when i am allowed to start doing stuff and going from just doing stretches to doing some resistance workouts.
Been doing resistance and a bit of work here and there for about six weeks now. Had to, im going fucken broke here!
The subaru got a split radiator just before last chrismas, noticed it and had it replaced straight away, it over heated one time and when i say overheated, the gauge crept slightly past where it normally sat , for about 5 mins till i pulled into the mechanics and the split was discovered.
Anyhu, turns out that "overheating" was enough to blow a head gasket. Initially we thought it just an airlock in the system, which is real common on these cars, but no.
Apart from combution gasses pushing the water out the system and into the expansion tank, you would not know there was anything up at all, runs perfect.
Was having to top up the system every few weeks/3-400 kms ish. At over 4k to get the repairs done, it just wasnt economically viable so decided just to use it till it died. Well, its not quite dead yet but its fucken close!!! Im now having to put water in it every day. To drive it you still would not know anything is wrong apart from the temp gauge creeping up and dropping down as gas bubbles pass the sensor i guess. Doesnt trully overheat but the rad is about 2ltrs down after 50km or so, and getting worse.
Cvnt.
So ive had to buy a new car. Well new to me.
Cvnt.
Hence the need to work. Anyhu ive scraped up 5k and found something kinda suitable ( i hope).
I knew it was coming but im fucken pissed off as that money would have got most of the materials to get the rest of the outside of the house shelled up.
Anyhu, with that and trying to rest the shoulder when i can, little has been done on the house.
I have done a bit on chicken proofing of tomato alley with some left over pool fencing off a job ive just done and some timber i had laying about. That looks good and keeps the fuckers out of me plants. Spring is trying to errrr. Spring and the toms are starting to take off..
Thats about it..
Pics tomorrow...
Oh and the car was 5k but i offered 4.5 via a text msg. Didnt hear back for a day so i text and a dozen home grown eggs. They replied 4.5k and 3 dozen eggs , so a deal was stuck.
Saved 500 bucks!
Ssme day ( sunday) we are having burgers and watching the rugby out on the deck, we often take the tv out there to watch the rugby/get pissed. All going well to a fucken freak and i mean freak gust of wind comes in a blows the tv offa the cabinet and smashes it to bits.
New tv, 500 bucks. My life fucken sucks....
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Always remember there are people out there in a far worse place then you and i find that gives me a better outlook on life!! (y)

 
Chizel - Founding Father said:
Update. Fuck all has been done.
Sholder is still giving me grief but ive just realized its not even been 3 months yet and that was the point when i am allowed to start doing stuff and going from just doing stretches to doing some resistance workouts.
Been doing resistance and a bit of work here and there for about six weeks now. Had to, im going fucken broke here!
The subaru got a split radiator just before last chrismas, noticed it and had it replaced straight away, it over heated one time and when i say overheated, the gauge crept slightly past where it normally sat , for about 5 mins till i pulled into the mechanics and the split was discovered.
Anyhu, turns out that "overheating" was enough to blow a head gasket. Initially we thought it just an airlock in the system, which is real common on these cars, but no.
Apart from combution gasses pushing the water out the system and into the expansion tank, you would not know there was anything up at all, runs perfect.
Was having to top up the system every few weeks/3-400 kms ish. At over 4k to get the repairs done, it just wasnt economically viable so decided just to use it till it died. Well, its not quite dead yet but its fucken close!!! Im now having to put water in it every day. To drive it you still would not know anything is wrong apart from the temp gauge creeping up and dropping down as gas bubbles pass the sensor i guess. Doesnt trully overheat but the rad is about 2ltrs down after 50km or so, and getting worse.
Cvnt.
So ive had to buy a new car. Well new to me.
Cvnt.
Hence the need to work. Anyhu ive scraped up 5k and found something kinda suitable ( i hope).
I knew it was coming but im fucken pissed off as that money would have got most of the materials to get the rest of the outside of the house shelled up.
Anyhu, with that and trying to rest the shoulder when i can, little has been done on the house.
I have done a bit on chicken proofing of tomato alley with some left over pool fencing off a job ive just done and some timber i had laying about. That looks good and keeps the fuckers out of me plants. Spring is trying to errrr. Spring and the toms are starting to take off..
Thats about it..
Pics tomorrow...
Oh and the car was 5k but i offered 4.5 via a text msg. Didnt hear back for a day so i text and a dozen home grown eggs. They replied 4.5k and 3 dozen eggs , so a deal was stuck.
Saved 500 bucks!
Ssme day ( sunday) we are having burgers and watching the rugby out on the deck, we often take the tv out there to watch the rugby/get pissed. All going well to a fucken freak and i mean freak gust of wind comes in a blows the tv offa the cabinet and smashes it to bits.
New tv, 500 bucks. My life fucken sucks....
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You’re not related to Wayne are you?
 
And they say paddy's are backwards ?? I can categorically say I've never bought a single vehicle with eggs as the currency 😆
Chizel - Founding Father said:
Update. Fuck all has been done.
Sholder is still giving me grief but ive just realized its not even been 3 months yet and that was the point when i am allowed to start doing stuff and going from just doing stretches to doing some resistance workouts.
Been doing resistance and a bit of work here and there for about six weeks now. Had to, im going fucken broke here!
The subaru got a split radiator just before last chrismas, noticed it and had it replaced straight away, it over heated one time and when i say overheated, the gauge crept slightly past where it normally sat , for about 5 mins till i pulled into the mechanics and the split was discovered.
Anyhu, turns out that "overheating" was enough to blow a head gasket. Initially we thought it just an airlock in the system, which is real common on these cars, but no.
Apart from combution gasses pushing the water out the system and into the expansion tank, you would not know there was anything up at all, runs perfect.
Was having to top up the system every few weeks/3-400 kms ish. At over 4k to get the repairs done, it just wasnt economically viable so decided just to use it till it died. Well, its not quite dead yet but its fucken close!!! Im now having to put water in it every day. To drive it you still would not know anything is wrong apart from the temp gauge creeping up and dropping down as gas bubbles pass the sensor i guess. Doesnt trully overheat but the rad is about 2ltrs down after 50km or so, and getting worse.
Cvnt.
So ive had to buy a new car. Well new to me.
Cvnt.
Hence the need to work. Anyhu ive scraped up 5k and found something kinda suitable ( i hope).
I knew it was coming but im fucken pissed off as that money would have got most of the materials to get the rest of the outside of the house shelled up.
Anyhu, with that and trying to rest the shoulder when i can, little has been done on the house.
I have done a bit on chicken proofing of tomato alley with some left over pool fencing off a job ive just done and some timber i had laying about. That looks good and keeps the fuckers out of me plants. Spring is trying to errrr. Spring and the toms are starting to take off..
Thats about it..
Pics tomorrow...
Oh and the car was 5k but i offered 4.5 via a text msg. Didnt hear back for a day so i text and a dozen home grown eggs. They replied 4.5k and 3 dozen eggs , so a deal was stuck.
Saved 500 bucks!
Ssme day ( sunday) we are having burgers and watching the rugby out on the deck, we often take the tv out there to watch the rugby/get pissed. All going well to a fucken freak and i mean freak gust of wind comes in a blows the tv offa the cabinet and smashes it to bits.
New tv, 500 bucks. My life fucken sucks....
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And my clay biscuit steeping stone is pretty fucked. Been waiting for it to dry enough to carve letters then apply brushing latex but its cracking up bad. I think it for the skip but will let it dry and see if i can glue it back together.
I made it on a wooden disc that was smaller than the "sculpture " but when i put the upright sides on it, that clay has fouled the wooden disc leaving the clay no room to shrink. Its to fragile to flip and try and cut that claw away and to late to save it anyway i think.
Oh well, i was bored with the idea anway..
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