Recent content by sawduststeve

Hi Chris, yes indeed sounds like great times and some very happy memories. Nothing to add except, thanks for sharing. I keep threatening to take the family to the Acle Bridge pub by boat, we have been before and it’s very nice, 6 miles by river, so that’s an hour there and an hour back...

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Coward, 🤣 I do love a domestic, but only when I’m not involved.

Whatever you do, it sounds very interesting. Burtonwood? I do love the British way of naming things We renamed the boat Boaty after the Boaty McBoatface fiasco, and yesterday the Met Office is taking votes on the next storm, either Timmy or Shaun ( Ardman studios) , Dame Judy Drench and...

There you go. We’re on the North West river bank As listed by Historic England. It is a listed building I started buying the festool equipment during Covid with a plan of having all festool when I retired. The dust extraction works fantastically with all the kit. The track saw is great we...

Thanks fella, Yep it felt about time. Drove past the workshop the other week it’s been emptied and painted. Sorry about the bbq, them’s the rules, if you want the holiday deposit back I’ll understand. Talking of food I can cook, wifey said I was wasting the workshop money on frivolous items...

It was a very popular scheme, it’s like new cars you buy one then see them all over. It pops up all around on our travels when you least expect it to. The bungalow, we think is 1935ish, if that ties in with your kit. Ministry of works, don’t know, between the wars all a bit austere. Steve 🍻

Hi Drives Just caught up a little with your going ons Great work with the decking and trims, I have exactly the same model Fein multitool, and it constantly comes in handy, way more than you would think. No thanks to rubbing an onion on my head, but thanks for the laugh. Had to check the...

Thanks mate, a nice thing to say. There are plenty of thatchers about but we really struggled to get one that would do a very small job with somewhat difficult access. Most were quoting two years wait and about £6k We paid less than half eventually and a three day fill in before the next...

Hi Tom Thanks , wifey wants it to earn its keep being a holiday rental but the more time and money we invest the less she wants someone messing it about. Being one of the original Thurne River bungalows we’re going with the original colour scheme of Green and Cream. The new pt timber needs...

Hiya I would think there is, and that only specialist brokers offer it, probably needing to see a certificate showing all necessary anti spark and fire arrest precautions. Our little shed is included in the house policy, but it might be worth checking. Steve 🍻

There are a few water based fire retardant products that need renewing every 5 years that would be suitable. However because all the bungalows are timber built there is a strict no fires policy on the broads, I’m not even sure you can bbq. I’ll have to check. Cheers

Thank you sir. It’s coming along.

I think we had three choices, no wire , all wired or partially wired, I wanted none so we compromised and did what the wife thought best. We’ll see about critters in good time and make a decision then I think. Yes, it does burn well, let’s hope we never get to find out just how well.

Well said that fella. Couldn’t have put it better myself. Thanks The sedge was cut two weeks ago and is put aside to dry out a little, it still looks a little green in the photos, this will fade over time. Then when on site they tie a string around a large bundle and throw it in the river to...