The opportunity to work on jobs like that are too scarce but then lugging beams and poles around is a bit of a young guys game now. TBH after wrestling with a Kudox radiator today, I think I will start making models out of match sticks
Having the chance to work with oak beams was intresting, but it's a youngsters job, too old now for all that now. But, I have a Type 22 4' Kudox to fit here, I keep putting the job off, got a 19 year old here, but he frighten of getting his hands dirty or hard work like helping to lift radiator. Got a 8' single Type 10 panel to replace upstair as well, darn heavy, again I've been making excuses, but it's started leaking along the bottom so I have no choice now.
I have a 22 year on and a 18 year old, the subtlest thing he could us is a sledgehammer and the other would struggle to even pick it up I replaced a 800 x 300 single with a type 22 of the same size. Must have taken about 30 mins to free the plastic access inserts. They had been sprayed over and even with my waggoners screwdriver which fitted in the cross nicely the damn things were chewing up rather than coming loose. Then realised then there was a faff with the getting the pipes and brackets to line up because of what the muppet that fitted the original one had done. What had planned to be a nice simple job swapping virtually like for like, turned out to be most of the day. The when I pulled off the PVC window profiles to fit a new window cill, radiator cover and trim, I found this. The window had obviously been wider and someone had fitted a smaller window and packed it out but not the top and bottom corner. All thats on the outside is render with the trim on the inside and it appears that the inside architrave was what was stopping rattling So no wonder the people were complaining about the room being cold.
Sounds like most of the 19 year olds here in the states, don't want to work, don't know how to work and can't tell them what to do. Good luck with that.
Well it's been awhile since I've updated here so I thought I'd show you guys where I'm at. Stood another bent this past weekend and had the camera rolling. It went well. I have quite a few videos in between now and the last time but you guys can find them through this one If interested.
So long days there. Brave guy putting that frame up yourself .... sometimes though if you have someone who doesn't know what they are doing you are better of by yourself
You are right, sometimes it is simpler to work alone. I think it lends to better problem solving skills.
Certainly get more innovative moving things around, lifting and spending a fortune on different clamps to hold things in place
You know what - even the music score on the video is brill (do love classical music) - thank goodness its not that rap stuff.
Banjo music? I don't know what you've heard about us cousin kissing Yanks, but can assure you it's probably true! I am glad I found you folks here, it is a great experience to talk to people from where our people originated and also to see how people from across the ocean think...even if some of them are a bit Daffy.
BTW you have to watch out, some the English on here, probably practice their ancient martial art. It is quite scary to watch. The one thing you probably miss working alone is what we call "banter" - when guys on a work site have a laugh and tease each other about things, which if a lawyer was present in any other workplace would normally result in a lawsuit