Steve's workshop - Painting the outside walls

[monkeybiter]

FWIW I suspect that I am like many others, if I was nearer I would definitely offer manual labour.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Doncaster is just up the road!

S
(Admittedly Basel isn't...)

 

[No skills]

Havent looked at this thread whilst logged in for a long while, missed the pictures. Just had a look back through, its f*****g massive!

Very good progress and work so far, perhaps by the end of it Steve will have learnt that sometimes close enough is good enough :wink:

 

[AES]

No, Basel isn't, but you never know!!

AES

 

[Cowboy _Builder]

Steve don't use spacer blocks to keep gauge on your roof or any discrepancy in the laths will be multiplied as you go up the roof you should always measure and strike the roof with a chalk line ,unless of course the laths your are using are sawn true but most commercial bought laths aren't , even the red graded laths aren't good enough to use blocks for spacing .

 

[Steve Maskery]

HI CB
We are checking every few laths so that that doesn't happen. So far it is all good.
But good point!
S

 

[paul-c]

hi steve
as many people have already said

thank you for a great thread - i , like many others, have really enjoyed following your build and find myself looking forward to seeing the progress each day.
nice to see you appear to be enjoying the build even though im sure its hard work.
all the best
paul-c

 

[Graham Orm]

Steve don't use spacer blocks to keep gauge on your roof or any discrepancy in the laths will be multiplied as you go up the roof you should always measure and strike the roof with a chalk line ,unless of course the laths your are using are sawn true but most commercial bought laths aren't , even the red graded laths aren't good enough to use blocks for spacing .

Interesting point. I don't do roof's but if I did I'd have used spacers without giving it a thought!

 

[riclepp]

Great wip Steve. Just curious, ray has a harness on but what is he clipping on to? Looking nicer each post.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Anything he can! The roof laths are 2 x 1 (well, anything between 47 and 50mm, which is why CB's point above is so relevant), so I don't suppose they would stop a direct free fall, but Ray isn't as heavy as I am and it would at least break his fall.
Damage limitation, I guess. Let's hope we don't have to find out.
S

 

[Lons]

Steve don't use spacer blocks to keep gauge on your roof or any discrepancy in the laths will be multiplied as you go up the roof you should always measure and strike the roof with a chalk line ,unless of course the laths your are using are sawn true but most commercial bought laths aren't , even the red graded laths aren't good enough to use blocks for spacing .

Interesting point. I don't do roof's but if I did I'd have used spacers without giving it a thought!

It's a very valid point which cowboy builder made. In practice it's quite common to find that slaters laths differ in width and easy to accumulate errors. Added to this, they are never straight. My methods for years have been to make up a couple of guage rods from laths, one for each side of the roof if span not too long. I then snap a chalk line mark for the first half dozen or so with the lines marked at top of lath distance and fix using a nailgun - dead easy - dead accurate as long as you ensure no chalk line sag. I usually check a couple of places along the roof as I go just in case.

There is a way of using spacers that does work. Say the centres are 250mm you would cut a lath about 400 and fix a small cross piece near one end. Measure from the bottom of that 250mm to bottom edge of another cross piece at the other end. Sit the cross piece on the first fixed lath, pull the next one up to it and fix.

Bob

 

[Steve Maskery]

Ooh, that's almost a jig
I like.

 

[Owl]

Great wip Steve. Just curious, ray has a harness on but what is he clipping on to? Looking nicer each post.

Sky hooks probably

Great thread Steve.

As so many have already said ... 'if I was a bit nearer' .... as I was/am a painter I would have done Ray's house while he was helping you (or are you helping him)

 

[morfa]

Great wip Steve. Just curious, ray has a harness on but what is he clipping on to? Looking nicer each post.

Sky hooks probably

Could well be. One of these maybe:

http://www.needlesports.com/Catalogue/R ... g/Skyhooks

Yes, they are a real thing. Kinda useful when you're up the creek.

 

[SammyQ]

"up the creek"...there's a climb called "the creek" .... where? :twisted:

Sam

 

[Steve Maskery]

Lots done today chaps.
AGM at the Community Workshop this morning meant that we didn't start until gone 2pm, but we went on until 8pm. Plus my mate Bob (of Workshop Essentials Theme Tune fame) came along, which was a great help.

So whilst Ray got on with Lathing

Bob and I did some sheathing along the back and front

We are going to leave the top row at the back open until the tiling is finished, so we can poke stuff through if we have to, rather than carrying it all the way round.

We are not quite rain-tight yet, but getting there.

So whilst I have aches on my aches, it suddenly appears to have acquired character.

Nice view all of a sudden!

 

[xy mosian]

Lots done today chaps.
So whilst I have aches on my aches, it suddenly appears to have acquired character.
Nice view all of a sudden!

Ah! The "Essential Workshop" begins to live.
Nice going Steve.

xy

 

[Graham Orm]

Woohoo exciting!!!

 

[paulm]

Great to see it coming together Steve

Cheers, Paul

 

[Halo Jones]

We know your reasons but I am itching to say leave that open top row as windows!

Otherwise - looking palatial

H.