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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7928   
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Great work Clayton, must be very satisfying. James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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28th Oct 2017 10:07pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20900
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Proper job that.
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28th Oct 2017 11:12pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 11018 
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Many thanks Steve
Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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30th Oct 2017 10:40pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 11018
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As a few of you are interested in the work i do, i have an update for you as i was sent a couple of pic's by the owners of what the place looks like with all the scaffolding down but not yet finished in doors, the pic's have been took to far away but you can still see, this first pic is the back of the property ..........................................................
 Click image to enlarge This second pic is of the front and to the right hand side is a slate roof, we are meant to go back and thatch it, so if we do, i can take some better pic's for you .............................................. Click image to enlarge   Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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14th May 2018 9:13pm |
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| Sulisuli Member Since: 30 Oct 2016 Location: South west Posts: 4807 
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Nice workmanship Clayton
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14th May 2018 9:24pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3621 
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1st Class, Clayton
I hope you will be passing your skills on to the next generation. A thatched roof really has something about it |
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14th May 2018 9:36pm |
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| ian series 1 Member Since: 17 Nov 2014 Location: south Posts: 3127 
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Very nice
Thanks for the update 80" 80" 86" 88" 90"
Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered. |
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14th May 2018 9:46pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 11018
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Many thanks Sulisuli and Ian
Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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14th May 2018 10:27pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 11018
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Many thanks Rashers Alas i am not passing it on as A. both my daughters don't like heights  B. most people/youngsters think its all about the money, but this job you have to love the job itself, not the money C. health & safety has killed the chance of teaching someone to take it on, just to much hassle  Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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14th May 2018 10:32pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 11018
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If you like, i can put the odd thing or two on here about my work on the different things we have to do, if you are interested please let me know
 Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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14th May 2018 10:36pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3621
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Yes please
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15th May 2018 7:11am |
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| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1870 
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Yes
2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
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15th May 2018 8:25am |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7928
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Great work Clayton, credit to you!
It's an unusual looking house but beautiful.
I like seeing these too! Please keep them coming. James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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15th May 2018 8:35am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 11018
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Not what you think
This method is Called " Dressing the roof " It's for getting all the different types of moss off the roofs and at the same time is to get the " dead " ends off to help the roof last longer and then to level out any dips/valleys so that the water does not concentrate in that one area and then the roof will ware more evenly
So the first pic is what the roof looked like before i started, i forgot to take one of the whole roof ........................
Click image to enlarge The next pic is to the right hand side of the ladder and has been dressed, you can see the difference what it has done and the dark patches are were the moss was holding in the water and not doing the reed any good, if left it will rot out that part very quickly .......................... Click image to enlarge The next pic is the whole of the back roof with the dressed and the part of the roof waiting to be dressed, you can see by the lightness of the dressed part it is drying already ........................................... Click image to enlarge Now to do all of this work, you need specialist tools In Devon we call them Drifts, other parts of the country call them by different names
The first pic is of my right hand drift, as you can see i have modified it to cope with the toughness of the reed by putting some metal on to protect the wood ............................................ Click image to enlarge The next pic is of my left hand drift, not used to much and sadly not maintained as my right hand drift is ....................... Click image to enlarge I hope you have enjoyed this glimpse into what i do
By the way, all of the moss and dead ends of the reed make good compos, so we have always people after it Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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15th May 2018 10:34pm |
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