From 34d109273703cd2856094473af8b84d70892de4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nosblobs Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2024 12:10:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] stuff --- src/content/blog/year2024.mdx | 28 +++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/content/blog/year2024.mdx b/src/content/blog/year2024.mdx index b2f66a6..b7314f9 100644 --- a/src/content/blog/year2024.mdx +++ b/src/content/blog/year2024.mdx @@ -20,19 +20,17 @@ import Quote from "../../components/Quote.astro"; It's been quite a while since we've done one of these! We've got to the point where each individual job isn't very big, so we haven't bothered documenting them. -Our major stories this time are outside projects, and they seem to take _aaaaages_. +The theme for this year's works is _outside_. We're running out of large-scale things to do inside, but there was plenty of scope outside for improvement. -However, we've accumulated quite a few other small jobs since the last update! Bim bim bam let's go +However, we've still accumulated quite a few other small jobs since the last update! Bim bim bam let's go ## The Back -The theme for this year's major works is _outside_. We're running out of large-scale things to do inside, but there was plenty of scope outside for improvement. - -Even since we arrive in Bath we struggled to fully enjoy our patio. It was a bit of an awkward shape and the floor was all _over_ the place. +Even since we arrived in Bath we struggled to fully enjoy our patio. It was a bit of an awkward shape and the floor was all _over_ the place. We also had issues with the drain, which would fill up with a big puddle in the lightest of rains. -Well we decided that we couldn't possibly live with it anymore and got some people in to come and built us a new one. As always, Ozzy was astonished at the speed at which demolition happens, and after a couple of days in early June we were left with a big mess in the back garden where we used to have a patio. +Well, we decided that it could be so much better and got some people in to come and built us a new one. As always, Ozzy was astonished at the speed at which demolition happens, and after a couple of days in early June we were left with a big mess in the back garden where we used to have a patio. + You can see the start of the work that the stonemasons were doing to the stairs here. The were so unsure about what might need to be done that they refused to give us a quote and instead agreed a day-rate. Watching them work was an education in stairbuilding technique. -We found out that each stair is almost entirely supported by the large wall and the stair beneath - the smaller wall beneath the stairs was a much later addition. This ruled out replacing any of the stairs because we _really_ didn't want to do anything with the shared garden wall, so instead we opted to extend each step along a bit - increasing the overlap between each step. +We found out that each stair is almost entirely supported by the large wall and the stair beneath - the smaller wall beneath the stairs was a much later addition. This ruled out replacing any of the stairs because we _really_ didn't want to do anything with the shared garden wall, so instead we opted to extend each step along a bit - increasing the overlap between each step. -Now we just need to wait until spring for the plants to start growing in and it'll be done! We've planted rosemary, some lavender, a peony and a rudbeckia so far. We've ordered some climbing roses. Bets are on for how many will survive the winter. +Now we just need to wait until spring for the plants to grow back in and it'll be done! We've planted rosemary, some lavender, a peony and a rudbeckia so far. We've ordered some climbing roses. Bets are on for how many will survive the winter. DONE DONE DONE! It only took 7 months - no wonder our updates are slowing down! @@ -103,9 +101,9 @@ DONE DONE DONE! It only took 7 months - no wonder our updates are slowing down! ## The Front -Whilst all this was going on, we were having some work done at the front as well. Our front garden wall has been looking a bit fally-downy ever since we got here - another reminder of Harrow 🙂 Given what Bath is like, and the visibility of this change, we decided to take our first dip into the wonderful world of planning permission and listed building consent - Yay +Whilst all this was going on, we were having some work done at the front as well. Our front garden wall has been looking a bit fally-downy ever since we got here - another similarity to Harrow 🙂 Given what Bath is like, and the visibility of this change, we decided to take our first dip into the wonderful world of planning permission and listed building consent - Yay. -Fortunately, it was far easier than we expected it to be. We knew that numbers 4-7 of our house block had got their front walls repaired and re-railed a few years before we moved in. What we didn't know was that their consent forms all included our house too! And because our work was to be done within 5 years of the other walls, we didn't need to do a thing! Nice! +Fortunately, it was far easier than we expected it to be. We knew that numbers 4-7 of our house block had got their front walls repaired and re-railed a few years before we moved in. What we didn't know was that their consent forms included our house too! And because their work was done within 5 years of the permission being granted, planning for ours hadn't lapsed so we didn't need to do a thing! Nice! Full steam ahead then! We had our stonemasons come round and take the unoriginal bits off, stabilise the lower course, then add a few courses of Bath stone. @@ -117,18 +115,18 @@ Full steam ahead then! We had our stonemasons come round and take the unorigina ]} /> -Our local ironmongers came round to install a new set of railings and a gate to complete the look. +Our local ironmongers came round (after a 12 week lead time) to install a new set of railings and a gate to complete the look. Time for another done* -It all looks great, but the surface of the garden path is so uneven that it's not possible to close the front gate 🤦 We're chosing to think about how this shows how welcoming we are, rather than anything else. +It all looks great, but the surface of the garden path is so uneven that it's not possible to close the front gate 🤦 We're choosing to think about how this shows how welcoming we are, rather than anything else. ## The Others