Outbuildings and why they're great. (Vanport)

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Your arithmetic needs some checking! :oops:
Dearest slabs on the planet...
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Fintray wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 10:51 am Your arithmetic needs some checking! :oops:
Dearest slabs on the planet...
As did my spelling. Right, where's my coat? :lol:
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Third timber upright in. Checked carefully for van top point clearance. The value is 2.8 mtrs, the bottom of the horizontal timber is set to allow 140mm clearance.

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Away to collect 18 slabs tomorrow. About 2T of top soil to shovel. X amount of that will be container tatties. The rest a bit of lawn level and top up veg patch. A great day and I'm glad to leave the uprights for a couple of weeks to cure properly.
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Grafting a bit there JB, need a wee 'recovery' tipple in the evening i say.
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resybaby wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 4:07 pm Grafting a bit there JB, need a wee 'recovery' tipple in the evening i say.
It's a beautiful evening across the whole country. I'll grab a beer and see what the slab count requirements are.

Hopefully we'll end up with a full 6x5 mtr slabbed area.

Both myself & swmbo sat round there in chairs today and marvelled at the space we'll gain. I can genuinely see me kipping in the van round there for nights 'away' at the side of the house. :lol:

Got about 36 slabs to collect over next 2 days. :twisted:

Edit 35 slabs needed! :lol:
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