Exterior Painting.

Les and Fiona recently purchased this nice bungalow.

I've already done some fence work and painting, felled a few trees, tidied up the garden front and back, and they asked me to give the exterior of the house some tlc.

 Not quite finished yet I still have half of the back and one side to do.
I think it looks spanking gorgeous don't you?

More pics to follow, if you want your house looking like this for a very reasonable price give me a call or text on 07842192915

Sue and All's annexe.

This job was way up the Angus glens. It's a holiday cottage with an extra bedroom lean-to on the west side of the building.

It was in a bit of a state with woodworm, dry and wet rot. Not much to do other than knock it down and start again.

That's the outside more or less finished but I'll be going back to level the floor, insulate and do the interior walls with pine tongue and groove. Good potential here for a sauna...

Margarets front garden.

Margaret had a fellow landscape her front garden last year. This is what it looked like after a year.
It was a pond every time it rained.

 

The way that the drain on the right has been left its a dangerous trip hazard. It's also covered with thick membrane so not really a drain at all at the moment.

At this point I've lifted back the gravel and find yet another drain covered over with membrane.

It's all back together. I've added 3 tonnes of ballast to level, new membrane, sorted the drainage and washed and replaced the chips. The jobs a guid ane and I doubt that Margaret will miss the pond ;)
Although the guy made a complete arse of this job, he made a smashing job of the monoblocs.

 

George and Jackies fence.

Just a basic ranch style fence here to separate their garden from the property next door.

It's aprox 25 mtrs long with 12 posts into concrete. All timber is pressure treated then coated with Ronseal Ducksback before assembly. It's all screwed together, no nails here...

Felling a tree.

This was a larch of about 80 feet high. It was in the corner of a field

and leaning dangerously. If it had came dowm in a wind it could

have hit livestock or destroyed the fence allowing them to escape

so it had to go.    Felled.

 Snedded.

 Sliced and diced.

Nobody likes to fell a healthy tree but sometimes needs must..

Allan's deck.

Allan wanted to do something with this chunk of waste ground in his otherwise very well cared for garden. We had a look at it and decided on a decking area measuring 5mtrs x 3mtrs.

 

 

 First off we build the main chassis on the lawn.

 We then carry it over to the area where it's going and mark off the holes.

 Holes are dug and we set about getting the frame level.

 It's now concreted in and ready for the decking boards.

 He's going for three 1mtr fences made from the same decking boards.

 Nice tidy handrail at the front with a 1200mm opening, steps to be added later.

 Handrail and spindles going together nicely.

 Starting to look like a deck now.

 Just an end to go on now.

 Well chuffed.

 Allan has all sorts of plans for his big deck including rocking chair, table etc so I'll do a follow up in the next few weeks.

 

 

And finally;

Back in the game folks!! Was at the hospital this morning and the cast is off, and I'm discharged.
Back to work tomorrow, light duties for a few days painting, gardening etc...........
Call or text 07842192915 or email m1llsyno1@hotmail.com

All jobs cancelled until end of June.

Loading the van last Sunday morning I went over on my ankle

and bumped and scraped my way down a few stairs.

Result was two fractures of the tibia, a clean break of the fibula,

and a partial dislocation at the ankle.

 

Decking Refurbished

As you can see, Andy's deck is a wee bit the worse for wear. Walking on it is high risk as it's covered in slippery slimy moss. It also has'nt been coated in years it aint pretty, it aint pretty at all so he's asked me to give it a makeover.

 

 

I give it the once over with scraper and wire brush, then a severe pressure washing with strong detergent followed by a rinse. I leave it to dry and air for a couple of days then go back and give it two generous coats of Ronseal Ducksback.

 

 

And the job, as they say here in the county of Angus, is a guid ane...

 

Patio.

This was one of a number of jobs we did for a smashing couple called Audrey and Tim.
Stu removed about eight inches of topsoil, and replaced it with screed, a mix of six parts damp sand and one part cement with no added water. He then levels it and lays the slabs, finishing off with a shoulder of cement. The damp screed draws moisture from the earth underneath and is rock solid in a few days. Nice job Stu.

 

 

Meanwhile, I'm felling a few trees.

 
 This big old conifer had been pruned and topped so much in its life that it just started sprouting branches everywhere it could. I climb up and cut off as many facing branches as I can to minimise damage to the lawn. The westerly near gale assists the fall and it touches down exactly where I want it to.

 Sliced and diced.

And every twig put to good use. The smaller branches and foliage went to the composting site at Riverside, and the rest went to my big sis for winter fuel.

 

 

 

Another job to be done here is the ridge tiles. Every year Audrey and Tim have problems with ridge tiles being blown off and have to get them cemented into place again. They have a tendancy to slide down the roof and break the guttering so this just adds to the expense.

Gordon jnr is a tradesman roofer and has suggested a ridge system where the tiles are actually screwed into the roof trusses.

 

As you can see, fresh cement from a recent repair

 

Nice job Gordon!


 
 

 

 

Next job was to fit some new PVC guttering to the front of the house. This was to replace the old cast iron ones as they had leaks, and seals etc are no longer available so they had to go. With a bit of advice from Gordon jnr I did this one myself. I also freshened up the paintwork to all of the sills.

 

Jobs a guid ane!!

 

 

 Lastly, the bargeboards and soffits to the dormers were a bit worse for wear so we replaced them with some nice pure dead brilliant white PVC.

I'll add some pics later..