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As you are no doubt aware Father’s Day is almost upon us. I spotted an interesting survey carried out by the MyBuilder website asking Dads what they actually wanted as a present for their special day.
Now I know that many people have an image of Dad as a DIY expert desperate to find things around the house and garden just waiting to be fixed. Sorry to disappoint, but most Dads just aren’t as into DIY as much as you might think.
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I read recently about a disastrous day at a Dundee hotel.
Two wedding parties were taking place at the Queen’s Hotel when a ceiling collapsed before the cakes were even cut. The guests were safely evacuated although one Best Man was treated for concussion.
Firefighters arrived within minutes and declared the building unsafe so the parties had to be transferred to other premises. Guests told reporters at the scene that they had been plastered but not in the way they had expected.
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I have been laying floors in traditional buildings for over 30 years now and I know that the main problem when converting old buildings is how to bring them up to modern day standards of comfort while maintain the building’s character.
Traditionally stone floors used to be laid directly onto the earth below. Then any moisture that accrued below the floor simply rose to the floor’s surface and evaporated.
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Following a hard fought battle on social media, plasterers have picked up the title of Swarfega’s Toughest Trade 2018.
Trades people from across the UK sent in photos of their toughest jobs. Those good people at Swarfega used their patented Swarfega Tough-o-Meter (ahem) to judge all the entries, rating them from Tough as Vinnie Jones down to the softie Tough as a Cup of Tea.
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Have you ever wondered what to get the plasterer in your life for his birthday? Or Father’s Day or Christmas, come to that. Well, not that I am hinting or anything like that, but here are a few ideas.
Socks. Yes I know men always get socks for a present but there are particular socks a plasterer would appreciate. Instead of those silly slogan efforts get him some serious thermal waterproof ones. Hiking and camping shops specialise in this sort of thing, essential for working outside in a pair of leaky boots.
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I expect you saw the recent revival of The Generation Game on TV. Not perhaps the hit the BBC were hoping for, unfortunately.
We at Façade play our own version called the Re-Generation Game. We like to play it when asked to restore, rebuild or renovate old buildings.
Historical, listed or traditional period buildings require a completely different approach to modern