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PasturesNew

GDB2222 wrote: »

I wondered whether you could fix that wall with PVA adhesive. Choose a dry day. Paint up all the broken joints with PVA, and pop the wall back again. Wait till the glue sets and check it for strength by pushing it hard. Too much of a bodge?

If I were going to attempt that I might see if there's any "no nails" for masonry .... else I'd use no nails. I think of PVA glue as being suitable for nursery children sticking cut out pictures into a scrapbook.

Nikkster's problem will be: OK, so I've got hold of this end .... now who will be at the other end? No "2nd person" readily available, willing, able, motivated and stuff to rope into random 2 person jobs.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Shhhhh, I have loads of walls that could do with pointing or building. You wanna be careful what you get roped into.

Fancy some dry stone walls?
Pointing's straight forward... just need a steady hand, a good sweep of stuff and with an eye on where water traps might occur so you can smooth them away.

lostinrates

The neurologist has failed to request a repeat visit from me which is good.

My body worker is going to start going to a local yoga class with a teacher I wanted to have private lessons from when some one tells me I can bend over again. I think I might go with her now. After all, she'll be there to pick up the pieces. She told me because she knows how badly I miss yoga and she is prepared to be my responsible adult so long as Idon't PUSH myself.

Need to find yoga clothes for round people. And maybe a wider yoga mat ....

PasturesNew

Looks like it'd take two courses, at £110 and £150 (plus costs) to get to a competent level to build a free standing and safe dry wall, with end bits.

Actually, I think those might be the test charges, not course fees.... it's trickier finding an actual course on the dswa website.

Found some, free ones and £70/weekend ones. Wrong season now though

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

Fancy some dry stone walls?
Pointing's straight forward... just need a steady hand, a good sweep of stuff and with an eye on where water traps might occur so you can smooth them away.

I have actually pointed before, on a house in Somerset, they do a horrid type of pointing I didn't like and we replaced it. But I know my physical limitation ATM and I couldn't do it.

Dry stone wall ....hmm, I'd like one in stead of hedge that failed at but would it look right here?

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

.... would it look right here?

My focus is always on "what I want/like", not how it goes with other things

Nikkster

PasturesNew wrote: »

If I were going to attempt that I might see if there's any "no nails" for masonry .... else I'd use no nails. I think of PVA glue as being suitable for nursery children sticking cut out pictures into a scrapbook.

Nikkster's problem will be: OK, so I've got hold of this end .... now who will be at the other end? No "2nd person" readily available, willing, able, motivated and stuff to rope into random 2 person jobs.

Not my problem at the moment. There is someone here I'm who I'm sure would help if I asked. Not sure about the skill level, but willing and available.

And I'm even more sure that Mr. Nice Neighbour would help if I asked. And/ or the neighbour who did the BBQ, who would is pretty muscled-up.

Would need some bricks replacing at the bottom as they've chipped though. And I think this part of the wall was bodged before as the bricks don't match the rest of it (I think the old bricks are in the back garden).

Once it's back up (or a fence up), I want to be pretty sure it isn't going to come down again any time soon!

ukmaggie45

Urm got date of next viewing wrong - it's today at 5.30. Plus another that was going to be Monday asked for sooner viewing, so they're going to take both of them round at the same time. :eek: Please send our old home some vibes! :rotfl:

Really wish I had more energy at the mo so could have cleared a bit more. Tomorrow we're going to fetch the cardboard 3D skeleton from one of the bedrooms to arrange in our porch here for Halloween. We're going to sit it on a chair, and on the other side of front door sit Big Teddy with bowler hat... Who let's face it is a bit sinister in some ways! OH has only got a few sweets, so he'll have to shop tomorrow if he doesn't remember to on way back home tonight.

Today he's gone to MiL flat with brother to meet their cousin who may buy flat (he has the one upstairs left to him by his Mum) not yet sure if he'll do BTL on it or add both together to make one house, he lets off top flat at mo. OH just texted to say he on way home now. So will get the gozz in a while.

PasturesNew

Just been annoyed on ebay. Waited for something, for sale at £25. I typed in a bid of £26.50 ready to press the button at the last minute and in the last 15 seconds the counter started behaving erratically. I hit "place bid" at 2 seconds anyway - and nothing happened. So I didn't get it. It went for that £25 with 1 bid. Bummer.

Doozergirl

lostinrates wrote: »

The neurologist has failed to request a repeat visit from me which is good.

My body worker is going to start going to a local yoga class with a teacher I wanted to have private lessons from when some one tells me I can bend over again. I think I might go with her now. After all, she'll be there to pick up the pieces. She told me because she knows how badly I miss yoga and she is prepared to be my responsible adult so long as Idon't PUSH myself.

Need to find yoga clothes for round people. And maybe a wider yoga mat ....

That sounds like a lovely thing.

Sometimes I wonder that the NHS tell 'one' not to do excercise just because they can't afford to fix the problem. I'm not sure how people ending up rotund helps anything.

I don't mean necessarily you as your still gorgeous rotundbess is not from sitting down too much!