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The inbuilt flexibility
of a timber frame does not suit hard finishes which tend to crack and break away.
Although the workman thought that by using Portland cement he was sealing the surface and
keeping water out, the long term result has been the complete opposite. |
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The framing mortice
and tenon secured with an auger prior to the insertion of the oak peg.
Holes
are bored slightly off
centre so that driving the peg home tightens the joint. |
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The author pretending he has
actually contributed something to the repair other than just paying for it. |
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A picture of sartorial elegance -
abandoning insurance for the pleasures of bricklaying. The cement is a lime putty and graded
sand mix known as "coarse stuff"; to which a setting agent (called a pozollanic) has been
added. This gives a fillet softer than the brick face making it less likely for the brickwork
to be worn away by the elements rather than the cement. |
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By the time the thatcher arrived,
the roof, already giving a passable impression of a compost heap, had sprung several leaks in
possibly the wettest winter on record. Upstairs rooms were dotted with buckets of oak-rich
water the colour of strong tea. The fetching ultramarine tarpaulin became a neighbourhood
landmark for many a month. |
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