wobs
Member
- Messages
- 536
- Location
- Hull - there's a nip in the air.
....or not.
This summer has been spent stripping paint off the woodwork on the front of the house, as I mentioned some time ago. The board and brackets below the wooden gutter, two upstairs windows, and a bay window all need attention, as they have gloss which are in varying stages of deteoriation (sp?).
Thus far, I have stripped all paint on the upstairs windows, and gutter fittings; sanded and oiled; and started painting them with the often mentioned linseed paint.
One of the unexpected consequences though is that working on the front of the house for long hours during the summer months seems to bring the neighbours out for a chat. Been in the city, it can be quite unusual to talk so much to neighbours (a regular "hello" is normal, but not much else).
Taking Wednesday off work to do more painting outside resulted in passers-by to ask questions, comment on how hard I've clearly been working, and one lady to ask advice of stripping mansonry paint. Our Polish neighbours even invited me in for beer when they saw how much sanding I'd been doing! Had to decline as I had too much to do.
While we do talk to our immediate neighbours usually, albiet briefly, I seem to have spoken to more people from my street this year than I normally would in a 10 year period. Not something you would find if you had placcy windows
This summer has been spent stripping paint off the woodwork on the front of the house, as I mentioned some time ago. The board and brackets below the wooden gutter, two upstairs windows, and a bay window all need attention, as they have gloss which are in varying stages of deteoriation (sp?).
Thus far, I have stripped all paint on the upstairs windows, and gutter fittings; sanded and oiled; and started painting them with the often mentioned linseed paint.
One of the unexpected consequences though is that working on the front of the house for long hours during the summer months seems to bring the neighbours out for a chat. Been in the city, it can be quite unusual to talk so much to neighbours (a regular "hello" is normal, but not much else).
Taking Wednesday off work to do more painting outside resulted in passers-by to ask questions, comment on how hard I've clearly been working, and one lady to ask advice of stripping mansonry paint. Our Polish neighbours even invited me in for beer when they saw how much sanding I'd been doing! Had to decline as I had too much to do.
While we do talk to our immediate neighbours usually, albiet briefly, I seem to have spoken to more people from my street this year than I normally would in a 10 year period. Not something you would find if you had placcy windows
