What's happened to Doug?

[plasticpigeon]

Doug, our resident lead working expert/artist hasn't been on here for ages. Does anyone know if he is ok?

 

[paulb33]

Doug kindly emailed me last week about my project.

 

[LadyArowana]

Yes, Doug ( and his donkeys and family ) are fine. He is busy actually building things with a neighbour, rather than sitting at the computer talking about building things :lol: . And I know what you are all thinking "you can go off people, tsk tsk, letting the side down". :lol:

 

[88v8]

I'd wondered where he was. Glad he's OK.

Ivor

 

[Penners]

I thought perhaps he'd been jailed for flashing.

 

[LadyArowana]

I thought perhaps he'd been jailed for flashing.

:lol: :lol: :lol: Not sure it's a good thing that I get that joke, perhaps I have been hanging out with you lot too long and I should be off buying more shoes or makeup instead.

 

[Penners]

Perhaps Yer Ladyship has at some time encountered one of the Lower Orders in a dirty raincoat?

 

[DJH]

I'm here...alive and kicking (just) and got community service for 'flashing' !!

Thanks for thinking of me PP and everyone for your kindness. As Lady A says I'm kind of busy helping out my neighbour with his new house he's building. He was let down by his original plumber who demanded more money (some €2000!!!) before he started work so I suggested we do it ourselves with him doing the pulling and pushing and me telling him when to. I've not been plumbing commercially for quite a few years and there have been some changes, mainly in controls and system designs, where multi heat sources are combined to make the most efficient use of the source or unit giving the biggest heat output. This is the 'yoke' we are using...http://www.makroterm.co.uk/en/products/integrator

He has the farm next to me and I bought my house from him when he bought it, along with it's land, to expand his farm. He also lets us keep our donkeys and pony on his land for next to nothing so I feel I'm giving him something back. Apart from that we get on well and it's refreshing to carry out work without pressure and get dinner thrown in as well!!

I shall also do the drainage for him for the house along with the septic tank and soakaways with his Polish father in law so my limited Polish now includes a few very useful words when things don't go to plan!

I'm casting two rainwater heads for the house with his initials and year date although Irish farmers aren't too aware of the purpose or need of them. I'll post some pictures of the patterns later if they will load up on here as i see there are problems with pictures.

By the way PP did you ever PM me about your bay window and Paulb33 did you find a leadworker yet?

Thanks for thinking of me...

Doug

 

[paulb33]

I'm here...alive and kicking (just) and got community service for 'flashing' !!

Thanks for thinking of me PP and everyone for your kindness. As Lady A says I'm kind of busy helping out my neighbour with his new house he's building. He was let down by his original plumber who demanded more money (some €2000!!!) before he started work so I suggested we do it ourselves with him doing the pulling and pushing and me telling him when to. I've not been plumbing commercially for quite a few years and there have been some changes, mainly in controls and system designs, where multi heat sources are combined to make the most efficient use of the source or unit giving the biggest heat output. This is the 'yoke' we are using...http://www.makroterm.co.uk/en/products/integrator

He has the farm next to me and I bought my house from him when he bought it, along with it's land, to expand his farm. He also lets us keep our donkeys and pony on his land for next to nothing so I feel I'm giving him something back. Apart from that we get on well and it's refreshing to carry out work without pressure and get dinner thrown in as well!!

I shall also do the drainage for him for the house along with the septic tank and soakaways with his Polish father in law so my limited Polish now includes a few very useful words when things don't go to plan!

I'm casting two rainwater heads for the house with his initials and year date although Irish farmers aren't too aware of the purpose or need of them. I'll post some pictures of the patterns later if they will load up on here as i see there are problems with pictures.

By the way PP did you ever PM me about your bay window and Paulb33 did you find a leadworker yet?

Thanks for thinking of me...

Doug

Hi Doug,
I've found a roofer who seems willing to look at the stack. We'll see. He doesn't like the stepped out brick corbels, preferring to cut down the bricks so they're flush, or flashing over them. As you know, it was originally flashed under the stepped bricks. Thanks again for your kind offer of help! You are a true gentlemen.
Regards,
Paul

 

[Penners]

This is the 'yoke' we are using

Well done, Doug. I know you enjoy a good yoke.

 

[DJH]

:lol: :lol:

Sorry, I slipped into the Irish vernacular there...everything over here is called a 'yoke' whether it is one or not!

That's a tricky one Paul. It looks as though it could be fiddly flashing detail (steady Penners!) both cutting out a chase under the bricks to tuck the lead into under the corbelled bricks but the fact that the bricks project out over the lead will give that joint some protection from rainwater both driving against and running down the stack. I suspect the original flashing was fitted as brickwork progressed

Breaking or cutting these bricks off flush with the stack is the easy option of course, however there was a reason why this detail was used and I suspect weathering the flashings was probably the reason. The belt and braces solution is to fix a new cover flashing (over new soakers) under the corbelling then clad these corbelled bricks with lead with a stepped detail let into the courses above, and forming a drip edge just below each corbel. This again is a fussy but very manageable detail maintaining the original corbel feature.

Decisions decisions...

Doug

 

[paulb33]

:lol: :lol:

Sorry, I slipped into the Irish vernacular there...everything over here is called a 'yoke' whether it is one or not!

That's a tricky one Paul. It looks as though it could be fiddly flashing detail (steady Penners!) both cutting out a chase under the bricks to tuck the lead into under the corbelled bricks but the fact that the bricks project out over the lead will give that joint some protection from rainwater both driving against and running down the stack. I suspect the original flashing was fitted as brickwork progressed

Breaking or cutting these bricks off flush with the stack is the easy option of course, however there was a reason why this detail was used and I suspect weathering the flashings was probably the reason. The belt and braces solution is to fix a new cover flashing (over new soakers) under the corbelling then clad these corbelled bricks with lead with a stepped detail let into the courses above, and forming a drip edge just below each corbel. This again is a fussy but very manageable detail maintaining the original corbel feature.

Decisions decisions...

Doug

Thanks for your most kind input again, Doug. I've literally just stepped off the scaffolding after deep discussion with my roofer. He doesn't want to touch it. He says it needs lead welding beyond his talent.

What you've described is exactly how I want to tackle it. The right way.

So, its back to the drawing board once more. The search continues. Frustrating.

Paul

 

[DJH]

Is that a back gutter full of moss etc in the top picture Paul on the right?

Doug

 

[paulb33]

Is that a back gutter full of moss etc in the top picture Paul on the right?

Doug

It certainly is (and certainly shouldnt be...).
Paul