Random repair of the day. I want to keep the original ogee guttering, so I welded a small sheet metal cup and riveted in place. I should last well with some bituminous paint.
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I had to Google "astragals"... 😕
Love these threads. 🙂
I cleaned up the guttering, it was like new under the old flaking paint. I've recycled some of the original glass, there is probably enough to do about a third of the glazing. The job is so much easier when the sun shines.
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Job done! Satisfaction rating? Off the scale!
I need to give it a second coat of paint, and fit a new door post, but I'm as god as there.
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Ridiculously impressive, that's a lovely greenhouse
The last bit of this jigsaw was to make another door post and to take down the scaffolding. We even had a rain shower to check for leaks and to ensure the gutter worked. Unfortunately this is a 10,000 piece jigsaw with about a tenth of it completed, I'm away for a month, no doubt the weather will have changed for the worst come October, so I will probably have to wait until next year to tackle the big lean to section.
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The last wee job was to point around the door. I'm still undecided as to whether to lime wash over the bricks. I like their Vermeeree look bare.
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Super job, I helped my sister rebuild a Victorian Glasshouse one summer back in 87. That was hard flipping work!
Hope you enjoy your holiday 🙂
I'm voting for limewash on the walls.
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