Refurbished shed

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Re: Refurbished shed

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No that’s the blue water butt on the right.
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No curtains up yet.
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The project to refurbish the shed is finally done. Painted the other day and this morning I fitted the locks to the door. Also got the extractor fan working (third attempt) after actually reading the instructions.
Now I must get round to clearing the pile of rubbish piled outside the garage.

Image20200515_134449 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

For anyone that is interested, the plaque on the door was my father-in-law’s apprentice piece from his time at Chatham Dockyard and is about 75 year’s old.

Image20200515_134502 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
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That's a nice and tidy job you've done there Steve - now to put it to some use. The Harland & Wolff sign looks very well placed. Sort of thing that normally lies about for years gathering dust. Well done. Barry

PS: Would the sign normally have been finished in colours?
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I guess it would, and I have been tempted. As it is, it’s just an alloy casting - nice link to the old boy.
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Good job Steve. I have 2 that size, but stone, at the end of my garden. Thinks, gite conversion.
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Steve - I am a bit disappointed not to see evidence of your weathering skills on that pristine shed, especially your signature window wiper marks on the windows😀
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Hound Dog wrote: Sat May 16, 2020 8:26 am Steve - I am a bit disappointed not to see evidence of your weathering skills on that pristine shed, especially your signature window wiper marks on the windows😀
Give him time. About 5 years should do the weathering and the wiper marks can be placed after a very heavy downpour leaves the dust from the air on the windows! :mrgreen:
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I can imagine the verdigris climbing up from the base...

Did you give the H&W plaque a coat of lacquer to stop it corroding.
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The weathering has already started - our resident wood pigeons are using it for target practice and our local foxes have peed on it.
Rob, no I haven’t lacquered it - I wish I had when I got it from the old man around 20 years ago though.
And, believe it or not, I cleaned the windows - they still had overspray from when the original shed was built. The inside of the glass seems to have a thin layer of grey primer - can’t imagine where that came from. :D
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