I don't have a picture thread but thought I might keep theese separate.
It has taken 3 years + to get this far but it's great to finally be making progress . It could take 3 more to get it finished .
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I don't have a picture thread but thought I might keep theese separate.
It has taken 3 years + to get this far but it's great to finally be making progress . It could take 3 more to get it finished .
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That shuttering work is a nice little touch.Progress has been slow but getting a bit done lately .
Local roofing crew (3 men) done this much in 4 days, stopped again due to Covid.
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Shuttered up this column and head of garage door myself
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Used the spec's that apply to farm buildings for grant purposes for the beams and column. Didn't spare the re -bar.That shuttering work is a nice little touch.
Did you need structural calcs of any extra inspections for it?
Very thoughtful of jd.:Thumbp2::Thumbp2::Thumbp2:I hope them sills and lentils are from granard......
Ill put you in contact with the right man to wire it up aswell,wouldn’t like to see you getting caught by cowboys
I don't have a picture thread but thought I might keep theese separate.
It has taken 3 years + to get this far but it's great to finally be making progress . It could take 3 more to get it finished .
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Tipping away, JF ,waiting on Windows/ doors at the minute, doing a bit of scudding .How are things progressing on this @mixed fleet ?
Tipping away, JF ,waiting on Windows/ doors at the minute, doing a bit of scudding .
Ahh, everything seems to have slowed up. I tried a few companies for windows and the minimum wait was 8 weeks.I hear there's a very long wait for windows. Brother in law is in the building trade and was ordering windows from Munster Joinery last week and was told that it would take 4 months.
Think it's around 2.5kFine house MF, what sort of square footage have you there ?
We are building an extension here at present, ordered 4 PVC windows from MJ and have been given 4 week lead time. Small order I know. I also have a 4.6m sliding aluclad door unit but ordered elsewhere as I wasn’t happy with the quality of MJ ones, that’s on a 10 week lead time from a small outfit who get them made in Poland.I hear there's a very long wait for windows. Brother in law is in the building trade and was ordering windows from Munster Joinery last week and was told that it would take 4 months.
I personally didn't like mjs quality for windows when we built 12 years ago. Was happy to pay extra for windows to my spec at the time. This far on I am still happy with my choice.We are building an extension here at present, ordered 4 PVC windows from MJ and have been given 4 week lead time. Small order I know. I also have a 4.6m sliding aluclad door unit but ordered elsewhere as I wasn’t happy with the quality of MJ ones, that’s on a 10 week lead time from a small outfit who get them made in Poland.
That too, got MJ windows supplied by the builder on the latest extension and the door and window quality is shocking bad. The builder got them to replace the back door it was so bad and the replacement was as bad again. Would definitely not use them again. The doorframe is very weak, if banged hard the whole frame wobbles.I personally didn't like mjs quality for windows when we built 12 years ago. Was happy to pay extra for windows to my spec at the time. This far on I am still happy with my choice.
When we replaced windows 2 years ago, sales rep took the order and never mentioned frame Profile size options. As they were retrofit they send out the subbie who will be fitting to do the final measure. I had chipped away the inside reveals and insisted on the new windows being the same outside dimensions as the originals which he agreed to. He told me They normally make them undersize for ease of fitting. Then he told me window sizes are big, why didn’t I go for the larger frame profile? I told him I was not aware of a stronger profile. So went with the stronger profile and they are chunky.That too, got MJ windows supplied by the builder on the latest extension and the door and window quality is shocking bad. The builder got them to replace the back door it was so bad and the replacement was as bad again. Would definitely not use them again. The doorframe is very weak, if banged hard the whole frame wobbles.
When they replaced the door here they just left the old one here, must’ve been over €1k for it but when the flutes on the door were cut badly in the factory they were just going to dump it instead of changing the panels that were bad. Think he let it slip that there was quite a high number of replacements being sent out, can’t be much profit in such waste.When we replaced windows 2 years ago, sales rep took the order and never mentioned frame Profile size options. As they were retrofit they send out the subbie who will be fitting to do the final measure. I had chipped away the reveals and insisted on the new windows being the same outside dimensions as the originals which he agreed to. He told me They normally make them undersize for ease of fitting. Then he told me window sizes are big, why didn’t I go for the larger frame profile? I told him I was not aware of a stronger profile. So went with the stronger profile and they are chunky.
Their sales reps are hopeless, just keep selling volume, dont care about customer satisfaction.
We are building an extension here at present, ordered 4 PVC windows from MJ and have been given 4 week lead time. Small order I know. I also have a 4.6m sliding aluclad door unit but ordered elsewhere as I wasn’t happy with the quality of MJ ones, that’s on a 10 week lead time from a small outfit who get them made in Poland.
Candor I’m doing some renovations next year and have old sash windows from the 40’s that will need to be replacedI wouldn't touch MJ with a barge pole. Our last house had doors and windows by them. The front door seals deteriorated within a year and they were a pain to deal with to get that rectified. I've seen plenty of other horror stories with doors cracking too.
My brother in law specialises in wooden sash windows and doors and does exceptional work. 100 years is a regular lifetime for well made doors and windows made from timber. It's very hard to argue with that.
He can also refurbish existing sashes if they aren't too far gone.Candor I’m doing some renovations next year and have old sash windows from the 40’s that will need to be replaced
would you mind me asking who the brother in law is or a website??