replacing old floorboards ... a very proud fletty

[fletty]

I went to visit number 2 daughter and partner over the weekend to show them how to remove and replace old and damaged floorboards in their 1870(?)'s weatherboard cottage. This is the daughter who hasn't (yet?) joined the forum!
They had done their homework, been told by tradesmen that the house was in danger of falling down, floorboards can't be replaced by amateurs etc etc and found an excellent source for renovation material in Southern Sydney. We found 6" x 3/4" floorboards in all sorts of flooring timbers including the kauri we were looking for but it was a FAT 3/4" wheras we needed a THIN 3/4" and my thicknesser was 70km away! We got some beautiful baltic pine that was THIN and half the price!
I showed them and helped them to do one small but tricky bit, watched them do a second and then left ... after beer and pizza.
The next day they continued on as I suffered withdrawl from leaving some of my tools with them.
Pictures were sent yesterday of the progress without me .... I'm a proud little fletty

[chambezio]

You should be proud of them too. Being able to want to do the job themselves is a plus in itself.
My eldest daughter moved into town with her boy friend. 26 years old, no license (no interest in cars at all????) He plays on the TV every spare minute, smokes and drinks until there is no more to drink and turns into a politician. And knows how to get Australia moving! He has only had a few jobs in his working life and would like to be on the dole permanently. ( Love must be bloody blind) The house they moved into was renovated and is in good nick(my daughter does a good job of it)
The yard is really small, maybe 30 square meters. I got him a push mower. You know the one you stand behind and push (no motor) I said to him that it would be hard for the first time but the trick is to do it every couple of days and it will be easy. Yeh right. Went to visit. He is in front of the TV playing a game. What about the grass, says me. He says in horror, its my day off. OK when do you cut grass?
Fletty you have a couple of good kids there.
I don't like lazy people!!!

[Lumber Bunker]

My (ex) brother-in-law was that very same guy!!!
My dad (an old man) but a giant just the same, got so upset with him in all areas of his family management, wife (my sister), kids, house, yard, extended family, work, bills etc etc he punched him!
It only took three more year after that for my sisters love goggles to become clear enough to leave.

[wheelinround]

Well done J and Fletty :2tsup:

Now you know the tools are in good hands Fletty just that they are the ones your going to need yourself don't you..............this is ok though allows for more purchases of same tool in emergency.

[dr4g0nfly]

So all that time sat on the end of Dads workbench, watching, paid off.

Send them our congratulations for a job well done.

[wheelinround]

Apologies to Fletty getting daughters mixed up. Apology to J and to E who really did the hard yakka.:B