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  1. Charlie George

    Lime repointing colour issues

    Point a few brick with no 2 and let it dry for a few days, looks good? to me, but it could be the screen, and is the original mortar lime or sand and cement?
  2. Charlie George

    Lime repointing colour issues

    What colour are you trying to achieve? most seem to use a natural colour or buff, you seem to be doing the right thing with samples as obviously the sand will determine the colour, also try a sample on the actual brickwork, as that will show a truer finish.
  3. Charlie George

    Lime repointing colour issues

    Sharp sand - yes all the specialists use it(y) Building sand - sometimes a little can be added to improve workability
  4. Charlie George

    Makerfield

    Ex Labour prime minister Tony Blair says Hi
  5. Charlie George

    Makerfield

    That graph shows a 300%+ increase between 2000 to 2010 under labour, and reduced to 80% for the next 10 years under the Tories (y)
  6. Charlie George

    Hunt for a Van

    The Suzuki swift below the Holden is a steal (y)
  7. Charlie George

    Hunt for a Van

    An EVs not for you then if you don't have a drive, the cost to charge will be a lot higher, EV vans are not selling, many just filling vast car parks, hence the daft deals available, that Mercedes would have more than covered it's cost in fuel savings alone(charging at home) it would have been a...
  8. Charlie George

    Hunt for a Van

    Why don't you try an EV van on lease for a couple of years to see how you get on with it, some bargains to be had, ie yesterday a new Mercedes Citan EV van was available for only 59 + vat per month, with 1150 up front, a total of 3000 pounds for 2 years driving(y)...
  9. Charlie George

    Mounting cooker outlet plate

    This is the correct backbox, plastic not metal. https://www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/products/335212-2-gang-35mm-vertical-pattress-back-box-white?gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17639993708
  10. Charlie George

    Leapmotor

    Vauxhall combo, it's been a great runaround, cheap insurance, parts, servicing etc, average 45 mpg, good payload for a small van, my 3 year old car has done only 4000 miles because i always grab the van keys when i nip out :)
  11. Charlie George

    Leapmotor

    Had my current diesel van for 7 years, total cost including purchase, repairs and servicing has worked out at less than 30 pound a week, no electric van could come close to those figures, most of my driving is local, but had to go to Andover a few weeks ago, and drove there and back without...
  12. Charlie George

    Funniest members

    Wouldn't that make it a dowel?
  13. Charlie George

    Nicola Sturgeons husband arrested.

    Just pointing out the facts, not made up nonsense BOYO ;)
  14. Charlie George

    Nicola Sturgeons husband arrested.

    Is this another crime he committed?
  15. Charlie George

    Nicola Sturgeons husband arrested.

    Maybe he should, but he chose to steal it from SNP funds instead(y)
  16. Charlie George

    Leapmotor

    You will also find insurance may be harder to get, they have'nt got the support network, so parts/software etc have to come from China, and that pushes up the costs to insurers. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/16/uk-insurance-cover-chinese-evs-jaecoo-byd-xpeng
  17. Charlie George

    Is this pointing job reasonable?

    You're not going to get crisp lines with old brickwork full of chips and undulations, he can obviously point, some sections are fine, but some areas could have had a scrape and brush and a touch up for a better finish, and to be fair close up photo's will make it look worse.
  18. Charlie George

    How’s Rachael from accounts getting on…..

    More young people out of work, been growing since Labour came to power.
  19. Charlie George

    Running a cable under a driveway

    Something like this might work. https://www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/product/stormguard-heavy-duty-ev-cable-channel-1m-length-aluminium--282021?vat=1&GSP=true&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22176969005
  20. Charlie George

    Bricklayer daily rate?

    I have tried pick and dip for a change sometimes, it is a lot quicker ,ok if you have carrier who's good at pointing, but i always go back to normal spreading, just packed it in with the other brickie i was working with, he was younger and very fast, and i struggled to keep up, now i'm getting...
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