B****y Women!

[thomvic]

A few weeks ago I fitted cornice, 6" wide oak skirting (Taurus I think) and plaster architrave to a mate's lounge. It is an L shaped room converted from two rooms. There are the external angles of two chimney breasts and two alcoves plus the angle of the L - nine externals in all and not one was square! The cornice was no problem - a bit of filler that was to be painted over didn't matter. I am but an amateur so the skirtings took me almost two days. The mitres were a pig and the walls not being straight the skirtings had to be screwed and dowelled and I wanted to make a good job as he'd paid a lot for the wood that he was going to varnish. We were both pleased with the finished job - not a gap in sight.

I've been back today to view the finished job now that they've decorated. They've only painted the B****y skirtings haven't they!!!!!!! SWMBO didn't like the "bare" wood! I am gutted.

Richard

PS The house was only built in the 90's - didn't the brickies and/or plasterers square the angles then?

 

[Steve Maskery]

Ouch!
I have the same sentiments but for different reasons.
S

 

[Racers]

Women, can't live with them, can't kill them ;-)

Pete

 

[devonwoody]

I've been married 57 years and mine is perfect.

 

[nev]

I've been married 57 years and mine is perfect.

and he has her permission to say so!

 

[Dibs-h]

I've been married 57 years and mine is perfect.

and he has her permission to say so!

ROFL!

 

[Tinbasher]

I've been married 57 years and mine is perfect.

She's looking over your shoulder isn't she.........

 

[AES]

There are only 3 types of blokes who can't understand women::





1. Young Men;




2. Middle-aged Men;



and (Yes you've guessed it):




3. Old Men.

;-)

AES

 

[devonwoody]

I've been told to look out for one of those Hammer tablesaws because she find me perfect as well. :wink:

 

[doorframe]

I've been married 57 years and mine is perfect.

Marriage has been likened to a 3 ring circus

1. Engagement Ring

2. Wedding Ring

3. Suffer Ring.

Roy

 

[Grahamshed]

I've been married 57 years and mine is perfect.

Marriage has been likened to a 3 ring circus

1. Engagement Ring

2. Wedding Ring

3. Suffer Ring.

Roy

Haven't heard that one before. I like it. It will be stored for future use.

 

[brianhabby]

To get back on topic...

I hope I'm not teaching you to suck eggs but the inside corners shouldn't need mitering if you used a coping cut.

I know how to do one and how they work but not sure how best to explain it - anyone help???

regards

Brian

 

[doorframe]

I've seen chippies on site almost come to blows over the 'coping verses mitering' argument. Almost as dangerous as mentioning sharpening.

 

[thomvic]

To get back on topic...

I hope I'm not teaching you to suck eggs but the inside corners shouldn't need mitering if you used a coping cut.

I know how to do one and how they work but not sure how best to explain it - anyone help???

regards

Brian

I didn't mitre the inside corners - it was the external angles that I was complaining about and they do need to be mitres.
A "coping cut" for the internal angles - as I did it anyway - is simply one side straight cut and the other cut to match the moulding and butted up.

Richard

 

[Eric The Viking]

A "coping cut" for the internal angles - as I did it anyway - is simply one side straight cut and the other cut to match the moulding and butted up.

Richard

Opens popcorn. Leans back & puts feet on sofa...

#-o :deer

E.

 

[Jonzjob]

A "coping cut" for the internal angles - as I did it anyway - is simply one side straight cut and the other cut to match the moulding and butted up.

Richard

Opens popcorn. Leans back & puts feet on sofa...

#-o :deer

E.

Popcorn?

I just get as relaxed as a rat on a couple of pint glasses of wine 8) Cheeper and less fattening. I mean I still want to get into my old KD from Singapore in the late 60s :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[newt]

Painting oak :twisted: trouble is some folk think all wood is the same. Presumably the husband agreed to (sorry blackmailed) into the painting. She my have threatened to withdraw services.

 

[Hudson Carpentry]

I understand my woman perfectly........

Shes angry because I wasn't listening. Simple

Painting oak is grounds for divorce.

 

[Jonzjob]

I suppose that I'm lucky really because the maximum I ever do wrong in any day is 2 things. Everything I do and everything I say

And 2s for divorce for painting oak!

 

[Doug B]

This is an e-mail i got today about wives.......


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2. Whenever you're right, shut up.


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Then we met.


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