Suffolk meet-up?

[G and J]

6 hours ago, JohnnyB said:

If we meet at Battisford Cricket Club at 6.30 on Thursday that is close to site, unless people want a drink before heading to site.

Now it is getting dark reasonably early and I don't have lights yet it is noticably dark inside fairly early, I think by 7.30, but it does look like it will be a brighter day so that will help.

 

We can then head to the Punch Bowl afterwards, it is about 1.5 miles away.  I don't think they serve food on a Thursday evening.

 

If 6.30 is too early for some we are close to the cricket club and would be easy to find, I can more details to anyone who might need it.

We can all hold our smartphones up with the torch running just like all those aging rockers do at the end of the gig by the even more aging rock band.  See, being a wrinkly means I’ve learned a thing or two.   Shame that none of it is useful.  See you at the cricket club.  Do I need to be in ‘whites’?

 

[Alan Ambrose]

Will be there  .

[Nick Laslett]

I will be there, too. 

[marshian]

Not going to make it - still at work.........

[zzPaulzz]

Urgh, sorry chaps. I’m not going to make either. Annoying too as I’m keen to see Jonny’s build. 

[JohnnyB]

I wouldn't make it either if it wasn't at mine, the plasterer didn't leave until nearly 6.  You are welcome to come round another time and take a look if you want to @zzPaulzz, or anyone else.

[Alan Ambrose]

Thanks @JohnnyB for taking the time to show us your build. The Hempcrete detail was particularly interesting. How nice to be next door to the cricket club

[JohnnyB]

12 hours ago, Alan Ambrose said:

Thanks @JohnnyB for taking the time to show us your build. The Hempcrete detail was particularly interesting. How nice to be next door to the cricket club

Thanks Alan, great to meet up with a few fellow self builders again and looking forward to the next one. 

I would be interested to visit your build, as I'm sure others would be too, and I would like to see how @G and J is getting on.

Edited September 20 by JohnnyB

[G and J]

47 minutes ago, JohnnyB said:

Thanks Alan, great to meet up with a few fellow self builders again and looking forward to the next one. 

I would be interested to visit your build, as I'm sure others would be too, and I would like to see how @G and J is getting on.

You’d be very, very welcome @JohnnyB.  If you happen to be Woodbridge way during office hours (we have time limits imposed by planning) call in,  I’m there almost every day.

 

Thank you for the tour.  Really enjoyable evening.  I had no idea how late it had got.  

[Alan Ambrose]

Yeah, happy for anyone to come along to mine - maybe along with a visit to @LSB who isn't very far away I think?

 

Getting more interesting, but still probably a bit dull, oak frame started going up today which was a bit of fun:

 

 

 

[zzPaulzz]

I’m sorry I missed you all. My build is going better now that I’ve brought in some proper carpenters to sort my cladding out. MBC’s air tightening team have been here a week now and the difference inside is amazing. 

 

[JohnnyB]

1 hour ago, Alan Ambrose said:

oak frame started going up today

That doesn't sound boring, the frame going up is exciting, or it was for us. I'd like to see your your oak frame before it is too covered over, maybe I can make time for a trip to Woodbridge then head up the A12 to IP17 next week.

 

1 hour ago, zzPaulzz said:

MBC’s air tightening team have been here a week now

Wow, that sounds quite a while on one house, how many in the team?

I don't have the front and back doors in their frames yet so still have a gale blowing through the house.

[zzPaulzz]

Three, though one went home at the weekend. The others worked through. They did a lot of fiddly carpentry to get the base for their air tight inner roof membrane. 

[G and J]

On 23/09/2025 at 20:00, Alan Ambrose said:

Yeah, happy for anyone to come along to mine - maybe along with a visit to @LSB who isn't very far away I think?

 

Getting more interesting, but still probably a bit dull, oak frame started going up today which was a bit of fun:

 

 

 

Feels good to finally get out of the ground doesn’t it. Quite a relief in fact.  

[Gus Potter]

Great stuff folks, I live in Scotand but would be nice to have attended. 

 

Now, it's a small world, have heard reports that you are all a nice bunch!

 

 

[G and J]

On 24/09/2025 at 23:46, Gus Potter said:

Now, it's a small world, have heard reports that you are all a nice bunch!

Don’t believe everything you read Gus.

 

On 23/09/2025 at 21:44, JohnnyB said:

 

I don't have the front and back doors in their frames yet so still have a gale blowing through the house.

Not as drafty as Alan’s place - see Gus, we aren’t nice, we take the mickey out of everything and everyone !

[JohnnyB]

11 minutes ago, G and J said:

Not as drafty as Alan’s place

No, but it looks great having those huge oak beams standing there on their own

[G and J]

40 minutes ago, JohnnyB said:

No, but it looks great having those huge oak beams standing there on their own

Alanhenge, perhaps?

 

Al fresco dining is all the rage…. 😉 

[Gus Potter]

On 26/09/2025 at 20:59, G and J said:

Not as drafty as Alan’s place - see Gus, we aren’t nice, we take the mickey out of everything and everyone !

Aye, but feedback is that you are, under the bonnet, an ok bunch.

 

Good humour often is based on a fair bit of slagging off, in fact major slagging off ... you seem old school and that floats my boat!

 

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[G and J]

8 hours ago, Gus Potter said:

xxx

How many times do I have to tell you Gus, don’t kiss me in public.  J might find out.