Thread: Roobarb's patch

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nigelandjan

......." it is unfortunate how these guys treat our homes "

I don't understand that .

How these guys treat our homes ............... I think these guys are always trying to get it right !

I think they are proud of what they do and I think they know that if they do a really good job the fallang will recommend them to the next fallang .

I'm sure they want to show people their work ...... and with a sense of pride in what they've done .

Because as someone just pointed out - they ARE mostly school drop-outs with families dependent on them and they've found their way into a respected job instead of back-breaking rice growing .

I honestly do not think they treat your homes in any way badly out of intent .


..................... Wasp

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Originally Posted by neemo

Nice house, great thread!

Cheers Neemo, I appreciate the appreciation. Thanks...!

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Originally Posted by Roobarb

in spite of my not having the first clue about what I'm doing...

I don't see why that should be a hindrance.

Actually I think it's probably been a vast help...

Ignorance is bliss.

Originally Posted by Wasp

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nigelandjan

......." it is unfortunate how these guys treat our homes "

I don't understand that .

How these guys treat our homes ............... I think these guys are always trying to get it right !

I think they are proud of what they do and I think they know that if they do a really good job the fallang will recommend them to the next fallang .

I'm sure they want to show people their work ...... and with a sense of pride in what they've done .

Because as someone just pointed out - they ARE mostly school drop-outs with families dependent on them and they've found their way into a respected job instead of back-breaking rice growing .

I honestly do not think they treat your homes in any way badly out of intent .


..................... Wasp

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I think they do as good a job as any 7 year old child could do.

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Roobarb ............


I think you're not keen on questions but may I ask you 2 questions please ?

Not about houses but about Sketchup .

So do you mind ?

Dammit that's 2 questions !!!!!!!!!!!

OK forget it .


.............. Wasp
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Marmite the Dog;

I think they do as good a job as any 7 year old child could do.


Think about what you're saying here Marm .

Do you truly believe a 7 year old could put down foundations , bend rebar , construct a house , plumb it , Power it , Drain it and put a roof on ?

You don't do you ?


So you needs withdraw the comment .

It's just silly .


................... W

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Originally Posted by Wasp

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Roobarb ............


I think you're not keen on questions but may I ask you 2 questions please ?

Not about houses but about Sketchup .

So do you mind ?

Dammit that's 2 questions !!!!!!!!!!!

OK forget it .


.............. Wasp
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Ask another one if you want Wasp. Can't promise I'll know the answer but I think there are a few folks on TD who know Sketchup well so they may be able to help.

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Just a simple one Roobarb .

I'm going to look at Youtube explanations et cetera because I fancy getting a hang of this .

But 1.
If you want to start with a base line of say 12 meters how do you set that ?

A base line of 1200 units of anything will help but can you specifically put down 1200 cm ?

..... and 2 . I'm getting frustrated because I make a simple box ( I'm not far into this yet ) and when I try to draw a rectangular roof on the box it is drawing down inside the box on one of the walls .

I know I have to do the work and read some stuff on the internet but this would propel me along .

And your housebuild ? I do love it . Sometimes it looks as capacious as Terminal 5 but I very much like that .

Reading several Threads I've come across a few people who regret building as large as they did ............. And you would hardly believe this but my little Missy wishes her redevelopment was not so big too !!!!!!!

I mean it must be 20% of your place . It was never a huge place ... just bigger than the former shack .

Stressing that I do very much like your development - do you have any doubts about the capaciousness ?

With my Thanks .

.................. Wasp

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Ignore me Roobarb .

I was being lazy . The first Youtube clip that I chose showed me this in 4 minutes .

Feel ashamed to have asked .

But lovely house !


.....................W

Wasp

Sketchup -

1. Choose the metric template



2. Begin to draw your line in the direction you want it to go in. You see the little box on the bottom right of the screen on the picture below (it says Length 4.85m)? That gives you the length of the line you are drawing. Rather then try to draw to an accurate length all you need to do is type in the length you want the line to be, so in your example type in 12 (don't 'finish' your line before you do this, just start the line then type the length). You will see the end of the line advance to 12 metres. Click your mouse to confirm and you have a 12 metre long line.



With regards to the roof - I'm not too sure what the problem is, but do this:

Draw a cube.



Run your mouse along the length of one of the lines on the top. At the midway point you will get a little blue circle appear. Click that, then start to draw a line upwards (vertical lines are blue ones).



Go as high as you want to take the roof. This gives you the equivalent of a pillar. Then take a line from that to each corner of the line that your 'pillar' started from. You have the start of a roof.



You can delete the pillar after that.

Repeat at the opposite end, draw a ridge beam and you have a roof.

On the other point, is the house too big? Dunno. I like a bit of space and it's nice to be able to invite friends to join us when we head up there. We've got kids so space is a good thing.

Originally Posted by Wasp

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Ignore me Roobarb .

I was being lazy . The first Youtube clip that I chose showed me this in 4 minutes .

Feel ashamed to have asked .

But lovely house !


.....................W

No worries...

There's a lot on Youtube so it's a good place to learn about Sketchup.

I was just musing Roob .

Don't misunderstand that . I don't think it's too big .

I really really would love that house for myself too .

Just a bit of musing while I get annoyed at the criticism of Thai workers


............. Wasp

..... and thank you for the time you obviously took on Sketchup.

I got the measuring OK but your help on the roof was timely.

A bit of an update for you on the front door area, and given some of the recent discussion, possibly a timely post too...

Other than saying that the inside bit of the front-door extension should be about 10 feet long by whatever the width of the pillars on the existing house was and that the porch bit over the front door should overhang by about five feet, we sort of left the builder to come up with what he felt was the best solution.

I reckon he did a good job of it:



However I was especially pleased, bordering on rather impressed, to see that he had decided to line the part underneath the roof with wood as he reckoned it would look good:



I think it looks great.

Throughout the build there has been a large amount of detail where the builder has used his imagination and gone the extra mile. He's had to as there has been little guidance from us. This is an example of it and to me shows the pride he's taken in the work. There have been a few screw ups by him or his workers along the way, and as it makes for a more entertaining tale I've been highlighting them. Credit where it's due though, there is a massive amount that he's done right which far outweighs anything that I might be critical of.

Originally Posted by Wasp

Marmite the Dog;

I think they do as good a job as any 7 year old child could do.


Think about what you're saying here Marm .

Do you truly believe a 7 year old could put down foundations , bend rebar , construct a house , plumb it , Power it , Drain it and put a roof on ?

You don't do you ?


So you needs withdraw the comment .

It's just silly .


................... W

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OK. Thai male adults are stronger than a western 7 year old.

Happy now?

That is the most impressive and over-built porch roof I have ever seen (on a house); akin to a large temple or palace entrance. That porch roof is more impressive than 95% of house roofs in the world. Quite a statement of power and intent!

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

That is the most impressive and over-built porch roof I have ever seen (on a house); akin to a large temple or palace entrance. That porch roof is more impressive than 95% of house roofs in the world. Quite a statement of power and intent!

Why thank you Betty. Should help me to intimidate the villagers as I walk down the road dreaming up which of their houses I need for my next project.



I can sense them running for the hills as I type.

You don't think the roof looks a bit, um:

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It looks absolutely splendid.

Thanks BD

I've said for a while now I love this building , Roob .

And now I look at the entrance porch .

Bloody Nora !!!

It's great - all of it - but just as a holiday or casual getaway ?????

It's surely too good for that .

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Originally Posted by Wasp

You seem just completely determined to malign them when many find them to be good .

You think they're good - I think they're retarded. I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by Wasp

You seem just completely determined to malign them when many find them to be good .

You think they're good - I think they're retarded. I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

And do you tell them you think they are retarded ?


...W

Originally Posted by Wasp

I mean what's wrong with you Marm ?

He is a teacher !

Don't argue construction with'em.

A teacher who's experience is limited to once having painted his aunt's garden gate, will think he is an expert in most trades

An he's an Aussie aswell, I think

Originally Posted by helge

Originally Posted by Wasp

I mean what's wrong with you Marm ?

He is a teacher !

Don't argue construction with'em.

A teacher who's experience is limited to once having painted his aunt's garden gate, will think he is an expert in most trades

An he's an Aussie aswell, I think

think again helge,marmers an aussie??just because marmers and terry57 are great mates,that doesn't make him an aussie ffs.

great thread and shack roo,all the best champ.

Originally Posted by laymond

think again helge,marmers an aussie??just because marmers and terry57 are great mates,that doesn't make him an aussie ffs.

Yes, "Vegemite the Dog" somehow lacks the same ring

Originally Posted by laymond

great thread and shack roo,all the best champ.

Cheers Laymond, thanks.