Thread: Survivor Plantation....Part II...the second bit

Originally Posted by jandajoy

You're only gettin 2 jars mate.

Could'nt help yourself could you...the smell....the lure....

Originally Posted by Bobcock

You already told me there were no bugs

Thats right...no bugs....nothing to worry to much about.....except one got in the missus ear the other night and she was hoppin all around the tent screaming...

Nawty...




Professional stonemason...

Don't be jealous......anybody can build a waterfall

Originally Posted by splitlid

^ i would guess the other way round, i can see nawty spending all weekend doing that tidy lot.

Not quite all weekend....started at 7.30am on sunday and finished at 12.15pm same day....so half a day.

Still...twas me first time, so took a little care and attention.....but looked superb dont ya think ?

Originally Posted by Smithson

Roof looks good

Have to love the roof, excellent.

You take some cracking photos Nawty, you should get a job in photography, they are brilliant!

Originally Posted by Missismiggins

you should get a job in photography,

I agree...he's a genius.

Thanks....the 3 of you...really thanks it means a lot to be recognised for your skills and proffessionalism.

Doodles, more loof to come, we finished the second section yesterday, so all the loof is now complete.

Originally Posted by Missismiggins

You take some cracking photos Nawty, you should get a job in photography, they are brilliant!

I once tried to get a job in photography with the 'Truth' newspaper in Melbourne....without success unfortunately.



What happened to the lovley post by Marmite in here ?? several seem to be missing...shame really.

I demand to know where the quality missing posts are !!!!

^ my post in there didn't last an hour

just forget it - we all know what was said - and keep posting the loof and humpy pics

Whats your understanding of a humpy ??

looks great, Nawty, love the stone work!

I love that shaggy shuggy shed. Looks great.

The shaggy latest....



and the Plantation mascot...

Nawty! That place looks great..love the wood, the rocks, the hairy roof. The loft kicks ass too. Excellent place, congrats..

Nawty, that place is the mutts nutts. This has been a fantastic thread, just like reading a National Geograpic and DIY magazine at the same time. Thank's.

Quite inspirational DIY, Nawty. Well done!

Very interesting and good pics and narrating.
I am not sure you can get 'the wet look' to your stonework.
I guess all kids have picked up a beautifull stone at the beach, and dragged it home to the parents, who immidiatly threw the dried up pearl away.

Varnish wouldn't be worth it, I guess

Nawty, the place looks great, congrats. Will you stick with shaggy or have a trim? Both look good I reckon.

I haven't read the whole thread, but the post above refers to a wet look on stone, this is from Wiki:

"As the penetrating power of tung oil is excellent and it will adhere to porous minerals, it is often the “secret” ingredient that traditional stonemasons apply to granite or marble that is destined to serve duty in kitchens, bathrooms and other staining fluid environments. Applied at a 1:5 ratio (oil to naphtha), it seals the surfaces permanently, while also giving a finish like that of wet stone to the product. Often several thin layers are applied at the high solvent-to-oil ratio, in order to build up the durability and permanence of the coating.

hooray, looking great

Thanks guys.....I like it also, some rough spots, but they can be polished out hopefully.

Smithson.....as for the shaggy or trimmed look, going for inbetween, I like both also, so going to just trim the real daggy bits that are hanging and leave it all still a little shaggy, just neater.

Still got the stone floors to put in.

I trialed 'Topcoate' on the stone and it does give it the wet look and seals it nice, but it is a chemical.

I did try some tung on the slate stone and it did not dry, basically stayed wet and wiped off after a week or so. But I did not try it as a mix while increasing the ratio with each coat, just used the staright oil and I did not try it on the river stone, which is more porous. So might give it a trial in an area and see how it works.

Love it! Outdoor living is great and you seem to have captured a great mix.