BUILDING MY MEWS!!

[Mikey]

JUST STARTED TODAY...when i find someone with a dig' camera i will get some pics sorted...hint hint Paul !!???

[Hawkmaster]

OK, OK, I hear you! :lol:

[Mikey]

cheers m8!

[Mikey]

Well peeps...Paul came round today as promised(he's a good guy !!)And took a couple o' pics of my new mews.So hopefully you should see pics soon

[BFC 007]

is your new mews for my saker mikey :?: :finga:

[Mikey]

you gonna give me ur saker!!?? cheers

[BFC 007]

u can buy her if u want ?

[Mikey]

lol

[Mikey]

how much !??

[BFC 007]

http://www.falconryforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=61031#61031
make me an offer mate if your interested

[Hawkmaster]

Below are the pics I took of Mikes Mews.

Hopefully in this order:

Side view, Inside to his tack room and from the back of the garden.

[Jiff]

best of luck mate with you're project,in my opinion this is the best part of falconry the preperation and anticipation......majic!

[Jiff]

mike, just noticed on the first pic that you'r door is a basic rectangle with t n g boards, if i were you mate i'd put a piece of 2x2 accross the center and then two diagnaly this will make the door more ridgid,as time goes by the t n g will swell and contract which may make you'r door twist out of shape, i'm no joiner mate but i have had the problem in the past, as i said before best of luck mate and enjoy :wink:

[Mikey]

cheers jiff! Yeah,it's good bein able to stand back and admire what you've done ...i hope it's right.I've taken a lot of advice from paul,and all you guys here.Hope fully ...all put together should be a good result.And b4 the critics start,the perspex windows inside came with 't' shed and will b replaced with bars.The roof is complete( no hole for sittin in the rain) but were mews is situated she'll get all the sun and rain she wants through the bars.She'll also be sat out in the garden at every chance.The inner door has been made into a stable door(following albies example)Any way dont want to bore u all....thanks paul....i hope this gives a few begnners some more ideas

[Mikey]

Have now finished my mews!!And i'm chuffed to bits with the result.Pics will come soon(er indoors has loaned my dig cam,or wait for paul to pop round again....poor bloke!)

[Hawkmaster]

No probs!

[Hawkmaster]

Here are some pics Mike sent me. I have resized them to 600 pixel as this is the best fit for our pages! (hint) (hint) :lol:

[Varmint]

Lovely job boys and ideal for a Single bird, but watch the splinters from those wooden bars, they when smooth as a babies bum can still produce some pretty dramatic damage to your bird?

Anyone else building at the moment might like to note that plastic overflow pipe avilable from Wicks is a much better option in the long run!

Well done guys, nice job and i hope the bird appreciates the amount of effort? :lol:

[Gary.B]

Nice one, Mikey. Does the sun always shine in Newton Abbot?

[Hawkmaster]

Hey this is the English Riviera, the sun ALWAYS shines here . . . .









It is just the cloud cover that stuffs things up! :sad:

[NightOwl]

regarding the window bars varmint just wanted too let you know that if you go to a building support site you can buy the plastic slieves they use on the divvy bars when shuttering concrete and they are really cheap.
i think i give 35-40p per 2 metre length

[Mikey]

cheers guys...yes the sun always shines!!!lol.Night owl...thnx 4 't' tip for bars,was worried bowt it,but it was free off cuts from timber yard so i took it.You can see some warp in the shutters but thats been fixed with diagonal struts in tanalised wood to match the feather edge(er indoors insisted it match rest of garden.In all it cost me nearly 350 squibblies.I'm glad no bad comments have been posted,(i took a great deal of advie from all on t forum,and really wanted to do it right!It's not perfect,but i'm hoping its good

[Mikey]

Oh and thnx paul..you're an absolute star....and sorry...i'm an absolute noob with computers!!! It is noted though,for next time

[Albie]

Hey Mikey,
I'm following the progress with the Mws or even the Mews, and it's looking good.
Best of luck,
Albie.. :wink:

[Albie]

It wont be perfect Mikey, cause like the rest of us this is your first mews and believe me you will alter it as time goes by, and be always thinking of ways to improve on the very good job you have already made!
Cheers,
Albie.. :wink:

[HawkMan]

Here are some pics Mike sent me. I have resized them to 600 pixel as this is the best fit for our pages! (hint) (hint) :lol:
Id move in te mew meself m8 i think you,ve done a cracking job ,Is there a seperate room i could rent off you ,lol
Keep up the good work m8
Johnny :wink:

[Mikey]

awww! thanx guys(sniffle...blush)

[GriffMJ]

Hi Mikey

Nice job.......makes my effort look a bit pants!

[Mikey]

thnx m8! i cant see any pics o your mews griff.You got any on the forum?

[Gaz]

Nice job dude :supz: ....id love to be there to see your face when the first proper slice hits the new paintwork :finga: :mrgreen:

[Mikey]

LOL

[North East Harris Hawker]

cracking job there mikey, i like the shutters on the windows (for privacy) a bit too posh for newton "rootin tootin" abbot

[Mikey]

Thanks NEHH..HM's advice again! So now i can darken things down or gradually let light in.It'll be good to shut out some of the gales we get.I still can't find pea gravel at a good price though??!! ANYONE IN NEWTON/TORQUAY AREA KNOW WHERE TO GET A TON O PEA GRAVEL CHEAP???

[BFC 007]

have you got a KEYLINE builders merchants down your way Mikey? get a tonne from them pretty cheap

[Mikey]

Cheapest i've found is 55 quid for a dumpy...an it's not prop pea grav,It's got some pea in it but a lot o sand n broken/crushed stuff! We do have a keyline but they were more exp

[Gary.B]

I've just been Quoted £103 plus VAT for a ton bag, I think I'll go down the beach with a carrier. :cry:

[Mikey]

I know m8...it's a rip off init!? My dad lives next to the beach..may have to borrow a truck and stay over for a night.!! :yawinkle:

[BFC 007]

what bout WICKES ?

[SkyRider]

WOW! That much for pea gravel!? I paid $12 for mine. Your prices would be close to $200 USD. That's crazy, you guys are getting **** on.

[Gary.B]

what bout WICKES ?
My nearest Wickes is 127 miles south in Inverness :?

[HawkMan]

Gaz im a roofer m8 ,and was just observing your finished job on the roof .
You say the wind gets up round your end so what id do where your felt comes over the side of the roof and you,ve nailed it ?
Well get a 2' x 1' baton and nail it all round the outer side of the roof m8 ,it,ll stop the wind getting under and ripping it off m8 ,
and the felt thats left loose underneath just trim it off .
Hope you dont feel offended m8 ,i think you,ve done a cracking job .
Johnny

[Gary.B]

You say the wind gets up round your end so what id do where your felt comes over the side of the roof and you,ve nailed it ?
Johnny that must be Mikey's mews you're looking at my one is one in the thread "a new mews". Mikey lives in tropical Newton Abbot. My felt has bitumen adesive under it, its nailed under the joints, baton screwed on top, nailed on the underside around the edges with baton screwed over that, the only thing I wish I'd used 3/4 ply instead of 1/2". cheers

[OutFlying]

Gary,
Is there not a sand quarry near you ? Buying direct will be the cheapest option for pea gravel.

[Mikey]

Yep..ithink he's lookin at my mews.Good advice bout t bataon round edge of roof Johny,I do plan on doing it..just havent got round to it yet!!After biulding the mews straight after a deck(7mx 4m,and split level)I'm all chippied out!

[Mikey]

GUESS WHAT...JUST FOUND MY GRAVEL...SMOOTH ROUNDED BEACH SHINGLE...NO I DID NOT GO TO DADS AND NICK IT FROM BEACH...ALBIE TOLD ME OF AN OLD HOL CAMP THATS BEIN DEVELOPED.SO I WENT N ASKED..ITS ALL OVER T PLACE,AND FREE IF I PICK/SHOVEL IT UP?!!! FREE MAN FREEEEEE!!

[Mikey]

ALBIE YOU A STAR MAN

[Gary.B]

Get me some please, what would P&P be on 1/2 tonne? :D

[Mikey]

GAZ M8...I'D GO GET SOME 4 U N KEEP IT TILL YOU CAME DOWN FOR A WEEKEND!!BUT THEY START BULLDOZING TOMORROW(FRI 27) I WAS REAL LUCKY ALBIE TOLD ME BOWT IT!...SOZ M8

[Hawkmaster]

ANYONE IN NEWTON/TORQUAY AREA KNOW WHERE TO GET A TON O PEA GRAVEL CHEAP???
Travis Perkins in Barton is £32 + VAT per ton, BUT HEY FREE IS GOOD!