A little renovation project

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I am busy redoing my cottage and there was a fairly large window that needed bars put on it. I'm not in favour of making a place look like a jail cell so I decided to make use of some old vintage burglar bars that were lying around.

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I had three of these panels lying around, this one was the most rusty of them, the others weren't that bad, apart from the fact that they would need to be welded together, which would ruin the existing paintwork. I decided to go back to the beginning so I burnt all the paint off with a blowtorch and took a wire brush to them till I was down to clean metal.

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I took other progress photos during the course of my project but I seem to have deleted them. Damn

After the welding was done, I cut and drilled flat bar to make lugs because my local hardware store didn't have any that were long enough.
After that, I put on a coat of primer and repainted them with enamel paint. Some drilling and large coach-screws and plugs to mount them to the wall and this is the result:

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The view out of that window is fairly crappy so I had to photograph it from an odd angle, but, you get the idea.

It was quite labour-intensive to repurpose these old bars but I'm pleased with the result.



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It is always nice to see the fruits of your labor. Congratulations your work looks good.

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Wow! Beautiful! You are good at it!

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Thanks @kaminchan. I worked as a craftsman for many years and making things has always been my happiness

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That worked out well.

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Better than I expected and I enjoy repurposing old stuff

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I know what you mean. I'm working my way through a major house decluttering right now.

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Aargh. Don't say that word, that's next on the agenda and sadly, I have tons of crap to deal with

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Excelente. Muy buen trabajo. Imagino que sus manos sufrieron mucho, aunque use guantes, es trabajo fuerte. Pero se ve muy bien el acabado.

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Thank you. This kind of work isn't so hard on the hands, if you have the right tools

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Felicitaciones. Oh siii, eres una mujer preparada para muchas artes.

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Dammit..... What can't You do....lol.

I am the same. I love new projects and challenges. I have been dyin to do another real home made cat tree.

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That will be an awesome cat tree

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@nikv

It turned out pretty good. I know You are a busy girl..... Cuz I stalk You... LoL

But when You get a few minutes check out these 2 posts about the Cat Tree.

I gotta git my butt in gear and make the 3rd and final post about all the neat stuff in the Cat Room.

I want to make another cat tree. I want to hollow the next one out so they can go up inside it and come out the top like a tunnel.....

Catification Room 1

https://esteem.app/catsofsteemit/@krazzytrukker/catification-room-part-1-fhyy4ues

Cat 2

https://esteem.app/partiko/@krazzytrukker/catification-room-2-xxxai3jf

The 360° photo

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Ooh, those are excellent. It's like you brought the outside inside

Sorry about the idiot who wrecked your truck :(

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