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The eyesore of new masonry against old can be cured. I am the only person I know who does this. That is to say I am the only person I know who does it well. Sometimes you have to blow your own trumpet.
If you know what you are doing it is simple, but the chances of an irreversible disaster are so high that not many people attempt it. It takes a lot of courage, confidence and paint.
No harm in blowing your own trumpet - well done - is that at Iford?
ReplyDeleteNo, not Iford.
DeleteIf they digitised Iford would they would call it iFord?
DeleteThat is brilliant ...... how gorgeous does that look now ? You are a clever old thing. XXXX
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DeleteYou should blow your own trumpet more methinks.
ReplyDeleteI would like to be able to, legally. I think I may do more in the future. I may have to.
DeleteClever stuff.
ReplyDeleteIt's basically simple, but you have to have an eye for colour and how it behaves under various circumstances. More people would be doing this if it were not so nerve-wracking. I have spent 30 years developing the technique.
DeleteVery impressive!
ReplyDeleteEvery now and then I have to impress clients.
DeleteThat's a fine piece of work.
ReplyDeleteThe trouble is that everyone is usually very resistant to this sort of paintwork. The masons don't want their lovely new stone to be dirtied up - they want it to be noticed, not ignored. Then the clients don't like the idea of someone dirtying their houses either - until they see the results. It took me about 8 years to get the owner of the above to let me do that, and after I did they said' we should have had that done years ago'.
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