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Stottie Girl

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March 01, 2026, 08:49:29 AM
It's always easier to build from scratch Gina but old buildings give you character. When you bring something back from dereliction it attaches you more than just building anew. There's a bit more of your soul in it.

I used to design barn conversions for a living, converted from the old dissused stone farm steading buildings that are dotted about all over England (usually hundreds of years old) and, whilst sometimes a bit of a headache I always prefered it to designing new builds. You usually ended up with something very unique.

It sounds like a very exciting project.
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March 01, 2026, 10:05:03 AM
Glad to hear the project is coming along and you have help to get it done. I agree with Sarah, older homes have more character. It's just different when you say, "Built in 1902" versus "Built yesterday".
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ChrissyRyan

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March 01, 2026, 12:06:47 PM
Quote from: Gina P on March 01, 2026, 08:26:33 AMDizziness has mostly gone away. More water, exercises, meds.... I take it as a win, win!
  Work on the house, has been progressing slowly but moving forward. The neighbors niece, a 27yr old has been working for me. She is a hard worker and drives me to keep up. We are removing the floor beams, which have sagged an inch or more. Flipping them and cutting them straight then resetting them at 16" centers instead of 24".The wiring and pluming is run through them which must also be removed and or rerouted first. Some of the sills are rotted and also need replacing as we go. Probably would have been easier to build from scratch!
  The weather has been beautiful. Was in the high 60's yesterday so I took the day off and rode the horses. Also trimmed the apple trees. There are 4 of them. I gave them a spray of dormant oil to, I know a little late but its on. Looking forward to getting some apples in the fall. There are also 2 very neglected peach trees. I hesitated to trim them until I see just what is alive or dead. They got a drink of the spray as well.
  The apartment is getting small and the wife and I seam to always be in each others way. It is a long ways out but I can't wait to get in a bigger place.


Sounds really good Gina!

What does dormant oil do for the trees?  Does this keep bugs from eating the fruit?

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Gina P

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March 02, 2026, 07:04:07 AM
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on March 01, 2026, 12:06:47 PMSounds really good Gina!

What does dormant oil do for the trees?  Does this keep bugs from eating the fruit?

Chrissy


Dormant oil is supposed to kill any bugs wintering over on the plants. Most are 'Neem' oil, an all natural/ organic oil. Fruit spray comes later. I'm new at this and learning.
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March 02, 2026, 03:26:17 PM
Quote from: Gina P on March 02, 2026, 07:04:07 AMDormant oil is supposed to kill any bugs wintering over on the plants. Most are 'Neem' oil, an all natural/ organic oil. Fruit spray comes later. I'm new at this and learning.


I see.
How long do new apple trees live (produce fruit)?  After what age do they produce fruit?

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March 03, 2026, 06:51:04 AM
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on March 02, 2026, 03:26:17 PMI see.
How long do new apple trees live (produce fruit)?  After what age do they produce fruit?


3-5 years before the first fruit. Probably double that for full production. According to Google, trees live 50-80 years and some 100 or more. I wish I knew what varieties these are. Guess I will have to wait and see or should I say guess.
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ChrissyRyan

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March 03, 2026, 10:05:05 AM
Is there a specific way to trim the trees?  Besides cutting off dead limbs and perhaps thinning out branches?  I guess it may be hard to tell if a branch is dead or not until you see or not see leaves while other branches have leaves.


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March 03, 2026, 01:16:15 PM
When I was a teenager, a group of us trimmed trees at an apple orchard. The owner was a 96-year-old woman, and she did it herself until she was 92. There was nothing feeble about her. She went up and down stepladders like they were nothing.

After the first year, she said her harvest was so good that she had to use ladders to hold up large branches because they were so heavy with apples. She invited us back each year for four years. Then we moved out of state. She paid well and was a delight to talk to.
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Gina P

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Yesterday at 12:06:43 PM
Dizzyness or vertigo came back. Every time I look up I almost fall down. I have been neglecting the exercises, so I guess I get what's coming to me. 
Having a new roof put on my project house today. I hired a company. Not like me, but a bigger job than I want to tackle myself. Still working on the subfloor and resetting or replacing the beams. I am just amazed at the amount of poor work that was done. Latest is the kitchen has 2x6 beams 10' long, 24" apart. I don't like the trampoline effect every time I walk across the floor so they are being replaced with 2x10's, 16" apart and added bridging in the middle. Also having to replace the main beam holding up the ceiling and roof. Quite challenging trying to jack the house up and put a new beam in.
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Yesterday at 01:00:34 PM
16" is pretty much uk standard spacing too (450mm centres), plus we put in timber noggins if the span is 8ft or greater. If there aren't any sleeper walls and you have a solid underfloor you could always put vertical posts midway to increase rigidity if it's still a problem though thats a bit of a bodge.
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Yesterday at 05:06:37 PM
Sorry to hear about the vertigo, Gina.

If anyone can get that work done, it's you! Good luck.
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