Here’s the ‘executive summary' of the detailed process below.

1. Clean off all flaky gubbins*. (*Technical term.)
2. Glue the pieces of cast iron together using Repair Care resins.
3. Paint your guttering. 
4. Stand back with a cup of tea and gaze in awe at your repair. 

If you really want to know the ins and outs, brew yourself your favourite beverage, sneak a couple of ginger nuts out of the biscuit tin...

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Several ideas have been spinning around my head due to a particular job this year. A job of patience, intricacy, detail, more patience, thought, analysis, change of technique, more patience, evolution of technique....

Those of you who know me know I'm a pretty patient chap. Earlier in my working life I was a care worker for adults with learning difficulties and challenging behaviour - that needed oodles of patience, and empathy too. I...
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