http://wordie.org/words/ashlar Comments for the word 'Ashlar' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/ashlar#comments "From the property angle, the deal is a good one, the area is decent, the fa&ccedil;ade is of ashlar, the staircase is OK despite the agedness of the lift, and the woman is now coming to inspect in greater detail the condition of the flat itself, to draw up a more detailed plan of the accommodation with, for instance, thicker lines to distinguish structural walls from partitions and arrowheaded semicircles to show which way the doors open, and to decide on the work needed, to make a preliminary costing for the complete refurbishment: the partition wall between the toilet and the boxroom to be knocked down, allowing the installation of a bathroom with a slipper-bath and WC; the kitchen tiles to be renewed; a wall-mounted gas-fired boiler (giving both central heating and hot water) to replace the old coal-fired boiler; the woodblock floor with its zigzag moulding to be lifted and replaced by a layer of cement, a felt underlay, and a fitted carpet."<br />-- Life: A User's Manual by Georges Perec, translated by David Bellos, p 5 Sat, 31 May 2008 21:05:25 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/ashlar#comments