Jointing 8
The rear wall is finally finished (still wet). The end wall just needs the lower level finishing off so the scaffolding is moved to the front of the house to begin cleaning out the joints ....
The rear wall is finally finished (still wet). The end wall just needs the lower level finishing off so the scaffolding is moved to the front of the house to begin cleaning out the joints ....
With the scaffolding down the wall can be seen and it looks fantastic. Small section around the tie bar to be finished off but the building is starting to look refreshed. Work has begun on ....
The holidays over, the entire team is back on site full of energy. As Esteban had virtually finished the rear wall except fro some low level areas, the scaffolding was stripped and prepared for the ....
While Esteban made progress along the rear wall I cleared the car parking area in preparation for the foundations for the second pergola. It meant relocating the site caravan which is now happily sat in ....
Having cleaned the walls and chiselled the joints, Esteban has got on with jointing the rear wall. Starting to look good. The mortar colour we chose looks good and helps define the stones.
The trapdoor finally arrived so it has been installed. Took a few attempts to get it into the right position making alliances for the future ceiling and ensuring it was level but finally I was ....
Weekend over so up on the roof installing the bolts to secure the roof panels. I was not happy with the spacing so took it all apart and adjusted it to get a more balanced ....
With the sarking wood finished I started to install the covering. First the paper that I stapled to the roof temporarily before then laying out the battens. Drawings and instructions would have been useful. I ....
At the moment there is just me and Esteban on site as everyone else is on holiday. Progress has slowed but not stopped. The tiles have been set on the two stores and the bike ....
The rear wall is bing cleaned and the joints prepared for filling while I get on with removing more of the ivy in the BBQ. All finished (except for the bits that keep growing back ....