Larch Cladding Timber Oiled and Burnt in Various Ways!
Monday was the day we finished off gluing the octagon “wings” together and we now have a pile of 24 wings (and one spare just in case). They are not…
All Cladding Battens are Up and Oak Windows Jigsaw Coming Together
We resumed the task of putting up the cladding support battens in, around and under the two Porches, i.e. the Side Door and the Front Door sections. We had to…
Cladding Battens are affixed to Walls
We got on with the work we left standing on Saturday, which is putting up the cladding battens onto the walls, ready for installing the Larch cladding. We proceeded by…
Temporary Doors and ramps for the Three Doors
After skipping Monday for other commitments, we got on with making doors and ramps for our three entrance ways in our main house. We finished off the Front Door, putting…
Continuing Insulation into Walls
At the start of the week, we needed to make sure that we had all the required cladding support battens in place, especially around the drainpipes. The cladding needs something…
Foam Board Slicer Created and Started Putting Insulation into Walls around Entertainment Room
This week, we created a machine to slice up our pile of random insulation sheets (which can be up to 150 mm thick) and started putting them into the walls…
Sealing the Cement Boards on Walls
After our Christmas and New Year celebrations, we resumed work this week with the outstanding task of sealing all the cement boards covering the walls of the house. We resumed…
Sealing Up Cement Board Joints
With Christmas fast approaching, with various interruptions occurring, we had only managed to do a couple of days of work. We got on with the task of sealing all the…
The Larch Timber for Wall Cladding Arrives
Today saw the arrival of our Larch wall cladding timber! But it was most unexpected and the first sign that it was coming, was a phone call from the driver…
Gutters, Porch and Windows
Monday was a wet day so we did other tasks inside the temporary quarters finishing off repair work caused by the Flood. Tuesday was a nice lovely day so we…