All Doors and Windows Are Now Neat and Tidy!
This morning, we finished off the task of removing the excess cement boards overlapping the openings. We had another three and half to go to complete all 15 openings. Again,…
Remove Overlapping Waste Cement Boards on Windows and Doors
This morning, we sliced up one of our cement boards into lots of 110mm wide strips and went around gluing and nailing them under all the windows to complete the…
Router Machine Blew A Capacitor!
The Bosch router machine suddenly stopped working while cutting the window on the “O” wall of the Great Room. It blew the fuse in the plug back in the garage!…
Third Line of Cement Panels is Completed At Last!
During the last two days, we continued putting up the cement panels to complete the third line on the external wall. We did Wall M, L, K and J yesterday and…
Third Layer of Cement Panels Progresses Around the Building
Today under a very hot sun and not much wind, we continued with mounting up the third layer of the full size cement boards onto the external walls. We now…
Started on the Third Line of Cement Panels on Walls
This morning and slightly later stopping due to other commitments, we started putting up the third line of cement panels on the External Wall. These panels were the pre-formed sheets…
Top-Plate on Wall Doubled Up
Today, we went around sticking down the second layer of the top-plate on the wall. It is the 89mm wide timber to sit on the outer post that forms the…
Second Strip of Cement Panel Now Up On Wall
These last two days, we have created lots of narrow strip of cement boards, and then nailed and glued them up on the exterior wall to build up the second…
Completed Timber Support Framework on Steel I-Beams
With the wind picking up a bit on this clear Monday morning, we resumed going around the steel I-Beams and installing the timber support pieces. It is virtually the same…
Installation of Support Timber Framework on Steel I-Beams
Today, in glorious sunshine, we started the task of mounting all the special timber pieces we made in the last week, and putting it up on the steel I-Beams. We…