Insulation Panels Arrive!
Our order of ?seconds? of PU (polyurethane) insulation panels arrived today! It came on 14 pallets on a long lorry that managed to drive backwards down our Loke! They were…
First Pipe Laid!
Today, we did the 1st of three sewage pipes that needs to be laid in and under the house, before we put in the foundations and floor slab. This was…
Double Check Calculations of Sewage pipe Positions
This afternoon, we spent the time going over the drawings, calculating the exact positions of the sewage pipes coming out the ground (and through the concrete slab). We also discovered…
More Dirt Up Against the Fence Behind the Back Wall
This afternoon, after the rain interruption in the morning, we moved few more tons of dirt over to the gap between the back wall of the swimming lane and the…
Damaged Cement Bags
Today, during our tidy up of the site, we were moving the last 18 bags of cement, and discovered that several of the bags, 4 of them, were damaged. We…
All 420 Concrete Blocks Moved!
Today, we finished off moving the concrete blocks, all 420, yes all four hundred and twenty concrete blocks on 7 pallets. These are the narrow 140mm hollow blocks and we…
Big Trolley repainted
We bought a big hand trolley (2.4 m x 1.2 m, 1000 kg load) back in 2002, and have used it extensively since. The steel frame has been desperately in…
Mini Trolley Repaired
Stephen repaired the mini trolley on Thursday afternoon and this Morning. The rear wheels were completely broken and the axles bent badly. The front wheels which had been already reinforced…
Third Row Completed on Front Wall!
It is nice to see the 3rd row all completed! It is looking neat and tidy, especially with the black DPM plastic sheet covering and protecting the mortar joints from…
Third Row Commences on Front Wall
We grabbed the morning to start the 3rd row of the front wall, doing 25 blocks before the rain came in the afternoon. This is our last row of the…