Work Continues on Construction of First Floor and Its Floorboards
We resume the week by collecting up the sand we had spread across the kitchen to dry and sieved it through the finest mesh we had and lugged up six…
Stephen has that falling feeling…
Stephen nearly fell through the floor today! He was walking across the unfinished floor to fit a piece of plumbing pipe when he stepped on the edge of a small…
Fiddly Hidden Elements Completed in First Floor Joist Space
This week was a chop and change kind of week, working on lots of different elements that needed to be done before we can continue in laying down the floorboards…
All of the Remaining Joists Up and Secured
We carried on with the task of cutting and hauling up a whole series of Joists to form our First Floor structure. We had started at the back of the…
The Two Defective Windows Replaced and Third Polished
Today, Tuesday the 8th of June, saw the arrival of two replacement triple glazing units, to swop out the defective windows. They had internal scratches between the layers of glass…
Third of First Floor Joists and Floorboards Built
We carried on from last week in installing the joists for the First Floor. We glued and nailed the section over Bedroom 1 and then moved on to tackle the…
Started Installing Joists for First Floor
We have started the process of installing the joists for the First Floor. The last two and half days were spent on several tasks, like for example, marking out on…
Wall and Sign Repaired
This morning and yesterday were spent on repairing the broken wall and repainting the street sign for our Loke after the delivery lorry with our I-Beams had misjudged things and…
I-Beams Arrive!
In the morning we prepared an area to store the beams next to the house. The lorry arrived at 1:25pm with the 66 special I-Beams on a open flatbed vehicle,…
Preparing for the Arrival of 66 Timber I-Beams
Monday is the big day with the arrival of 66 special timber I-Beams, the last three days have been spent preparing for this happy day. So, we adapted our large…