3 July 2011
This last week we tried moving the last stuff over from Cambridge. I thought there was about 6 trailer loads to go. After moving the 6 loads, I find there is only about 6 loads to go. Keep in mind, our trailer is only 1.2 by 1.6 m. We need to finish this week, because the tenant will be moving in next week.
I started work on the cookhouse. This picture was taken after I cleared all the rubbish next to it. Note that there is hardboard under the remnants of the cladding. All of that was loose. I found that only two posts were holding the whole thing up. I started cutting the rotten studs out, to put a new top plate under the old one. After half a day's work, the whole thing came crashing down. Now I removed the old top plate and put a new one all the way. It works better now. The roof has a bow of about 100 mm, but I will build a straight wall. My biggest problem now is that I still need to lift the roof by another 200 mm to achieve my target height of 2 m. Problem is that if I jack one point, the studs on the other end falls out. Maybe I should be using more than one jack! The floor joists are also rotted out. The floor will get a similar treatment, with paver blocks to lift it to a more even height.
I have not got the all important Archaeological permit yet, but I haven't touched the ground yet, except for putting paver blocks on the surface. Any possible artifacts get dutifully collected. Hope that keeps them happy. Shaun, the grandson came to help me on Saturday. Being seven, he is stating to become useful.
I am looking forward to putting some of my machines inside.
We also fitted replacement glass panes to the internal glass door. There were two panels missing. We had clear glass cut, and put frosting film over it before we installed it. Obviously, the original glass is irreplaceable.
Looks quite good, even if I have to say so myself.
Today I noticed that one of the weatherboards on the western side has come adrift. Funny, these were replaced in 2005. So much for workmanship. I will have to fix it before we get any rain.
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