14 August 2011

As I have said, there is no method in my madness. Amongst the things from Willie, who moved, was a small garden shed. I started putting that up, only to realise that he had his dimensions wrong when he built it. The roof was too small by 200 mm. I cut the frame down and used gifted corrugated iron to clad the walls. Because we cannot dig into the ground, I had to fit floor joists and a MDF floor. That done, I used the remainder of the timber I had to buy to work on the floor of the large shed/cookhouse. It turned out that the height I chose for the floor initially was too high, because of the internal wall resting on the floor. So I had to change everything. The whole floor is level now, and I started repairing or replacing the rotted out floorboards. That done, I can move all of my machines and tools into the large shed. The small one will be used for bolts and nuts, etc. Then I will have to devise a roof for all the timber that is currently stored under a tarp.

A follow up on the polycarbonate for the catslide veranda roof. Steve responded with a name and I queried them. It turns out that the polycarbonate can be bent on installation to a radius of 4 m, exactly what I will need. Thanks Steve.

We have not received the insulation yet, my contacts are too busy, and there is a cold spell coming. We have got lots of firewood and will make doe.

See ya,
Gary