25 March 2012

We calculated that we need 23 or 25 posts for the veranda. I got all the old ones together and started cleaning them. Sanded all the old paint off, and repaired the broken ones. Seven had the tops broken off, and three more were rotted at the bottom. By the end of the week I had all repaired, but now it will need smoothing with the belt  sander. Then we will need to paint them all. Also, we will need to dig the lintols, or horizontal beams from under the floor and cut and join them some will need replacing.

We also discovered another oddity. The previous builder had started work on the deck, but the heights did not match up, it is 50 mm lower than the original. It will require a serious investigation and maybe tweaking to make them meet.

Saturday I decided to add a shelf in the kitchen, but, because I am using recycled timber, it needed sanding down. Painting lies ahead.

Have a nice week!