29 July 2012
We had some light rain from Monday and therefore the bathroom won the battle over the veranda. Now I have started on the bathroom and will have to finish it.
On Monday we went to Cambridge to collect our frameless shower doors which we had in storage there for about 5 years. That took care of half the day.
We started stripping the saking (cladding). Elna did a great job of assisting me and cleaning after me. You can imagine the amount of dust and debris after 130 years! We also started cutting the insulation, because our stud spacing is different to the new 600mm spacing.We have installed some but then we ran out of useable nails to install some nogs (horizontal timber at 1200 mm spacing). These old houses did not have any nogs, and the insulation tends to sag without it.
We did run into a problem. I am using a nailgun to install studs and nogs. I found that my strips of nails came apart. I think it is because of the damp conditions in the coookhouse where it has been stored. So we started re gluing it together again, using one of these tacky adhesives. Monday I will try the ones we have glued, and if that works, I can proceed with the nogs and insulation. If it does not work, I will have to spend $120 towards a new box of nails.
We need to make sure the new wall will allow us to cut holes in the floor that does not fall directly over the floor joists. We also still need a mixer tap for the bath. Then the pipes must be installed prior to fitting the gib on that side.
We are still trying to get rid of the stuff Marike left behind. We made a trip to Cambridge to bring some more stuff over
Sunday
22July 2012
Another slow week. The hibernation bug has bitten me.
We moved into our new bedroom. Very warm and cosy. Then we moved all of Mieke's surplus stuff to our old bedroom, on preparation of a "garage sale" on Saturday. We invited only people we know. Some stuff went, but most of it will go to an op shop. The movers also picked up the stuff Mieke wants sent to SA. So we had a nearly clear "new bathroom". With help we moved both of the wardrobes to our old bedroom, and started playing with possible layouts of the new bathroom. I forgot to mention, there are still a lot of furniture in storage in Cambridge, which we will try to sell on Trademe
Saturday I continued cutting firewood from the timber we bought. There is still a lot to cut. Sometimes I wonder if it worth the effort. It might be better to buy a load, but then again, it all has to be put away. Which is the lesser of two evils?
On Friday afternoon Bunnings delivered the insulation, timber and Gib (plasterboard) that we will need for doing the new bathroom. Now all depends on the weather.If it is rainy, I will start working inside. If it is clear, I will start work on the veranda. So far we have a few rainy days ahead of us.
Another slow week. The hibernation bug has bitten me.
We moved into our new bedroom. Very warm and cosy. Then we moved all of Mieke's surplus stuff to our old bedroom, on preparation of a "garage sale" on Saturday. We invited only people we know. Some stuff went, but most of it will go to an op shop. The movers also picked up the stuff Mieke wants sent to SA. So we had a nearly clear "new bathroom". With help we moved both of the wardrobes to our old bedroom, and started playing with possible layouts of the new bathroom. I forgot to mention, there are still a lot of furniture in storage in Cambridge, which we will try to sell on Trademe
Saturday I continued cutting firewood from the timber we bought. There is still a lot to cut. Sometimes I wonder if it worth the effort. It might be better to buy a load, but then again, it all has to be put away. Which is the lesser of two evils?
On Friday afternoon Bunnings delivered the insulation, timber and Gib (plasterboard) that we will need for doing the new bathroom. Now all depends on the weather.If it is rainy, I will start working inside. If it is clear, I will start work on the veranda. So far we have a few rainy days ahead of us.
15 July 2012
Two weeks of doing very little. With Mieke visiting here, and she was working on internet all the time, I could not do much. What we did do however, was to bring all her stuff that was in storage in Cambridge to Kihikihi. She sorted out what she want shipped to SA. Boxes everywhere. I just counted 35 discarded boxes. I have no idea what is in them, we will see. Then I will have to coordinate the 4 cubic metres of stuff she wants shipped.
We did manage to buy some Kauri timber from somebody. They have chucked it out as firewood. We also got some real firewood with it. I cut some of it up, but most of it is still waiting for me.
Our church group was here on Saturday, they want to start a community garden, so I volunteered the land. The sprayed the grass with weedkiller, and put up a fence. All of this is work that has been on my list, but I never got around to it.
Last Saturday the group helped somebody to cut a dead tree. I just mentioned that our two lambs are beginning to suffer from a lack of grass. One person volunteered that I could take the labs to his place, he has got ample grazing. Monday morning I built a cage and moved the lambs over. Thank you very much. It is a relief not to have to open and close the gate every time we go out.
We had some lovely weather these last two weeks, but today it started raining. The last forecast I saw said rain until at least Thursday. I think I will hibernate!!!!!!!
The odd post that slipped in was one I have discovered in the draft file, but it seems it was published anyhow, so I deleted it. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Love
G
Two weeks of doing very little. With Mieke visiting here, and she was working on internet all the time, I could not do much. What we did do however, was to bring all her stuff that was in storage in Cambridge to Kihikihi. She sorted out what she want shipped to SA. Boxes everywhere. I just counted 35 discarded boxes. I have no idea what is in them, we will see. Then I will have to coordinate the 4 cubic metres of stuff she wants shipped.
We did manage to buy some Kauri timber from somebody. They have chucked it out as firewood. We also got some real firewood with it. I cut some of it up, but most of it is still waiting for me.
Our church group was here on Saturday, they want to start a community garden, so I volunteered the land. The sprayed the grass with weedkiller, and put up a fence. All of this is work that has been on my list, but I never got around to it.
Last Saturday the group helped somebody to cut a dead tree. I just mentioned that our two lambs are beginning to suffer from a lack of grass. One person volunteered that I could take the labs to his place, he has got ample grazing. Monday morning I built a cage and moved the lambs over. Thank you very much. It is a relief not to have to open and close the gate every time we go out.
We had some lovely weather these last two weeks, but today it started raining. The last forecast I saw said rain until at least Thursday. I think I will hibernate!!!!!!!
The odd post that slipped in was one I have discovered in the draft file, but it seems it was published anyhow, so I deleted it. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Love
G
1 July 2012
My apologies again. I spent some time working on the design of the new (to be) kitchen. That was because I want to build the kitchen cabinets myself, and had to decide on the sizes of the cabinets and its panels. Turns out we can possibly use some of the material we bought as a complete kitchen for $ 27. We have bought an oven and range some months back for $40 and want to install that in the current kitchen. Problem is that only fits into a cabinet, it is an under bench oven. Now you understand why I tackled the job backward front. No actual manufacturing of the cabinets has started yet.
Mieke is still visiting and we spent time with her, and also, she works by internet, and I don't want to start any noisy work. We also went to mount Ruapehu for the weekend, she is a keen snowboarder and we couldn't let her go by herself.
Hopefully next week will be more productive.
My apologies again. I spent some time working on the design of the new (to be) kitchen. That was because I want to build the kitchen cabinets myself, and had to decide on the sizes of the cabinets and its panels. Turns out we can possibly use some of the material we bought as a complete kitchen for $ 27. We have bought an oven and range some months back for $40 and want to install that in the current kitchen. Problem is that only fits into a cabinet, it is an under bench oven. Now you understand why I tackled the job backward front. No actual manufacturing of the cabinets has started yet.
Mieke is still visiting and we spent time with her, and also, she works by internet, and I don't want to start any noisy work. We also went to mount Ruapehu for the weekend, she is a keen snowboarder and we couldn't let her go by herself.
Hopefully next week will be more productive.
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