30 December 2012
It seems this will be the last post of the year. To all and everybody: We wish you a Happy New Year and the grace to do well with it.
Obviously, with the holidays around, I didn't do as much as I should. I have changed my mind as to work schedule. What is the use of having a mind if you can't change it!!
It must have been two months ago that I built the framing for another storage room. I just got fed up not being able to find my stuff. So I started work on the storage room. I put the roof up, and some of the iron sheets for the walls, but I think I ran out of iron, so I continued with the floor (plywood that was given to me)
With the floor done I started assembling shelves that I have saved from our move from Cambridge. Most of the shelves are up now, and I have moved most of the stuff out of the small (2 m by 2 m) storage room. I also managed to move stuff out of the cookhouse which is my workshop. The stuff I am talking about are bolts and nuts, hinges, doorknobs, plumbing fittings and everything that is not classified as tools. Because i use screws and nails so often, they will remain in the cook house.
Ever since we moved here, my power tools have been lying on the floor, for a lack of shelving. Now I managed to build proper shelves for all the tools. I think the whole of the next week will be spent on sorting stuff and tidying up. I also plan on visiting the scrap metal dealers to get more iron.
Have a lovely New Year!!
Sunday
16 December 2012
Since the last post, I sanded down the top part of the wall where I have replaced the weatherboards, and painted it.
I also decided that I do want the fascias on the gable ends white. When the roof was replaced it was painted the same colour as the roof, Ironsand (charcoal). To reach there, I had to build the high scaffold again, and then added a veneer of fibreboard and painted it all white. It had to be done before the veranda goes up, otherwise I would have to stand on the veranda on a ladder. We moved the scaffolds around. While the scaffolds were in position, we also managed to fit all of the beams against the wall for the veranda. Then we dug up the beams that will go on the outer side of the veranda, that part which rests on the posts. They have been cut and waiting for me for nearly a year. We painted them and then decided it will have to wait a little while.
I have been hoarding timber from everywhere. While back I bought some Kauri timber. That was stored outside our, or rather my "hoarding wall". Problem is, if you leave stuff lying around, it is easy to dump more stuff with that. I just decided enough is enough and started tidying up. We are nearly done, with the Kauri stored under the carport behind the hoarding wall. Obviously it meant we had to move some firewood around and also some of the many pallets we have collected. The only problem is that I tire quickly and it means that all work gets done at a very slow pace. Don't worry, we will get there in the end.
The bathroom floor is ready to be varnished, but there is no urgency. We have not got enough money to pay a plumber and besides, everybody will be away. So that one will have to wait a while more.
Everybody is winding down for Christmas. We will be all by ourselves and we will enjoy the festive spirit from our nice house.
Hopefully next time we can offer you a nice view of the house from the street, showing a partly built veranda.
Since the last post, I sanded down the top part of the wall where I have replaced the weatherboards, and painted it.
I also decided that I do want the fascias on the gable ends white. When the roof was replaced it was painted the same colour as the roof, Ironsand (charcoal). To reach there, I had to build the high scaffold again, and then added a veneer of fibreboard and painted it all white. It had to be done before the veranda goes up, otherwise I would have to stand on the veranda on a ladder. We moved the scaffolds around. While the scaffolds were in position, we also managed to fit all of the beams against the wall for the veranda. Then we dug up the beams that will go on the outer side of the veranda, that part which rests on the posts. They have been cut and waiting for me for nearly a year. We painted them and then decided it will have to wait a little while.
I have been hoarding timber from everywhere. While back I bought some Kauri timber. That was stored outside our, or rather my "hoarding wall". Problem is, if you leave stuff lying around, it is easy to dump more stuff with that. I just decided enough is enough and started tidying up. We are nearly done, with the Kauri stored under the carport behind the hoarding wall. Obviously it meant we had to move some firewood around and also some of the many pallets we have collected. The only problem is that I tire quickly and it means that all work gets done at a very slow pace. Don't worry, we will get there in the end.
The bathroom floor is ready to be varnished, but there is no urgency. We have not got enough money to pay a plumber and besides, everybody will be away. So that one will have to wait a while more.
Everybody is winding down for Christmas. We will be all by ourselves and we will enjoy the festive spirit from our nice house.
Hopefully next time we can offer you a nice view of the house from the street, showing a partly built veranda.
2 December 2012
Sorry, it seems we are really retired! Not too much has been happening here.
We got a call from the lawnmower centre, and went to pick up the brake parts for the ride on. We were very fortunate. All the parts were there, and only needed a proper clean and adjustment. We have brakes now!
We had the church fete, and managed to sell most of Mieke's stuff. The remainder was donated to an op shop (charity shop)
I sanded and painted the top four weatherboards on the southern wall, then moved the scaffold over to the western wall. We fitted the rafters to the wall that will take the veranda. We have to start from that end to get the proper level. I also used the opportunity to repaint the fascia / bargeboard on the western gable. It was painted charcoal before, but it does not fit in with the original character of the house.The other problem is that the paint already started peeling off after 6 years. I put a false cladding of fibreboard over it before painting. It is white now. We will put a cladding over all fascias and paint all of them in white.
We also took a day off to visit friends, it is a luxury we can use now, and not push ourselves too hard.
We have had two weeks without rain now, the farmers are getting worried. And it is HOT, a balmy 24 degrees max. Thank you New Zealand! Aussie is experiencing 40 deg.
Our tenant in Cambridge gave notice. She will be moving out on the 18th. It is a bad time and we really need the money. Let's pray that we get a new tenant soon!
Sorry, it seems we are really retired! Not too much has been happening here.
We got a call from the lawnmower centre, and went to pick up the brake parts for the ride on. We were very fortunate. All the parts were there, and only needed a proper clean and adjustment. We have brakes now!
We had the church fete, and managed to sell most of Mieke's stuff. The remainder was donated to an op shop (charity shop)
I sanded and painted the top four weatherboards on the southern wall, then moved the scaffold over to the western wall. We fitted the rafters to the wall that will take the veranda. We have to start from that end to get the proper level. I also used the opportunity to repaint the fascia / bargeboard on the western gable. It was painted charcoal before, but it does not fit in with the original character of the house.The other problem is that the paint already started peeling off after 6 years. I put a false cladding of fibreboard over it before painting. It is white now. We will put a cladding over all fascias and paint all of them in white.
We also took a day off to visit friends, it is a luxury we can use now, and not push ourselves too hard.
We have had two weeks without rain now, the farmers are getting worried. And it is HOT, a balmy 24 degrees max. Thank you New Zealand! Aussie is experiencing 40 deg.
Our tenant in Cambridge gave notice. She will be moving out on the 18th. It is a bad time and we really need the money. Let's pray that we get a new tenant soon!
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