28 April 2013

Elna did manage to paint all the posts, but they are not up yet.

I worked on adapting the framing for the new kitchen.We have to provide for installing a second window towards the street (south side). I also had to accommodate the corner pantry which we have in storage. Then Jaco called, he is available and wants to learn more about framing and installing plasterboard. We made some preparations and went out to get plasterboard and started installing it. All went very well, but I had a worry in the back of my mind: is there not something that I have forgotten? The next morning when
I got up, I remembered that I still had  to provide for a light and a wall heater. So I took one of the boards off again. Luckily it was only screwed down.

We went to town and bought a wall heater and a mirror (we did have a lamp in storage). Then I started the intricate task of wiring, with me first drilling the necessary holes through the framing and floor and then crawling under the floor to reroute the existing wiring for plugs. I also had to provide for the other plugs that have to be fitted in the kitchen. All of that took me most of Friday and Saturday.

On Saturday we also went to Hamilton with Jaco to select and buy used timber framing for a room they want to build for his wife for a salon. That is on their front lawn. Got a whole trailer load for $ 100.

I finished my wiring late Saturday night, just as it was getting dark and I was running out of energy. There is still next week to do more work.