26 May 2013
Well, we have sanded the vanity down in the "new kitchen". Then we had to glue the tracks for the sliding doors on. The next step was putting a coat of acrylic (PVA) paint on it. Then I was undecided about the top coat of paint. Eventually we bought some white Automotive Paint, and sprayed the whole cabinet, inside and out. Luckily Thursday was a nice sunny day.
On Friday we took the vanity into the bathroom, connected the waste pipes, and glued the large tiles on the top, with the edges.
We had a Church Camp over the weekend, starting Friday late afternoon, so no more work was done. I think we achieved enough for the week.
Sunday
Monday
20 May 2013
Just made it!!
The plasterboard in the new kitchen is all up, but not plastered yet.
We had a bit of a lazy week, with people visiting and so on and so forth. (so nice)
It started raining on Thursday ,and I could not go out to get the plasterboard for the ceiling (lame excuse, I know) So we started work on the bathroom vanity. We took it apart, measured the tiles we still needed, and went to town. We could not find a suitable tile for the edging. Eventually we cut some of the 100 mm high wall tiles in half. That will do. The next part of the job will be to sand the whole cabinet down and paint it.
I am wasting time sitting here writing this blog, so, if you will excuse me, I have to get to work.
Bye
Just made it!!
The plasterboard in the new kitchen is all up, but not plastered yet.
We had a bit of a lazy week, with people visiting and so on and so forth. (so nice)
It started raining on Thursday ,and I could not go out to get the plasterboard for the ceiling (lame excuse, I know) So we started work on the bathroom vanity. We took it apart, measured the tiles we still needed, and went to town. We could not find a suitable tile for the edging. Eventually we cut some of the 100 mm high wall tiles in half. That will do. The next part of the job will be to sand the whole cabinet down and paint it.
I am wasting time sitting here writing this blog, so, if you will excuse me, I have to get to work.
Bye
13 May 2013
Yes, I know, I am a day late. Sorry!!
We made good progress on the new kitchen. Added studs to correspond with the width of the plasterboard, and added the spacers required to get the thickness right. Then I went to get some more insulation (we had some left over from the last batch) and plasterboard. We managed to fit insulation to all the outside walls. Shaun, the grandson offered his help on Saturday, and we got the outside walls covered from the top (2.4 m). Next will be to do the bottom 1 m. I ran out of plasterboard and will need to get some more.
The inside wall towards the living room does not get covered yet, because we are planning a serving opening.
I also got hold of a backpack weed sprayer. I spent some time fixing it, mounted it on a trolley, and sprayed the weeds in part of the lawn.
This morning I got sidetracked. I resumed work on the storeroom I started some months ago. I had all the shelves already in, but no walls on two sides. I got some rain in my storage containers. It was such a lovely day, I just had to do outside work. I can report that the storeroom is finished now.
I also had to mow the grass. It is still growing, but I hope this will be the last cut before winter. Thank goodness for the ride on. In the meantime Elna is filling holes in the ground from the heap of dirt (earth) that is lying here.
Yes, I know, I am a day late. Sorry!!
We made good progress on the new kitchen. Added studs to correspond with the width of the plasterboard, and added the spacers required to get the thickness right. Then I went to get some more insulation (we had some left over from the last batch) and plasterboard. We managed to fit insulation to all the outside walls. Shaun, the grandson offered his help on Saturday, and we got the outside walls covered from the top (2.4 m). Next will be to do the bottom 1 m. I ran out of plasterboard and will need to get some more.
The inside wall towards the living room does not get covered yet, because we are planning a serving opening.
I also got hold of a backpack weed sprayer. I spent some time fixing it, mounted it on a trolley, and sprayed the weeds in part of the lawn.
This morning I got sidetracked. I resumed work on the storeroom I started some months ago. I had all the shelves already in, but no walls on two sides. I got some rain in my storage containers. It was such a lovely day, I just had to do outside work. I can report that the storeroom is finished now.
I also had to mow the grass. It is still growing, but I hope this will be the last cut before winter. Thank goodness for the ride on. In the meantime Elna is filling holes in the ground from the heap of dirt (earth) that is lying here.
Sunday
5 May 2013
Having worked a whole week, I wonder where my time went?
I have stripped all of the old sarking boards off the new kitchen. That created a lot of dust. Luckily I have borrowed a proper respirator, so it was not too bad.
With the timber removed, we could do a proper clean out. I used four vacuum cleaner bags. I still haven't installed all the wiring. Saturday was spent de-nailing all the boards, and putting them away.
Jaco turned up on Friday, so we worked all day on the frames for his sleep out.
Some time during the week, we also made some time to put up the last of the veranda posts. They go in pairs, and there is supposed to be scrolls between them. That is not done yet. (Oh, I forgot to say, it goes around the corner as well)
It looks much better now, but there is still a lot of work to be done. With the rainy season starting now, it is unlikely that I will be doing much more on the veranda. The deck is another story, that is on the long term list.
Now you can understand why I did the outer beam for the deck long ago. It all fits together now. Sometimes there is still some method in my madness
Well, If you will allow me, I will continue the work in the kitchen next week, with some new studs, insulation and plaster boarding.
Have a nice week!!
Having worked a whole week, I wonder where my time went?
I have stripped all of the old sarking boards off the new kitchen. That created a lot of dust. Luckily I have borrowed a proper respirator, so it was not too bad.
With the timber removed, we could do a proper clean out. I used four vacuum cleaner bags. I still haven't installed all the wiring. Saturday was spent de-nailing all the boards, and putting them away.
Jaco turned up on Friday, so we worked all day on the frames for his sleep out.
Some time during the week, we also made some time to put up the last of the veranda posts. They go in pairs, and there is supposed to be scrolls between them. That is not done yet. (Oh, I forgot to say, it goes around the corner as well)
It looks much better now, but there is still a lot of work to be done. With the rainy season starting now, it is unlikely that I will be doing much more on the veranda. The deck is another story, that is on the long term list.
Now you can understand why I did the outer beam for the deck long ago. It all fits together now. Sometimes there is still some method in my madness
Well, If you will allow me, I will continue the work in the kitchen next week, with some new studs, insulation and plaster boarding.
Have a nice week!!
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