The spouting has been painted. The curved beams I could not cut, so I left it to David.
We also decided to extend the roof over the new deck area. That meant that I had to fit a beam to the wall where the iron gets attached. I also repaired the weatherboards and cleaned and painted the part of the wall above the roof to be.
On Friday I wanted to start cleaning and repainting the kitchen wall where it will be covered by the new roof.. I realized the platform that I have built is not adequate, so I did some work on that. We also had rain in the afternoon, a good excuse not to work.
Monday is a public holiday, and I can continue on the cleaning and painting without interfering with the professionals.
I also had to cut the grass at Cambridge, Shaun went along and it was a quite nice outing.
Sorry, not a great week to report on, but we have "Great Expectations"!
Sunday
20 October 2013
I wrote about the Heritage Fund Application way back in June. Council allow grants to repair and maintain Heritage Buildings or Sites. We have applied for funding to repair the deck and veranda, including labour. A while ago we received a letter informing us that we have been given a grant, not for the full amount we have applied for, but only to cover the cost of repairing the deck and veranda. The catch is that a) We have to do the labour ourselves b) The work has to be completed in six months and c) The money will only be paid out after inspection of the completed work by council inspectors and lastly d) we will have to finance it ourselves until the money has been paid out.(obviously we have not got that sort of money just lying around)
David Peake is the builder who supplied us with a quote. I tried contacting Dave, but he was away on holiday. He returned in the week and I went to see him in order to get a revised quote for the veranda only, including labour. He contacted Council instead and they agreed that the full amount of the grant may be used to repair the veranda, including labour. They also said we must keep in mind that a second round of grants will be made in December, and that we can apply for that to do the deck. David will start work in the following week.
In the meantime we must paint some spouting he has got in stock that is the wrong colour, and I will also have to cut two beams to follow the curvature if the roof, to be installed in the corners.
The "working platform" has got some (scrap) timber fitted, so we can proceed to work on it.
In all, a VERY GOOD WEEK for us!! Thank you Lord!
David Peake is the builder who supplied us with a quote. I tried contacting Dave, but he was away on holiday. He returned in the week and I went to see him in order to get a revised quote for the veranda only, including labour. He contacted Council instead and they agreed that the full amount of the grant may be used to repair the veranda, including labour. They also said we must keep in mind that a second round of grants will be made in December, and that we can apply for that to do the deck. David will start work in the following week.
In the meantime we must paint some spouting he has got in stock that is the wrong colour, and I will also have to cut two beams to follow the curvature if the roof, to be installed in the corners.
The "working platform" has got some (scrap) timber fitted, so we can proceed to work on it.
In all, a VERY GOOD WEEK for us!! Thank you Lord!
13 October 2013
We had a mini winter this week, cold and rain and the wind! I decided not to work too hard.
The bearers are new, and the joists are recycled. The biggest job was to set all the piles. we reused old piles that were left here.
We also have to provide access to the cellar. That dictated the positioning of the bearers. We will also need to provide two extra steps, going down.
We are stretched for money right now, and won't be able to fit the decking. We will use scrap timber with ply over it. The main reason for starting work on the deck is to allow us a working platform for installing the patio door. At the rate we are working now, that is still way down the track.
As you can see, the part between the windows is where the door was removed. The new patio door will replace the left hand window in the pic, and some more.
With everything out of level, it was quite a challenge to set it all up, and it is not done yet, there is still a lot to be done.
The bearers are new, and the joists are recycled. The biggest job was to set all the piles. we reused old piles that were left here.
We also have to provide access to the cellar. That dictated the positioning of the bearers. We will also need to provide two extra steps, going down.
We are stretched for money right now, and won't be able to fit the decking. We will use scrap timber with ply over it. The main reason for starting work on the deck is to allow us a working platform for installing the patio door. At the rate we are working now, that is still way down the track.
As you can see, the part between the windows is where the door was removed. The new patio door will replace the left hand window in the pic, and some more.
With everything out of level, it was quite a challenge to set it all up, and it is not done yet, there is still a lot to be done.
6 October 2013
It is nice to be back!!
We have finished the work on our Cambridge house. We went there daily from 9 am to 3 pm.
The tenant has also moved out. Let us hope it get sold quickly.
We removed the outside door from the dining room and fitted weatherboard instead. We even managed to apply a primer coat of paint.
Corrie volunteered to do our line trimming on the grass. He came Saturday morning. A while later Jaco and Bella came around, and Jaco started mowing the grass. Bella helped Elna with weeding of the flower beds. Lovely friends!! Now the garden is tidy once more!!
We have finished the work on our Cambridge house. We went there daily from 9 am to 3 pm.
The tenant has also moved out. Let us hope it get sold quickly.
We removed the outside door from the dining room and fitted weatherboard instead. We even managed to apply a primer coat of paint.
Corrie volunteered to do our line trimming on the grass. He came Saturday morning. A while later Jaco and Bella came around, and Jaco started mowing the grass. Bella helped Elna with weeding of the flower beds. Lovely friends!! Now the garden is tidy once more!!
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