17 November 2013

Well, the roof and spouting is coming on very well. There are small hiccups: The builder did not order enough flashings to go around the house, so work was delayed. The other day the roofing screws were in another vehicle, and they had to keep themselves busy.

In general, most if the iron is fitted, with the exception of the eastern side. Spouting is fitted no the south and western side. They still have to put the ridging on the two corners, but at least, that has been ordered. David, the boss, came around yesterday to have a look. he said that they might not be coming this next week. Amazing, the guy stands to get a lot of money, and he is in no hurry. Well, I will make sure that I am completely satisfied with the work before I get the lady from the Council to have a look.

In the meantime, I worked on the scrolls that will go between the posts. The local enthusiasts collected all the scrolls lying around when the house was vacant, and put it under the floor. I calculated, I would need roughly 56. Checking the good ones, I counted 20, that is enough for the street side. There are some 15 more, in varying grades of disrepair.

As you can see, it was laid out with scrap pieces of timber, just to show what it is supposed to look like. The good ones are partially sanded, but there is still a lot of work to be done.

I also made a jig to glue new pieces of timber on the broken ones. It seems to work. One per day.

We have also been busy painting the patio doors. Four doors, two sides, two coats of paint. When that is done, the joy of glazing will start.