The builders did not turn up on Monday as promised, they only came on Thursday. They finished it all off, and we are very happy. Now I could take pictures of the finished product. It is amazing what a difference it makes to the house. It is like a lady with only her slip on, and now wearing a nice dress.
View from the east, the door we use as a front entrance.
View from the street. Unfinished deck showing.
The last picture is of the "new deck" on the northern side. The one Clearlite (polycarbonate) sheet we had was put over the window. It surely helps with the light in the dining room. I spent some time today to put boards over the last open framing of the new deck. This is only temporary. We will rebuild the whole deck in time to come. We will submit a proposal for funding to Council by end of December, and fingers crossed...........
Elna wanted to start painting the kitchen wall,showing in the picture. I stalled. That would be another two week's sanding and painting.
I continued work on the scrolls. I had some "swamp Kauri" boards stashed away that I have bought about 8 years ago. It seemed a good time to put them to use. I ran them through the thicknesser, and glued them together to make up the required thickness. Next I marked the profile and cut it out. That was not too bad, the Kauri is a soft timber. The board was not wide enough, so I will have yo join a piece on. I managed 8 so far, but I will need plenty more. Most of the original scrolls were made from Kauri, and there is only two that is beyond repair. So I decided tofollow that. Rimu would be more difficult to cut and sand, as it is much harder.
We also decided it is well time to do some maintenance on the drop saw. It is a Ryobi. I stripped it down and bought a bearing for the blade shaft, but the other side fits into a bush. After a lot of hassle, we identified the part, and I was forced to buy a whole motor end plate. In the meantime the saw was reassembled. I hope to strip it down again on Monday to fit the part. At least, now I have learnt of the website of the importers and can identify any part in advance.
The last picture is of the flyer from the estate agents. Just a reminder of where we came from.
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