20 July 2014

After a long period of inactivity, we rented a "Gib lift" and got Barco to assist. We managed to fit all three of the ceiling panels, as well as the one over the nook formed by the new bathroom wall being moved. We also fitted the Gib on that side.

Next we secured the lintel where the serving hatch will go. Suddenly I realised that we have never secured the studs on the other side, and the Gib is fitted now. Luckily we have a space from 2 m height to 3.4 m  height which was built for access. I removed one of the sarking boards there and secured the studs.

We also started planning the positioning of lights, and had to lay wiring for that. That was easy with the sarking removed, but where the stove will be, we had to remove a Gib panel and lay the wiring.

The next job was to fit the last of the 3.5 m Gib panels, over the lintel where the hatch will go. With a lot of help from Above, Elna and myself managed that. We had to lift it 2 m. That is screwed down now.

Saturday I bought half rounds to replicate the original, and some cleats fir the corners, also as per the original. The plan was to start painting those, but the grandchildren came over and Shaun has been dreaming of a "box car" (kaskar). We selected material and designed the thing, and after he  left I welded a frame. That meant that my work wad not done.

13 July 2014

I have decided it is well time for the new kitchen to get attention. I commandeered Jaco to assist me, and we added battens to the old ceiling, The ones I fitted way back were not secure enough. the new ones are 40 *40 mm and screwed to the beams with 100 mm screws. I rented a gib lift and Barco assisted and the boards were fitted easily. I realised I cannot continue to do work on the cornices and half round battens (strips) before all the walls are done. That means I will need to cut the serving hatch and remove the door, as planned. It will also mean I cannot close the door on the job when I do not feel up to it.

Saturday was a very rainy day and I called on Jaco so we could work on his door and door frame he want to fit in his garage to change it to a play room for the kids. That is nearly done now.

Our article did appear in the paper, see attached

6 July 2014

We have had a lot of rain and rainy weather this past week. That meant that the work output as accordingly very low.

One day we had a litlle sunshine, and I managed to cut the grass, hopefully for the last time this season.

We did manage to clean all the architraves for the patio door, stain/varnish them and cut it to the right sizes. On all three sides we had to join the timber. In the end all was fitted and looks very nice.

We also removed the broken cement floor insert in front of the now closed fireplace in the lounge, and replaced that

I did manage to start work on the inspection door into the ceiling in the 'new" kitchen. That has been omitted during the lat work done there.

sorry for such an uninteresting report, but that's all folks!