Saturday
28 November 2015
It seems a two weekly blog will be OK. Our progress does not warrant a weekly update.
We have fitted the "new" old window sashes, after I had to have one pane cut. The frames were puttied and painted. It works smoothly. After that we started "Gib stopping" (Polyfilla) on the walls. The second coat was put on yesterday, with the intention to finish it today.
First we went to Hamilton to look for floor covering. We took Barco along, since they had their floor done recently. We found a similar click flooring to theirs, but it was quite expensive. In the end we found an alternative click flooring at a reasonable price. We bought that and returned home. After lunch we sat down to coffee, and I got up to open the window in the dining area. When I moved the upper sash down, both the cords broke, the sash came crashing down and caught my fingers between the two frames. Luckily Barco was still here to rescue me. I ended up with nasty cuts on my fingers on one hand. That means that I have time to do the blog now, and no more work for the day.
On Monday I will have to replace the cords and a glass pane that broke in the process. Hopefully we can finish the sanding and start painting as well.
Sunday
15 November 2015
Progress at last. Seems to me I should do this on a two weekly basis.
The outside wall on the eastern side has been painted, and the window fitted. I still need to repair and fit the architraves around the window. Barco found me nice antique stays and catches for the window. I passed it to somebody who sand blasted it, and now I am awaiting the painting of it by Barco, when he next have to paint something at work.
The ceiling in the old kitchen: On Friday Jaco called and announced that he would be bringing two prisoners over on Saturday to do some work. Me must think about what we want done. Elna went into a flat spin, how to treat them, what about a warden? In the end it turned out it was Jaco and Corrie volunteering.
Saturday morning I rented a Gib lift. That is a contraption used to hoist the plasterboard sheet in position. With me "supervising" they fitted the insulation and all of the ceiling in 5 hours. What a blessing! During the last week, I managed to do the Gib stopping (Polyfilla) and I painted the ceiling under supervision of Elna.
Petrus called and volunteered his services for yesterday. We have a planted hedge that was getting out of control. I thought that would be nice to have that trimmed. When that was done, I expected Petrus to want to move on, but he wanted to know hat else? In the end we removed the old window frame on the western side that was rotten. Over time, I have repaired another old frame we have taken out when we fitted the folding doors. It is wider than the original, and we wanted to move it a little. We built the necessary stud frame and fitted the window (without the sliding sashes) Now I expected him to be in a hurry to make his getaway. In the end he replaced the damaged weatherboards as well. We closed the opening with building paper in the meantime. Thanks Petrus!
The next job will be to fit the glass to the sliding sashes, seal the gaps around the window and fit the last of the insulation and plasterboards on the walls.
The outside wall on the eastern side has been painted, and the window fitted. I still need to repair and fit the architraves around the window. Barco found me nice antique stays and catches for the window. I passed it to somebody who sand blasted it, and now I am awaiting the painting of it by Barco, when he next have to paint something at work.
The ceiling in the old kitchen: On Friday Jaco called and announced that he would be bringing two prisoners over on Saturday to do some work. Me must think about what we want done. Elna went into a flat spin, how to treat them, what about a warden? In the end it turned out it was Jaco and Corrie volunteering.
Saturday morning I rented a Gib lift. That is a contraption used to hoist the plasterboard sheet in position. With me "supervising" they fitted the insulation and all of the ceiling in 5 hours. What a blessing! During the last week, I managed to do the Gib stopping (Polyfilla) and I painted the ceiling under supervision of Elna.
Petrus called and volunteered his services for yesterday. We have a planted hedge that was getting out of control. I thought that would be nice to have that trimmed. When that was done, I expected Petrus to want to move on, but he wanted to know hat else? In the end we removed the old window frame on the western side that was rotten. Over time, I have repaired another old frame we have taken out when we fitted the folding doors. It is wider than the original, and we wanted to move it a little. We built the necessary stud frame and fitted the window (without the sliding sashes) Now I expected him to be in a hurry to make his getaway. In the end he replaced the damaged weatherboards as well. We closed the opening with building paper in the meantime. Thanks Petrus!
The next job will be to fit the glass to the sliding sashes, seal the gaps around the window and fit the last of the insulation and plasterboards on the walls.
1 November 2015
In trouble as always.
My medication for controlling my shakes is being changed, and as a result I am shaking much more now (hopefully it will become more effective as time goes by) The result is that I am not as productive as I hoped to be.
We did finish off the eastern wall of the old kitchen, stripped it and painted it. The opening window is not fitted yet, because I was looking for useable used glass. That is sorted now, but I will have to have it cut to size and fit it to the frame.
As you can see from the pictures, I tend to do the wall bit by bit. The new window is covered with building paper.
I have also started working on the ceiling, but the progress is very slow. I hope I can add more pictures next time
My medication for controlling my shakes is being changed, and as a result I am shaking much more now (hopefully it will become more effective as time goes by) The result is that I am not as productive as I hoped to be.
We did finish off the eastern wall of the old kitchen, stripped it and painted it. The opening window is not fitted yet, because I was looking for useable used glass. That is sorted now, but I will have to have it cut to size and fit it to the frame.
As you can see from the pictures, I tend to do the wall bit by bit. The new window is covered with building paper.
I have also started working on the ceiling, but the progress is very slow. I hope I can add more pictures next time
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