Roof insulation is in place. The plastic is to 1. ensure it stays there for now, and 2. stop glass fibres shedding on me while I varnish the walls.
My next jobs (door surrounds aside) are window and door architraves and do the ceiling linings. I'm not sure whether I can do the ceiling on my own; the boards are 5.6 metres long and wobbly. It was difficult enough fitting them vertically (using foot, hip, or elbow to hold stuff in place while I got it to fit together) but working over my head will be a different challenge entirely. Experience so far has suggested it will need three people, so I will need to be both clever and dextrous to even attempt it on my own.
The architraves are going to be challenging as none of the windowframe corners are square. If I'd realized sooner how far out some of them are I'd have put packing in appropriate places behind the window frame liners. That in itself would have been an interesting challenge.
Maybe I'll get some polyurethane on the walls instead.
At least now there is working (LED) lighting and sockets from which I can power heaters if I work at night.
I'm really excited that we seem to have the interest of our prefered builder to take on our house build. He's currently on a really big project which could take another 10+months but I'm prepared to wait. Slowly slowly things are progressing.
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Last Thursday I dug out a foundation area for the water storage tank for the cabin (2000 litres). This week I need to get a trailerload of crusher-dust and compact that in and level it. Then I can pick the tank up in Blenheim, stand it in place and get the spouting delivering water into storage. Yay for water on site…
I’m in awe. Your doing a wonderful job, especially on your own
ReplyDeleteYour little cabin is going to be a wonderful little gem of a place
You've made good progress. Such hard work .. I am in awe.
ReplyDeleteI am curious about your water storage system. Will there be some kind of filtration to make it potable?
Rain water here is ok to drink. In any event I am currently boiling everything anyway. When the house is built there will be a physical filter for leaves and debris and possibly a UV filter on the potable water and a water recovery and recycling system (so that we recycle shower water for toilet flushing and the garden)
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ReplyDeleteCrikey mate... I'd be buttering up some peeps to be available for that ceiling work... unless you put in temporary strapping boards to slide the lengths into and hold close to place... and seriously, have your phone on you 'coz if you come a cropper you need to be able to reach it pronto! (Yes, this one has me worried for you, as much as I admire your chutzpah!!!) YAM xx
You must be very fit to undertake all the physical work involved in making your cabin habitable. I take my hat off to you.
ReplyDeleteNot as generally fit as I was 10 months ago but fit for different and very specific activities (like digging🙄)
DeleteIt's looking good. Will you be installing solar in the new build?
ReplyDeleteAt present here the cost of solar power panels outweighs life time return so we are going to install solar water heating instead.
DeleteWow! We also are in awe of all the wonderful (and very detailed) work you are putting in. The wood is just gorgeous!
ReplyDeletethere might be too much of a good thing by the time the ceiling is complete. (that's why I've painted the floor).
DeleteYe Gods and Little Fishes. The work you are doing and going to complete is amazing.
ReplyDeleteHaving the water sorted is even more important than electric!!
ReplyDeleteNo, don't do a 3 person job by yourself....