Yes, I thought that the title might wake you up a bit. No, there’s no Queen’s birthday or Labour Day, or any such event. There is simply a lull in operations at the build site for tomorrow Friday 18th Construction Day 21.
The reason for the “delay” is simply because the next task to be tackled is to open up part of the north-side roof of the existing house, to make the void watertight in case of rain showers, to fit the final internal wall (along Strawberry Lane corridor) and to start installing the roof trusses. In Builder John’s opinion a continuous operation for this series of jobs is more desirable than having a weekend (with possible leaks, etc into the existing dining-room ceiling) so soon after commencement.
He will be able to use the “day off” for liaison with the window manufacturers (final measurements), and follow-up with other trades, such as the water-proofers, the roofers, plumber and electrician.
What happened today? It was indeed a day of contrasts, with snow on the nearby Kapanui peak, a clear blue sky and icy temperature at breakfast time. Then we had sunshine, rainshowers, sunshowers, alternating with combinations of those variants, until a huge golden “red rubber ball” sunset. On the work front,l the final adjustment were made to the wall frames, as regards the “squareness”, the “levelness” and the “straightness” (and any other “nesses” there may be) of everything in relation to everything else, including the cement slab floor. They are now ready to receive the timber roof trusses.
A rubbish skip was also delivered today and parked on the verge outside the gate. This will facilitate clean-up of scrap, of off-cuts, packaging and the like, to make the area more habitable and neat.
The following are shots of the framing as the building now stands.
(Above): A short break between bouts of drizzle allowed me a quick scoot through the extension. Must remember to wipe your feet before walking across the highly polished floors. I call this colour “muddy waters with animal print”
(Above): A general overview taken from Tyler’s upstairs bedroom. The rooms are colour-coded as follows: Yellow=bedroom with little passage; Goldish at left= sitting/TV room; Turquoise centre bottom= part of Strawberry Lane; Brown= dressing room/walk-in wardrobe; Green= bathroom/WC and Blue= laundry.
(Above): View from the bedroom. with the laundry (“L”), Strawberry Lane (“SL”), the sitting room (“SR”) and entrance passage (“P”).
(Above): View of the bedroom (“BR”) from the sitting room.
(Above): View from the outside, showing the bedroom (“BR”), sitting room (“SR”) and Strawberry Lane (“SL”)
(Above) Outside view from the east, showing the laundry (“L”), the bathroom (“WC”) and the dressing room (“DR”)
(Above): The view-to-be from the bedroom-to-be through the French Doors-to-be, looking west into the sunset-to-be.
(Above): The lone frame, still to be fitted, lies lifeless on the floor of the potager-to-be, destined to separate the new laundry from the existing dining room
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