Tuesday August 26 and Wednesday 27, Construction Days 48 and 49. Reasonably early in the morning the KCDC inspector arrives with his cattle prod, checking to see the moisture content of our framing timber. Observant readers will remember that we stood at 22.5% last week, with maximum permissible set at 20%.
There was a discernable silence, as The Man walked slowly from room to room, jabbing here and there as he went. Much like a prison warder checking through an inmate’s cell for hidden contraband. Not that I know anything about prison … the movies, you see…
The Man said nothing as he returned and opened the building file and started writing…
Under his breath, one of the carpenters confided, “It’s probably OK, ‘cos he’s signing. If it was not Ok, he would simply scratch a line through that bit.”
Minutes later The Man on his way again, Builder John smiled, “Yes, 13%, Let’s go gibbing!”
(Above): Builder John muscles up, and starts fitting the first of the heavy ceiling boards
(Above): With the bedroom ceiling complete, the guys are busy with the sitting room.
(Above): The first wall of the bedroom is up, and the guys carry in all the other sheets, out of the possible wet weather.
(Above): The first door (to the dressing room/ cupboard) is hung. I’ve tried it, and it opens and closes!
Outside a couple of the other guys are busy painting the soffit/weatherboard cover strips to finish off the top weather board all round. Other work includes shaving down door and window surround frames so that the Gib will fit flush.
(Above): The rebuild of the modified overhang over the kitchen door has moved along fine, and I think that the result has worked out precisely as imagined, substituting all the odd corners and angles with one clean facade to match the existing overhang outside the opposite door. Nicely done.
(Above): The deck outside the bedroom stands silent while the pillars and support beams wait in a braced position for the concrete to set. Another day or two should do it. Here Sophie checks whether the board has been fitted properly… or perhaps whether she can scavenge any leftover pie!
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