Buildlogue #21 - It’s A Wrap!

Monday 28 and Tuesday 29 July 2014 representing Construction Days 27 and 28 present us with two days worth of clear weather. Clear but very cold.

Monday consisted of a number of lesser tasks in preparation of the KCDC inspection visit. The inspector was suitably satisfied with our conformity to all the requirements in the building specifications, and gave the green light for continuation.

(Above): Workers start cutting, trimming and stapling Tekton wrap fabric along the outer walls of the extension.

Tuesday has seen the soffits being addressed and the wrapping of the external framework to be completed. Tekton Building Wrap is a synthetic breather-type building wrap for use as a wall wrap and air barrier under fixed wall cladding on timber and steel framed buildings. The product is a coated spun-bonded polypropylene, and is approximately 0.6mm thick. It allows trapped water vapour to escape from the woodwork where required, but prevents rainwater from re-soaking our structure.

(Above): The eastern facade of the building completed, ready for the windows and external timber cladding.

(Above): The western side, with the French Windows to the bedroom in the foreground.

Buildlogue #20 – Roofing

Friday 25 July 2014 Construction Day 26, marks seven months since we touched down at Wellington airport at the close of Xmas at midnight on 25 December 2013.

(Above): The view of the roof above the bedroom – the plywood sheets being fitted to the first half of this area.

(Above): Fitting the supports for the metal roofing along the western side of the bedroom above the opening French Doors.

(Above): The view of the bedroom from the sitting room. On the right, just beyond the orange broom, is the bathroom door and a bit past that, the dressing room/ walk-in wardrobe door. On the left next to the panel of plywood, is the opening for the French Doors.

(Above): A view of the ply-clad “flat roof” area nearing completion as seen from Tyler’s upstairs bedroom window, and (below) as seen from the ground floor standing in the bathroom-to-be.

(Above): The framework stands bathed in bright afternoon sunshine, in preparation of a scheduled inspection by KCDC next week. Possibly the sunlight is a promise of better weather to come?

Once we have passed the upcoming inspection, cladding of the open skeleton can commence and the building will start taking on a proper character of its own… 

Buildlogue #3

Day 28: 10 June 2014 – The rainfall during the past 24 hours ending 8:00am was 28mm

(Above): This morning Bianca kindly collected the Building Consent from KCDC in Paraparaumu. You can imagine our surprise at the presentation. The complete set of documents are packed in a stiff wallet/folder, which is sponsored by a number of full-colour adverts.

(Above): Unlike anything I experienced with The City of Cape Town building department when we built at Strandweg and Hamerkop Road, the Kapiti Coast Council is extremely thorough, possibly to the point of becoming anal. The covering letter guides you through all the requirements, leaving no doubt as to your responsibilities.

(Above): All important points and amendments are printed on the appropriate documents in red, with some of them high-lighted in yellow print-marker. It is your responsibility to ensure that each and every inspection is done by the appropriate officials. They must make not two, not three, but guess how many….  Yes a dozen!