We are getting going as fast as we can because the owners of the house we're renting are wanting to move back in. Nothing like the thought of living in a caravan on site with no running water, shower or loo to motivate you.
So to that end, we are on the go. 7 days a week on the go. I have given him today off though, to be nice (and as I'm fighting the dreaded lurgy and cant bring myself to traipse back and forth carting food).
Upon inspection, I was so very thrilled to see the bones of the job coming to life. The frame is up, trusses are up and the lean-to off the side is up. Next week should see the insulation paper, windows and a roof on.
Once thats done, the little kitchen can be measured (always a good idea rather than just going off the measurements on the plan) and the electrician, phone, plumbing and gas rough ins can be done. Rick assures me that we will be done in 6 weeks (we hand keys back in 7)
So I better get off my butt, and get started on the cleaning and packing... Anyone want to help?? Or have tips on beating a nasty persistent cough would be much appreciated!
Happy Sunday All, stay tuned for weekly updates.
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| Side view of the shed. Some bracing sheets still need to go up on external walls and internal walls. The blue timber is the chemically treated pine that help to prevent termites. We also use a termite barrier called Kordon (thanks to the guys from Hervey Bay Maryborough Pest Control) which is put between concrete slab and the base of the frame. The BEST way to help protect yourself from termite attack is VIGILANCE - visual checks, keep gardens and especially things like timber mulch and taps away from the perimeter of your building. Termites need water, so taps and plants up against homes and weep holes is the BEST way to invite them in. |
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Walls meet roof
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| Lean to, home of Ricks truck and trailer for the duration of shed living. |
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| So from left to right, the first room will eventually be my office once the main part of the house is finished. to the right of that, you can see the frame of the cupboard and behind that is the bathroom. Then there is the door and window and where Ricks standing will be the workbench which will host the kitchenette for the duration of the shed living. It looks small but trust me its not :) During construction, the size of the house and the rooms can often be deceiving When a base or slab goes down, we often see a look on clients face that says "ummm Are you sure thats the right size, it looks so small?" It's so deceiving to see without walls up. This optical illusion keeps changing during the construction. Rooms can often look smaller when the gyprock sheets go up, but once painted often looks spacious again. I put it down to the dark greyish colour of the sheets. The kitchen is the same. Unitl the cabinets go in, it can often look out of proportion. Kitchens going in is one of my favourite times of construction as it gives the owners a big lift to get to that stage, and generally they can really start to visualise the final product which is so hard to do when you are looking at drawings on paper. |
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| Just to give you an idea on size, hubby (on left) is 6 foot... And I cleaned up what he was really thinking!! |
