Monday 27 February 2017

Finished Purlins

        Another day of work and we managed to beat the rain to finish the last 3 purlins. I woke up ridiculously early and it was good building weather so I woke poor Josh up after only 6 hours sleep - surprisingly he was willing to do some work.

        It was all relatively easy since we have had so much practice that we know the drill now. Josh did all the measuring and clamping and setting up, and then I went and drilled all the screws in between. The drilling the screws in is the easy part, the hard part is climbing up the ladder with a heavy drill and standing in the right angle and height in order to screw it without a chance of falling down if the drill mucks up somehow. Unfortunately, just as we figured out how to do it perfectly we have finished the job - now we have to start from scratch and learn the next one!

        We have piled the merbau for the decking in its own neat pile, which looks very nice. This won't be our next step though, next will be the sisalation to go on the roof and then topped with zincalume roofing sheets. I have done some measurements to try and figure out how many sheets will go across each side of the roof and how much overlap will be on each one to make a neat finish on the far side. The rest of the week is meant to be rain, so will focus on other things for the time being.

6 comments:

  1. Hi my name is Jane, we just bought a block at Drake also so have been reading your blog with a lpt of interest, must feel great to be out of the rat race. Awesome guys, may meet at the local soon. Cheers

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi there Jane, welcome to Drake! It's a beautiful place :) One of the first things we learnt when we came here is that things happen in 'Drake time' - which usually means a really long time! And then sometimes things suddenly happen overnight! I will keep an eye out for you in town :)

      Delete
    2. Hi Sandrina, we are camping occasionally at the mo, till we get a few things up and running like water etc but feel like we live there almost. Cant wait to be there full time. Thanx for the welcome, hopefully make your acquaintance soon.😊

      Delete
    3. Hi Sandrina, we are camping occasionally at the mo, till we get a few things up and running like water etc but feel like we live there almost. Cant wait to be there full time. Thanx for the welcome, hopefully make your acquaintance soon.😊

      Delete
  2. Hi Jane, good luck with the water - our place already had a tank and a shed but we had to buy a truckload of water to get us started - the most important thing! We came and went for the first six months and it was the best way to do it, that way you learn slowly what you need and can bring it back with you each time :) It WILL be cold especially at night until about September, best time to come permanently as that's when the fireflies start!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Awesome thanks Sandrina, good advice, fireflies sounds exciting, the kids and i are itching to get there but how slow does it feel when in anticipation mode lol. Your place is looking fantastic.

    ReplyDelete