tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51345990022173958782024-03-05T03:18:35.478-08:00Our Owner-Builder Steel-Frame Kit-Home in ProgressSandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-55784846198873373442023-12-27T22:43:00.000-08:002023-12-27T22:43:58.942-08:00<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2022 May</div><p></p></blockquote><p>Winter was approaching and I was a little worried about the new water pipes under the house freezing and bursting. We bought special insulation tubes that are specially designed for this. It was a simple job but involved a lot of awkward angles crawling around under the house.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrluKtdNAor8U6emGkR7eZctyMcFM_q1CxUIR3kzFqoO-sY_f4H5pZtXPEo0dcVuP2cOesf9AjYuXoeTx9BRTZQs6TAD1oek0ajD67yhhKri4iLXrJbEriq3av5njexYXMyDhlZkZNnkcUCrxJCSo13k97PnEzu64bVzxF3-MgVU3WzVS2Wtuk8sXmeQ/s4032/20220523_110427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrluKtdNAor8U6emGkR7eZctyMcFM_q1CxUIR3kzFqoO-sY_f4H5pZtXPEo0dcVuP2cOesf9AjYuXoeTx9BRTZQs6TAD1oek0ajD67yhhKri4iLXrJbEriq3av5njexYXMyDhlZkZNnkcUCrxJCSo13k97PnEzu64bVzxF3-MgVU3WzVS2Wtuk8sXmeQ/s320/20220523_110427.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> The insulation tubes were easy to use, they could be cut with scissors, applied at angles and around corners, and I soon worked out some way to get them to stay up on their own.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjRAdJvQ3svLCUr-Gm4wTn6grG7htfhzc2hllO1oBw0_Br37LUI_5hP_JYvrpQfgdMlhzp0P5hiUJHjjyKHx8OxRaBUTBqRlcWrFst45bwfCZti9SvkahpFQfL_p3FXieFHvIvN5z-Cihyphenhyphenm9QgARmXAteeOufQOT7got5pC8sZZUczVMbafD0ZU9ldQ/s4032/20220523_095639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjRAdJvQ3svLCUr-Gm4wTn6grG7htfhzc2hllO1oBw0_Br37LUI_5hP_JYvrpQfgdMlhzp0P5hiUJHjjyKHx8OxRaBUTBqRlcWrFst45bwfCZti9SvkahpFQfL_p3FXieFHvIvN5z-Cihyphenhyphenm9QgARmXAteeOufQOT7got5pC8sZZUczVMbafD0ZU9ldQ/s320/20220523_095639.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p> I was listening to podcasts as I crawled around under there to keep me entertained, constantly losing my scissors cos they were behind me. At some points it was a bit confusing because the copper pipes were a mixture of cold water, hot water, and gas. They were coming off and going to the hot water system, then coming back in, then one was going to the gas stove with gas, and then the water ones were going off to the shower, the basin, the laundry and the sink. The ones with green plastic around them are the hot water so at least that's easy to keep track of. The silver tape around the black insulation is special insulation tape which is extra sticky, so perfect for this situation.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9G2lmbFeijbJmsxWqZl764aaQu9gbf3q6LUFqMl0gXGGkA4i2ic_DCpgSbPTchLEdltAYIfW7AFUXCXBJzpshNpGz3aSBPJiGr7xLQnOmyBl9Kw3qUPuJyS-3H8dH7QgVFELfJGFIddxW4TfjIuPG-2e9XN34jqURud8s0GBhvQuhEF_uFDZGJkVyQ/s4032/20220523_150829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9G2lmbFeijbJmsxWqZl764aaQu9gbf3q6LUFqMl0gXGGkA4i2ic_DCpgSbPTchLEdltAYIfW7AFUXCXBJzpshNpGz3aSBPJiGr7xLQnOmyBl9Kw3qUPuJyS-3H8dH7QgVFELfJGFIddxW4TfjIuPG-2e9XN34jqURud8s0GBhvQuhEF_uFDZGJkVyQ/s320/20220523_150829.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p> The hot water system has water in, gas in, and water out. I thought the gas pipe probly didn't need to be insulated. I used some zip ties to hold these tubes on.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO33bsKXFD-koK89ahNESaKMWD2P3mACojm1CgDJe_ArY98lYfha415AmrwWc3w2zUkfnLZUsKvwFhA-7zqCNWQ9JUxUx_tJxO7hUwfo7jLA950O6X7PEezFZM_NxYkUFqd5Z03Bt8VD-NPls7V2U30RiEp1M_EzZTnl2ctMhFZIagznCJn_MrLT95KA/s4032/20220523_124856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO33bsKXFD-koK89ahNESaKMWD2P3mACojm1CgDJe_ArY98lYfha415AmrwWc3w2zUkfnLZUsKvwFhA-7zqCNWQ9JUxUx_tJxO7hUwfo7jLA950O6X7PEezFZM_NxYkUFqd5Z03Bt8VD-NPls7V2U30RiEp1M_EzZTnl2ctMhFZIagznCJn_MrLT95KA/s320/20220523_124856.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div> I was glad that I insulated the pipes when I did because the very next month the temperature went down to zero and everything was frozen. I was very happy with the peace of mind I achieved for a comparatively small cost and easy job.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiF3lLhE2DmJt52JBxrsq_Phn4pf3LBrY6_y7Cjp0i8vR9Uor7FpfsfIXSzkJT8E-_70E7Dg3KmFsQoWHSNmw4cisAsVw3ktSCfUFIlKljCBk8EmHClh6gyvN_zgnn3mM2YbFxbD3I0QRnyaXprTH8x-wuiQBXuoNSeAU0q2ThV-3z2rZErGzzIbWjDA/s4032/20220609_070857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiF3lLhE2DmJt52JBxrsq_Phn4pf3LBrY6_y7Cjp0i8vR9Uor7FpfsfIXSzkJT8E-_70E7Dg3KmFsQoWHSNmw4cisAsVw3ktSCfUFIlKljCBk8EmHClh6gyvN_zgnn3mM2YbFxbD3I0QRnyaXprTH8x-wuiQBXuoNSeAU0q2ThV-3z2rZErGzzIbWjDA/s320/20220609_070857.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Iu9W5sCXG7sXL9uXJcKVKhFd7ZsgLrHE_j0Nd0NsnjQhTuBGYzoRH7MrFh5mxCoE6OwJdyeTuJ7uA6S2qaagEAOeDpEHORLMdGbxEzgG3Z06-BHqZaDiyhH-7LfKUcvggDOcFR6EzytLwGTHr3MtdZaiOfRTriPkDGp7fYe-nFMi6PyihebJwwHWXw/s4032/20220609_081246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Iu9W5sCXG7sXL9uXJcKVKhFd7ZsgLrHE_j0Nd0NsnjQhTuBGYzoRH7MrFh5mxCoE6OwJdyeTuJ7uA6S2qaagEAOeDpEHORLMdGbxEzgG3Z06-BHqZaDiyhH-7LfKUcvggDOcFR6EzytLwGTHr3MtdZaiOfRTriPkDGp7fYe-nFMi6PyihebJwwHWXw/s320/20220609_081246.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Another job that needed doing was filling the gaps under the ridge cap where it sits on top of the corrugated iron. After perusing all the options the best solution seemed to be aluminium sheeting which we cut to size. We held a corro offcut against the aluminium and copied the wiggle with a permanent marker, then cut along the wiggly line by hand with a pair of tin snips. This was thin enough to cut and bend to the right size and shape but strong enough to keep out wind and fire embers. The bushfire rating for our house (BAL 29) required there to be no gaps smaller than 4mm anywhere around the outside of our house. We already had aluminium mesh inside the roof but wanted to have something that was better at keeping out wind and rain.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLnF6sfi4X0AflT7-Y_qg-Uqk9HUcqTBK-C_mdplbnjudStH4uzmQhoq4mLqCZPezOinhTfR4AIjKG3h31N9_hUqgzqlIVNXMEl0uWYkchjp_t-SJkS9kiwF75a65P_bwjYQpISiYmPPDmN2sL2QDa1OJCQleeW2A9ZHu_9wzjb1tUouuhE1T8bKx-A/s4032/20220509_155026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLnF6sfi4X0AflT7-Y_qg-Uqk9HUcqTBK-C_mdplbnjudStH4uzmQhoq4mLqCZPezOinhTfR4AIjKG3h31N9_hUqgzqlIVNXMEl0uWYkchjp_t-SJkS9kiwF75a65P_bwjYQpISiYmPPDmN2sL2QDa1OJCQleeW2A9ZHu_9wzjb1tUouuhE1T8bKx-A/s320/20220509_155026.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFX5OKZi1x2j1V3h7C-kPZJsU1J9kDcFUnzBrxYvwKZ_nJ2HEoI-fllzYUo5RU44F2SNrTgEnFPS_gh5riLm3gLD0YY20b9dZnJp8YJ-m0nGrhnQ3G8iT4yFal329FXBF4z08S2gWPtj2PiKcbcSwk0kncKxPazn-X6bO0iU7NyJH6V5YgoOJjIcbPw/s4032/20220524_134356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFX5OKZi1x2j1V3h7C-kPZJsU1J9kDcFUnzBrxYvwKZ_nJ2HEoI-fllzYUo5RU44F2SNrTgEnFPS_gh5riLm3gLD0YY20b9dZnJp8YJ-m0nGrhnQ3G8iT4yFal329FXBF4z08S2gWPtj2PiKcbcSwk0kncKxPazn-X6bO0iU7NyJH6V5YgoOJjIcbPw/s320/20220524_134356.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> Josh climbed up on the roof, unscrewed the ridge cap a little and slid our custom made gap filler underneath and re-attached the ridge cap. We were worried that the shiny aluminium would be unsightly on the roof compared to the grey, so bought the Colorbond matching grey paint and painted it after application. You can't even see it anymore.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmM08ywy0SggG1RvYOin6gf6Ee2mQeRTMOP2rgmpACz5r-bc2VkbfEsgC9dVUHNHxjsdq5gpg1KXOXenVUdbG5YZalI4TycpU_XMLnV2XtX5X_5P_cQZASkkKQsJJgFVE84SnktVCJac1nB9ml_94wTCZ3oNj1-B4ZCPgAoBd5RDXH_w3F1InZ8wSXA/s857/20220524_193329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="714" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmM08ywy0SggG1RvYOin6gf6Ee2mQeRTMOP2rgmpACz5r-bc2VkbfEsgC9dVUHNHxjsdq5gpg1KXOXenVUdbG5YZalI4TycpU_XMLnV2XtX5X_5P_cQZASkkKQsJJgFVE84SnktVCJac1nB9ml_94wTCZ3oNj1-B4ZCPgAoBd5RDXH_w3F1InZ8wSXA/s320/20220524_193329.jpg" width="267" /></a></div></div></div>Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-43024850052783693912023-12-01T21:00:00.000-08:002023-12-01T21:00:01.166-08:00<p> 2022 January</p><p> Over a year since the stainless steel tank was delivered (November 2020), we finally got around to putting up the downpipes. The gutters on our house run along each side, a 10 metre length on the north side and a 10 metre length on the south side. The photo below shows the south side. On the left you can see the separate verandah roof gutter which has its own downpipe into a 100 litre plastic tank.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimow_4xo-Y249Bng2zfExd-BtyMnFjpRk3E3Mi2x9J5olPagCGVcQO35D7b3-ycLx6tACzcq2FPOa6vdQ7Gj2tygMCI2EWhQN6IV7Lyg3Sgr66sAzLkBwQ1AvheeBLSOhsymoMS-q52k5Nv2c_iMfIDT2MQY0Gb3eXxmmLsuxuInJ_JvlcKzQgfZiSA/s4032/20211125_160411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimow_4xo-Y249Bng2zfExd-BtyMnFjpRk3E3Mi2x9J5olPagCGVcQO35D7b3-ycLx6tACzcq2FPOa6vdQ7Gj2tygMCI2EWhQN6IV7Lyg3Sgr66sAzLkBwQ1AvheeBLSOhsymoMS-q52k5Nv2c_iMfIDT2MQY0Gb3eXxmmLsuxuInJ_JvlcKzQgfZiSA/s320/20211125_160411.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"> This meant that the downpipes had to come down from each side separately and then join in the middle, and then go across the gap to go into the tank. This was quite tricky because you can't just put both sides into a central pipe at once - there is no plumbing part to suit this situation. I can only guess that's because the two flows of water will hit each other and slow down too much. This meant that one side had to come down at a different angle to the other side, but there is only so much wiggle room you can do when fitting one pipe to another pipe. The solution Josh came up with was to install a bit of a wiggle which you can almost see coming down from the gutter on the left hand side.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVuJzIOpNJMtIGyiKNThu3BtQFY9LzbXOgAO3DdwiruKYfhLU4juVGWjjKF6XH4vHarfY_tRoxhwrm1p-rhU997XyEMwW8MCxIZEOmswWvz7e_Demtxv2v8jWfS_1YX_Nl28uW9-KpTxusFgTsO1AsKAfWte4b62LEHj42FH7bUfqAunqydbNosMHbw/s4032/20220111_163815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVuJzIOpNJMtIGyiKNThu3BtQFY9LzbXOgAO3DdwiruKYfhLU4juVGWjjKF6XH4vHarfY_tRoxhwrm1p-rhU997XyEMwW8MCxIZEOmswWvz7e_Demtxv2v8jWfS_1YX_Nl28uW9-KpTxusFgTsO1AsKAfWte4b62LEHj42FH7bUfqAunqydbNosMHbw/s320/20220111_163815.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p> The distance from the house to the tank was a bit too far for the downpipe to support itself without sagging, so Josh constructed a support pole to keep it staying upright and stable. First he made a metal box for the base, ready to fill with concrete.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzXDImoVty4-k10fzFwFv269t-R-0ODU79LxVZrtsgTAkMQxxk15BuFvuz_AVthsi6iefAi7AIf9oNvK1qfY3JaiG9Azf3P87jb5spM_tr3BaSpZ_qRwNdGlCkztnRben19dYmcxHDfOSbDlUy-hMkf4402Je-LAqy-whPhk-Mzv3hw308FUN_sHHlA/s4032/20220111_173300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzXDImoVty4-k10fzFwFv269t-R-0ODU79LxVZrtsgTAkMQxxk15BuFvuz_AVthsi6iefAi7AIf9oNvK1qfY3JaiG9Azf3P87jb5spM_tr3BaSpZ_qRwNdGlCkztnRben19dYmcxHDfOSbDlUy-hMkf4402Je-LAqy-whPhk-Mzv3hw308FUN_sHHlA/s320/20220111_173300.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Then he filled it with a concrete mix and attached some leftover metal framing to be the support pole.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz15eMy85e_KNvyc5cdZVVfyMN6zADxcv9xtqRWvCcoYxTluZ4ukpZegCOIK1VObIVSU8qvNgWqTMC5h3KbmG4jriqbiXKApoCmH9Y8zywoixik15H1Fw8hfp-iNTIFK8Q75sBfZZ03XQZgMY3NNVMTlUnOnTGlUOoGe9uc9Oc8Tc1XYLpN-6X4TtTSQ/s4032/20220111_163705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz15eMy85e_KNvyc5cdZVVfyMN6zADxcv9xtqRWvCcoYxTluZ4ukpZegCOIK1VObIVSU8qvNgWqTMC5h3KbmG4jriqbiXKApoCmH9Y8zywoixik15H1Fw8hfp-iNTIFK8Q75sBfZZ03XQZgMY3NNVMTlUnOnTGlUOoGe9uc9Oc8Tc1XYLpN-6X4TtTSQ/s320/20220111_163705.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div> Below you can see the finished set-up. We also installed a first flush diverter to try and keep the water going into the tank a bit more clean.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MLhKE1QhACYvVEup2LoK36GKW4bjtHD24_9Bq5SHL2L-IASD8tTxYaslXSa-sD-QDmYipn4K1WHFDHdXzvpPLN9e_lK6aPlbmEoaeIQaZUFIYK_wf1Ge6Fd223iabP9NMXosEpcgpaA0TJ0ohWbuMOKjEIfn2E19w1QK-w0pm8xMQWkswyUtJet4mQ/s4032/20220111_183704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MLhKE1QhACYvVEup2LoK36GKW4bjtHD24_9Bq5SHL2L-IASD8tTxYaslXSa-sD-QDmYipn4K1WHFDHdXzvpPLN9e_lK6aPlbmEoaeIQaZUFIYK_wf1Ge6Fd223iabP9NMXosEpcgpaA0TJ0ohWbuMOKjEIfn2E19w1QK-w0pm8xMQWkswyUtJet4mQ/s320/20220111_183704.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div> The first flush diverter is the grey pipe which comes straight down along the house wall below the white pipes. It is designed to fill up with water when it starts raining, and has a round empty plastic ball the same width as the pipe inside it. When the ball floats to the top, it hits a seal so that the rest of the rain goes straight into the tank. This means that any leaves, dirt, bird poo or other nasty stuff gets washed off into the diverter, and the rest of the rainwater is much cleaner and goes into the tank. The diverter has a small hole at the bottom so that it slowly drains away and is ready to repeat the process the next time it rains.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaiBKbAPbDlbOBx97uny15W1ublleQ1xML1KDG2HD3HZJphZ4imDrCR_BsdRujzPtvnVRSKj7uAzUzPopBeihqoyMm_LT6rCpB4-yt5xJmlDEn6-CVE8w5j1COtUZW32OhZtzVAUXVcgGuKv8mYovjNFmegrqjbKdGjnhE90H1E1W3yETzBNtFhYfTw/s4032/20231202_145759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaiBKbAPbDlbOBx97uny15W1ublleQ1xML1KDG2HD3HZJphZ4imDrCR_BsdRujzPtvnVRSKj7uAzUzPopBeihqoyMm_LT6rCpB4-yt5xJmlDEn6-CVE8w5j1COtUZW32OhZtzVAUXVcgGuKv8mYovjNFmegrqjbKdGjnhE90H1E1W3yETzBNtFhYfTw/s320/20231202_145759.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p> The diverter is designed to drain into a garden hose, so you can direct it away from your house. Unfortunately the bottom seal always leaks so I had to put a container underneath to catch both the drips and the intended leakage, and then another hose coming from the bottom of the container which goes down into a garden bed. Below is the tiny hole it is designed to slowly leak from.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWdbGQQQ9ZhkyehXzu7drVx4aPSFWv0YoL6TGSoO8peNi8w1hL2UUWDxD_FHp1MCCa69Fu5l7VwXmWns-w__9WFqguzJruC5svW6Q_Z9vBJPR8FbvhZvhU70r6Qr_nhfB5_IiutMm0rpsN83uV5s-8PkNd1VxSmGsw_BFZzZNr6pwz5IohXBoj225eQ/s4032/20231202_150225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWdbGQQQ9ZhkyehXzu7drVx4aPSFWv0YoL6TGSoO8peNi8w1hL2UUWDxD_FHp1MCCa69Fu5l7VwXmWns-w__9WFqguzJruC5svW6Q_Z9vBJPR8FbvhZvhU70r6Qr_nhfB5_IiutMm0rpsN83uV5s-8PkNd1VxSmGsw_BFZzZNr6pwz5IohXBoj225eQ/s320/20231202_150225.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p> The pic below shows the ball and the filter just before I reassemble after cleaning. This kit was available from Bunnings for about 20 bucks, and then you supply your own pipe, and adjust the length to suit the size of your roof.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x_NT_2INUAMG8oon0XCYdyuGIkF7qf-URhNcc42krrAIUzuEIdLIdSpbhQ5YmAaTUnDpAe-OQnMR5vnn4rwVsNcMg4rHuLSKMKrC2U03bgI_05KtUhNyAYndSVW_kSlzRRhkpHsdgkrWosxAsoZSlLxOKMP88spjf7GK-AYX-j7AKfDNgCfVtWlN_w/s4032/20231202_151147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x_NT_2INUAMG8oon0XCYdyuGIkF7qf-URhNcc42krrAIUzuEIdLIdSpbhQ5YmAaTUnDpAe-OQnMR5vnn4rwVsNcMg4rHuLSKMKrC2U03bgI_05KtUhNyAYndSVW_kSlzRRhkpHsdgkrWosxAsoZSlLxOKMP88spjf7GK-AYX-j7AKfDNgCfVtWlN_w/s320/20231202_151147.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p> We also added an outlet pipe for when the tank overflows as you can kinda see on the right of the below pic. The pipe comes out just below the top of the tank, turns a corner and goes down the side of the the tank, turns another corner and the pipe continues a couple of metres away from the tank.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwSnYBqPMtEipv6V95W4ulAO6a0IxAVgoeBGzM6y-jSzfhIDpZ_im25gXqILVx4Rp8_cxH5Yp4czFMx4HaYSWr4f1_BxeLF4cHyH7XT1GafiaqQBD_XwXpUa0xO7HOvsSNWKJhyTQIm2EcKO-OuKQZ6rkKxrmg4-FRBpW3qxZ24uREiiv5ERPFc-6sg/s4032/20231202_145900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwSnYBqPMtEipv6V95W4ulAO6a0IxAVgoeBGzM6y-jSzfhIDpZ_im25gXqILVx4Rp8_cxH5Yp4czFMx4HaYSWr4f1_BxeLF4cHyH7XT1GafiaqQBD_XwXpUa0xO7HOvsSNWKJhyTQIm2EcKO-OuKQZ6rkKxrmg4-FRBpW3qxZ24uREiiv5ERPFc-6sg/s320/20231202_145900.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> We painted the pipes with grey paint which is tinted to exactly match the Colorbond grey on the trim of the house. This both changes it from looking horrible ugly to quite classy, and also protects the plastic pipes from degrading as quickly in the sun. Unfortunately plastic hates being painted and it peels off with the slightest bump, but a few coats mostly did a decent job.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-D4P4RkKaQXz1Js0Wy-lykexolgC0GRxC6WW3tjFjgW9f5EDKm1nJAIjsb3i2oA9y-cvB5sH-HkKXxM9bsQ4MJm1DSPGQ99th_hKTMthG9tFYa__vfMtpMLYZ6QQnyyz9iaZ2pgTeSF-vLF1l3RtonRtkCgfAqslJydaJLsr1Gtw8ounRb-mxG9iWA/s4032/20231202_145826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-D4P4RkKaQXz1Js0Wy-lykexolgC0GRxC6WW3tjFjgW9f5EDKm1nJAIjsb3i2oA9y-cvB5sH-HkKXxM9bsQ4MJm1DSPGQ99th_hKTMthG9tFYa__vfMtpMLYZ6QQnyyz9iaZ2pgTeSF-vLF1l3RtonRtkCgfAqslJydaJLsr1Gtw8ounRb-mxG9iWA/s320/20231202_145826.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> I will admit that these downpipes have blown down a couple of times when we have had big strong winds come through with storms, but a quick repair job and they have been faithfully putting water into our fancy tank every time it rains. It was even overflowing after the heavy rains we have had over the last month. Very happy!</p></div></div>Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-7456770259901259292023-11-28T19:32:00.000-08:002023-11-28T19:53:04.102-08:00<p> 2021 December</p><p> At this point we started trying to nail down details of how the kitchen layout would go exactly. This is the suggested kitchen layout from the kit home company, which has the stove on the internal wall adjoining the bathroom, the sink along the window and the fridge in the other corner.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEoEofxH0nEsdr_ZSHCeXFKaWXKiZBxhdeubftqPF0Yfh3qQ4VaNZPDVIc1ivESYIXEYc2xG_bKDeWCzJmjiQahtWnc76VFqTKCBJOnIwKUGrYeIRWKdSgB7GqR4Ob0yJOD8Z62SsmZsJ3vVxDpoZsRcYRhxdznjqCQk6ySXoNNmXR0LFI26L0OmhqA/s389/354437244_5664444106989317_2517404211555432558_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="389" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEoEofxH0nEsdr_ZSHCeXFKaWXKiZBxhdeubftqPF0Yfh3qQ4VaNZPDVIc1ivESYIXEYc2xG_bKDeWCzJmjiQahtWnc76VFqTKCBJOnIwKUGrYeIRWKdSgB7GqR4Ob0yJOD8Z62SsmZsJ3vVxDpoZsRcYRhxdznjqCQk6ySXoNNmXR0LFI26L0OmhqA/s320/354437244_5664444106989317_2517404211555432558_n.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p> Here's one experiment with the difficult space available.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ77zZ0SzBMNGECWBHvC2nP9XEqIWnEUroWKEY6-r5Ah0RlGhvD2jMX9PLkLeiqV-BhTOe2LoIONUvdZBFIpyENcxNjYJGuBBYFg9M4h0k0DesnF9j80N_7y1Gd5r3MEEjfFnj19wDL-K1FXsAXx3bx5zjFcVV4-EyRPIwKhVvaMpIH6w73Bt0Y7PqRg/s4032/20211112_153219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ77zZ0SzBMNGECWBHvC2nP9XEqIWnEUroWKEY6-r5Ah0RlGhvD2jMX9PLkLeiqV-BhTOe2LoIONUvdZBFIpyENcxNjYJGuBBYFg9M4h0k0DesnF9j80N_7y1Gd5r3MEEjfFnj19wDL-K1FXsAXx3bx5zjFcVV4-EyRPIwKhVvaMpIH6w73Bt0Y7PqRg/s320/20211112_153219.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> We have two corners and corners are annoying. You can't put your stove in a corner as then it's too hard to get things out of the oven. Cupboards in the corner are always awkward as it is difficult to access the space. You can get fancy solutions to access that corner but they are EXPENSIVE. We didn't want to put the sink or the stove along the side walls as it meant running the pipes further and creating potential problems in the future if there was a leak. We definitely wanted the sink at the window so you can get a cool breeze on your face while washing up, and a nice view out the window. The giant walk-in pantry seemed pretty cool - like a secret room inside your house - but it cost $2000 just on its own. Ouch.</p><p> Josh's cousin designed this fancy kitchen for us, which looks great but has the stove on the internal wall and the fridge kind of blocks off the room. Another problem with having the stove on the internal wall is that the range hood would have to vent out the ceiling instead of just venting straight out the external wall, much more difficult and expensive installation. Probly not the best to have the stove next to the fridge either cos the poor fridge would get hot whenever you cook something. It's such a tricky space cos it's just a little bit small. But thanks Mel for the design! (Also just imagine the sink is under the window).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvluuNKp5HmiREaTBqQh8jJ0WItZ-Szgi_bY8aCunOq2ceNan9Fbr8q59JoFOWxJYuvPAUkiiVaO3zeibzvjpMezY72eOvgjF5EEXqr8_2itgKkDdI9vk7X2HrWGgeqOm7gyqyy9chzMEXj0vX6KlM2-9MSJLhqQNqjoBPlS5v7VgWnd80JT-VbtuYhw/s800/thumbnail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvluuNKp5HmiREaTBqQh8jJ0WItZ-Szgi_bY8aCunOq2ceNan9Fbr8q59JoFOWxJYuvPAUkiiVaO3zeibzvjpMezY72eOvgjF5EEXqr8_2itgKkDdI9vk7X2HrWGgeqOm7gyqyy9chzMEXj0vX6KlM2-9MSJLhqQNqjoBPlS5v7VgWnd80JT-VbtuYhw/s320/thumbnail.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> The Bunnings Kaboodle website has a great section where you can put in the measurements of your specific space and build your own digital kitchen with their cabinets. Very easy to use and then it gives you a list of all the stuff you need to buy and how much it will cost. All I heard was Oh Kaboodle is so much cheaper than any other kitchen options, I don't know how much other kitchen options cost though. The below design has the stove against the side wall which wasn't really what we wanted. Also having the fridge in this spot kind of cuts off the kitchen from the rest of the L shaped Kitchen Dining Living area which could make it feel cramped.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLG4-Ea2s0on2OfxwhJIaRZof-SBICBLqy90BXVH34uPmtLee879mD6HQq9cy4EEtSOnze6uGujMDcRpGZChWi8EOFhA_b_X0H3_oFfFpny1ouhz9y8UNfAvnRYXEWYfiFlPBfASMwqxHmdJyq9-BMyQFJdRKJ1XjfS-GXzLA55Ctec-i8BYP3GqRB5w/s4032/20211113_144603.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLG4-Ea2s0on2OfxwhJIaRZof-SBICBLqy90BXVH34uPmtLee879mD6HQq9cy4EEtSOnze6uGujMDcRpGZChWi8EOFhA_b_X0H3_oFfFpny1ouhz9y8UNfAvnRYXEWYfiFlPBfASMwqxHmdJyq9-BMyQFJdRKJ1XjfS-GXzLA55Ctec-i8BYP3GqRB5w/s320/20211113_144603.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> The below design has the stove on the left of the sink and the fridge on the right of the sink, with a kitchen island in the middle of the room. We are thinking that if we put the kitchen island on wheels then we can move it around as desired, over to the side of the kitchen if we want the central area clear. We would also love to have the island bench overhanging on one side so it can be sat at like a breakfast bar. The cupboard on the wall above the stove is designed to have a rangehood inserted in to the bottom so that it's hidden from sight.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5inlObXnc4yQOxhYwOToGDBXbgiXAQbdoSVWxv97GegrLmfgcpjNI8QkGkKxG9ONH6IytG3T9YS5BvAf-v_mZEVbz9YGZ439FTF8jNpgIyFWVrCBmQpnUqZP65l-PR2gPBVlDmL9Y-ftSd9raus-JCG-k4eBKgnMcb7rI0c3c6B11M3Xr_bRHb0TlA/s4032/20211112_222620.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5inlObXnc4yQOxhYwOToGDBXbgiXAQbdoSVWxv97GegrLmfgcpjNI8QkGkKxG9ONH6IytG3T9YS5BvAf-v_mZEVbz9YGZ439FTF8jNpgIyFWVrCBmQpnUqZP65l-PR2gPBVlDmL9Y-ftSd9raus-JCG-k4eBKgnMcb7rI0c3c6B11M3Xr_bRHb0TlA/s320/20211112_222620.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> The below kitchen design is basically the same but with black doors and a few other additions. This design ended up costing about $3000.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sp_FKiv5euoRxuXXR2bshWop_Tr2ri6JVr783LEXvJTU3jHr1xnMTZEbF0dyd8Zvw9lA-FHGrycNg7x3WeHcU6FBeVbKFkHI-gqjZBPFss9h9DNul7-5FPxlcm3s1Ee1kiO3w82uuqT_VqDRShMGp8NXK-ylg9s5GxhF726DGKL28dXD3Q_UFQibjQ/s4032/20211112_224847.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sp_FKiv5euoRxuXXR2bshWop_Tr2ri6JVr783LEXvJTU3jHr1xnMTZEbF0dyd8Zvw9lA-FHGrycNg7x3WeHcU6FBeVbKFkHI-gqjZBPFss9h9DNul7-5FPxlcm3s1Ee1kiO3w82uuqT_VqDRShMGp8NXK-ylg9s5GxhF726DGKL28dXD3Q_UFQibjQ/s320/20211112_224847.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p> As we are off-grid the only viable option for a stove is a stand-alone gas stove, which we purchased from a local store. I have heard rumours about the government banning gas ovens for some reason, but still allowing gas cooktops, but these units are still available in certain stores (not Bunnings) so not sure what the real deal is there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdzIVrVOI_NXHev3wBR5oTtdqz0vRJwX5fF0W1PUaBsa-lpoXOBmzWis3m5Y95QDCcK534IKKXYH7NKXpIBBFRaHRYZeHbxfcFMdRqLI_M0dnIHex6O4dOkvYVFediDBbqlqJo98PA_1-iIprjyzWGozroff91qbDCzpPvrKKuptk-XeXoi1CgpuGew/s960/received_579785096456378.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdzIVrVOI_NXHev3wBR5oTtdqz0vRJwX5fF0W1PUaBsa-lpoXOBmzWis3m5Y95QDCcK534IKKXYH7NKXpIBBFRaHRYZeHbxfcFMdRqLI_M0dnIHex6O4dOkvYVFediDBbqlqJo98PA_1-iIprjyzWGozroff91qbDCzpPvrKKuptk-XeXoi1CgpuGew/s320/received_579785096456378.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><p> We got the stove connected and were able to use it even though the rest of the kitchen wasn't ready. It made a lovely warm place to sit next to on a cold day - the closest thing we had to a heater!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEW-5y-QCih10aoUVvQUgxo9VIzw9FnK_jNBriDBjRgpu4DCbPm3FXE0raK-lPi5oBnPvyXgtFawXqPJOIU2cwowf7dov2VvoNrGE1khnTefIV_FJ2Z30K23OmwGvmfJg0nhu-tXNJecZP2tVYJWjeo9C62u-ZS6KwBxHWO46LPVcKpdiHfwChsKcPjg/s4032/20220228_141634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEW-5y-QCih10aoUVvQUgxo9VIzw9FnK_jNBriDBjRgpu4DCbPm3FXE0raK-lPi5oBnPvyXgtFawXqPJOIU2cwowf7dov2VvoNrGE1khnTefIV_FJ2Z30K23OmwGvmfJg0nhu-tXNJecZP2tVYJWjeo9C62u-ZS6KwBxHWO46LPVcKpdiHfwChsKcPjg/s320/20220228_141634.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div>Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-33348865052408807232023-10-23T22:30:00.001-07:002023-10-23T22:30:51.166-07:00<p> 2021 November</p><p>Ok let's go back in the time machine - and remember when the plumber Steve came out for a day of work from Lismore and installed our plumbing rough-in. The photo below shows the kitchen - on the left is the gas pipe coming up ready to join to the gas stove, and on the right is the hot and cold water pipes coming up ready to join the kitchen sink. They are all copper pipes, and the green side is the hot water which is covered with a plastic layer which helps keep in insulated , the heat stays in while it travels from the hot water system.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbxBo4zgTVZ_kBSbh0q_4vNLtQQPtdE4wqztvIBVwCMxc2bz7ldGVROhQm2-DAmcangOxn0P6P7wkt8pspVFmiuulcMGKezAxMw368YLqHpeyrgXzbtGVNohibAYsTkNBiB1yFpOvVLOa7yMvYJxp_NE7hX55sPBf5nFY8q5najBK8ZCnpoU9LyNkKw/s4032/20211117_122622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbxBo4zgTVZ_kBSbh0q_4vNLtQQPtdE4wqztvIBVwCMxc2bz7ldGVROhQm2-DAmcangOxn0P6P7wkt8pspVFmiuulcMGKezAxMw368YLqHpeyrgXzbtGVNohibAYsTkNBiB1yFpOvVLOa7yMvYJxp_NE7hX55sPBf5nFY8q5najBK8ZCnpoU9LyNkKw/s320/20211117_122622.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The below photo shows the bathroom. On the left is the hot and cold pipes for the laundry tub, and hot and cold pipes for the washing machine. In the middle is the hot and cold pipes for the bathroom basin. On the right is the hot and cold pipes for the shower/bath. You can see they come in to the middle to a central mixer, then one goes up for the shower head and one goes down for the bath tap.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkDvkErhrM0GwXrHrNuxpCEfOKViKH_PO7jQZr1i6xB13oMDwqhSsQ4jJRhCFKNZ3ZKBEOzHCDK2MR3xfWqIEsQuh3myvUGRj_7FwIjQSZuMcS5zgFHq_42b_VwH3SgQXTTTsLJqy-5cmSyM1rfoFDuMPQSs1BoLDqcz4Aj7jQNqYOdq-9828iSvMBw/s4032/20211117_122640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkDvkErhrM0GwXrHrNuxpCEfOKViKH_PO7jQZr1i6xB13oMDwqhSsQ4jJRhCFKNZ3ZKBEOzHCDK2MR3xfWqIEsQuh3myvUGRj_7FwIjQSZuMcS5zgFHq_42b_VwH3SgQXTTTsLJqy-5cmSyM1rfoFDuMPQSs1BoLDqcz4Aj7jQNqYOdq-9828iSvMBw/s320/20211117_122640.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The below photo shows the copper pipes which run under the house. Sorry it's at such a crazy angle but it turns out it's really hard to take photos while lying under the house! You can see the green covered pipes from the hot water, and the copper pipes for the cold water and the gas.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6YTiQjrFYCqQ3CNA7z0kR6cIRO1VPhhLN0thZrt4vIWrXSBViIKvHi6HvGKsMdITuzwPleYR0OHMP4OK6vp9vkPlLRENjiHPll88PyoQqbYT7lr7KH2cEU1oIcM08qGs5AQqPtUt2cBINHfMN0YRXe0KvJtHb4flLqFmt1CG1sE7imQO7_Dtax9X0w/s4032/20211117_154025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6YTiQjrFYCqQ3CNA7z0kR6cIRO1VPhhLN0thZrt4vIWrXSBViIKvHi6HvGKsMdITuzwPleYR0OHMP4OK6vp9vkPlLRENjiHPll88PyoQqbYT7lr7KH2cEU1oIcM08qGs5AQqPtUt2cBINHfMN0YRXe0KvJtHb4flLqFmt1CG1sE7imQO7_Dtax9X0w/s320/20211117_154025.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>We also got a tap put on the outside of the house, to attach a hose onto. Great for watering the garden!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUh-hrf5mD726F7Vx6CyvkQsNpfZYA30BD_V_xKOIHaw_zJXcnarMLk7LhMN62hoFK_lXNUe6b5FZpYcCvifGk0Okst6P1sTNkIq4ZoSPwCkPqt8HsVDEiJ8k0aw0UqISQMrCDJ9T92ogxPNHO9KYGyrTPbxH_HzBibxQUET0X36QVCx6O7ExIr32A2A/s4032/20211210_110050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUh-hrf5mD726F7Vx6CyvkQsNpfZYA30BD_V_xKOIHaw_zJXcnarMLk7LhMN62hoFK_lXNUe6b5FZpYcCvifGk0Okst6P1sTNkIq4ZoSPwCkPqt8HsVDEiJ8k0aw0UqISQMrCDJ9T92ogxPNHO9KYGyrTPbxH_HzBibxQUET0X36QVCx6O7ExIr32A2A/s320/20211210_110050.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>An electric water pump was placed under the house, connecting the water from the stainless steel tank to all of these copper pipes. This pump is connected to the solar power. It was placed on a concrete slab that the plumber brought with him, put on top of a bed of gravel. The gravel was stuff we had left-over from the truckload we had delivered for the tank stand.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYOV-an0F2omCpTzoeFVG8bMZVZ_66OAo_T3JUwxM2PSUd8d_kxbUcRs4VGI7lpgAL-XJpPSKmEhbQETX2u3yppxhF9_zEWOa2HZAeQk8UWYRUoFyVNhsznU2qI1QLJUb6sOZfpZhmPRCD8moHju4FiWW1QjwGNzeixn26nvQo88fSQGzkPNVgJPPoA/s4032/20211210_110442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYOV-an0F2omCpTzoeFVG8bMZVZ_66OAo_T3JUwxM2PSUd8d_kxbUcRs4VGI7lpgAL-XJpPSKmEhbQETX2u3yppxhF9_zEWOa2HZAeQk8UWYRUoFyVNhsznU2qI1QLJUb6sOZfpZhmPRCD8moHju4FiWW1QjwGNzeixn26nvQo88fSQGzkPNVgJPPoA/s320/20211210_110442.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Below is the instant gas hot water system. We had to specify to the plumber that we needed an off-grid system, as he had only previously installed on-grid systems which need to be plugged into electricity to work. This one has a clever design with an inbuilt hydro-electric generator that lights the gas as soon as the hot water tap is turned on. Amazing! This saved us from having to get a special outdoor power point installed just for operating the gas hot water system. This hot water runs to the kitchen sink, bathroom basin, bathroom shower-bath combo, laundry tub and washing machine.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vfKzWBhyr0j2pA_hGVA4yLuQROGTBW_C2-zFiu-eJmi6GxgsdxWed5aGrJ1BjO1j0m0-l9qn4sDHcI530PSZX5M82IxSiZboRPF1FY2K1-blRpS7qTEcW60D4oNePHhulIyH9n1V2JgYTdQ_oQy6Z2Fwcf6CozcHJ8NewJyx5LaeIuQba6UlzDLNig/s4032/20211210_110137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vfKzWBhyr0j2pA_hGVA4yLuQROGTBW_C2-zFiu-eJmi6GxgsdxWed5aGrJ1BjO1j0m0-l9qn4sDHcI530PSZX5M82IxSiZboRPF1FY2K1-blRpS7qTEcW60D4oNePHhulIyH9n1V2JgYTdQ_oQy6Z2Fwcf6CozcHJ8NewJyx5LaeIuQba6UlzDLNig/s320/20211210_110137.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>In the below photo you can see the two large gas bottles which have been installed, connected to the copper pipes for the gas. These bottles supply gas to both the gas hot water system and to the gas stove. They were placed onto pre-made concrete slabs which the plumber brought with him, settled onto a gravel base. The gas bottles were delivered by the local rural supply store at Tabulam. Thanks Mark!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kClu-Kvy6fMS9dzwLC6D93hfWISv3yxzngbOTg_mgHjz2H_3YUM9dACS94k-5Jcx02YENg_voIgQwEAbpFh-yxnc3M699XYe2QX3kBBIhGnWqQxgl7LOUZnVMqav0pK6Jz5RY7Sn8B_hMBzZ-mYIZM7LC0NL14krVvhgIMk59isTnUUrOjCoZ5rk_Q/s4032/20220318_154229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kClu-Kvy6fMS9dzwLC6D93hfWISv3yxzngbOTg_mgHjz2H_3YUM9dACS94k-5Jcx02YENg_voIgQwEAbpFh-yxnc3M699XYe2QX3kBBIhGnWqQxgl7LOUZnVMqav0pK6Jz5RY7Sn8B_hMBzZ-mYIZM7LC0NL14krVvhgIMk59isTnUUrOjCoZ5rk_Q/s320/20220318_154229.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In the below photo you see the gas stove connected to the gas, in the spot where it will live when the kitchen is finished. You can't see it in the pic as it's behind that cardboard, but there is also a drain outlet for the kitchen sink in the floor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijf_gzV4KOkJ1WuOTGPXxtoWeZhA_AhF_eT12rBeOwOM1eVs_M2ZQWgSi-UQ9EJD-7gA8PEZ8s5J8fQlrdqse8esIPjF0swfIfG0aOu-M_IBH8KOTxF5EZ6VR46qtQ-z-cxykcuPZ4E3QVT28clKMdJOqKBdUbMiMw6IyphbArcMmc85JVRkvAYYXbXA/s4032/20220318_154419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijf_gzV4KOkJ1WuOTGPXxtoWeZhA_AhF_eT12rBeOwOM1eVs_M2ZQWgSi-UQ9EJD-7gA8PEZ8s5J8fQlrdqse8esIPjF0swfIfG0aOu-M_IBH8KOTxF5EZ6VR46qtQ-z-cxykcuPZ4E3QVT28clKMdJOqKBdUbMiMw6IyphbArcMmc85JVRkvAYYXbXA/s320/20220318_154419.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Below you can see the washing machine which is temporarily hooked up to the water inlet, which is behind it where you can't see. Also behind it is the outlet pipe which the waste water goes into, then into a drain pipe which takes the water away from the house. We can wash laundry plugged into the solar power when it's a nice sunny day no problem, don't have to run the generator for that anymore! <div> On the right side of the pic you can see the drain outlet which will be used for the basin drain in the future. At this point the drain outlet for the bath/shower was not placed, as we needed to know exactly which bath we were getting before it could be put precisely in the right place. You can't quite see it in this pic but there is also a floor drain placed right in the middle of the floor. </div><div> We did have a bit of problem for a while when the antechinus figured that it could climb up into the house by scampering up this drain hose, but we fixed it by shoving some aluminium mesh into the hole and that managed to keep it out. Naughty creatures!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9lfTIsHegW-fJs-54sYY6d2I-OuSJMKgX7oBehRWMpvGzkpoF3__5MOrqhAHRPO-rsc5M_Zda42BgFo2VCWsDHq3UKkDANlkWan3X_5X3a6cRuFxS_4kZ5ZagMEpOaFDY_mV59CYW5kLr4oOdrZUUMyGi9VjVf6e5xRvHcjk_kXPonRvsQwoHt9oZA/s4032/20220318_154445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9lfTIsHegW-fJs-54sYY6d2I-OuSJMKgX7oBehRWMpvGzkpoF3__5MOrqhAHRPO-rsc5M_Zda42BgFo2VCWsDHq3UKkDANlkWan3X_5X3a6cRuFxS_4kZ5ZagMEpOaFDY_mV59CYW5kLr4oOdrZUUMyGi9VjVf6e5xRvHcjk_kXPonRvsQwoHt9oZA/s320/20220318_154445.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /> I can't remember exactly but I think the plumber cost around $4000, and the gas bottles were about $250 delivered.</div></div>Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-71710697493044815622023-03-13T19:45:00.003-07:002023-03-13T19:45:27.831-07:00<p> Jump to 2021 September and Josh put up solar panels! This photo shows the first bottom row of six panels which are 350W each, which - for those of you who don't know - is a very high ability to generate electricity per panel. Older solar panels will often be around 120W, so more than twice as powerful which means you need less panels on your roof for the same amount of electricity creation. The plan is for another row of 6 panels above this.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuA9mywcrfPaS5mVVnOG6wIFU-FWRAsPXp9gkSDyo0MUISjF9o7LK24OaJ1d6V2Him6C7zbc71xiN1pGRQ3ymV8Hm1tWBPZvzKvK-AFtFUEQjdpRvSVrd_PMN4Ka4n5CKYyH5hRgFNRoPKIDdA149dwK_D9GCsVko3XfuztLi96qwpvSz9Xa04-KY/s3264/IMG_20210920_160643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuA9mywcrfPaS5mVVnOG6wIFU-FWRAsPXp9gkSDyo0MUISjF9o7LK24OaJ1d6V2Him6C7zbc71xiN1pGRQ3ymV8Hm1tWBPZvzKvK-AFtFUEQjdpRvSVrd_PMN4Ka4n5CKYyH5hRgFNRoPKIDdA149dwK_D9GCsVko3XfuztLi96qwpvSz9Xa04-KY/s320/IMG_20210920_160643.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Then in November Josh's brother came for a visit and brought along some supports he'd made for attaching under the house. 10mm steel plates were welded to the house posts, then bolted to lengths of bar which attached to another piece on the other side with a turnbuckle in the middle for tightening. Unfortunately the weather was against us with constant rain and only a short window of time to do it in, but the boys managed to work out how to get it done just in time. These supports made a difference in the structural integrity of the house with immediate results. Thanks Ben!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnu6ohcdWFXUeIKbllSEQdOdQckBaGW-WyhfFw23vMVQBihAiu_gJXts8DEtq8e7Oly-TgVyQIXYAdWBs0u1gqcRyU948dCS2SuCZJyKBkimzi8eVa6VTAebJUMocv0jRPDhrClzb_LjUrEc1d_fMk5MshoVekHhQ3909wS7b_f_aOQBreN1DGCY/s4032/20211125_160221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnu6ohcdWFXUeIKbllSEQdOdQckBaGW-WyhfFw23vMVQBihAiu_gJXts8DEtq8e7Oly-TgVyQIXYAdWBs0u1gqcRyU948dCS2SuCZJyKBkimzi8eVa6VTAebJUMocv0jRPDhrClzb_LjUrEc1d_fMk5MshoVekHhQ3909wS7b_f_aOQBreN1DGCY/s320/20211125_160221.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWo4cHoDF3ppxLyGSLtyAlGzAXCmJFVgtAPNLiiRE2ju6nhhcpj6d7OG9QLkUKNhSeNTJC_wFgOUW4eQn6Vm-SBjZsDfkLolQTAGVzCfp5kp7o8sA6fetQau6b8HUpO5C4Z0jSFEs72-pMWHxOFTYPD2AcWsA94vGWsJX_JYgTqqBBF7lWdUXnXZM/s4032/20211125_160208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWo4cHoDF3ppxLyGSLtyAlGzAXCmJFVgtAPNLiiRE2ju6nhhcpj6d7OG9QLkUKNhSeNTJC_wFgOUW4eQn6Vm-SBjZsDfkLolQTAGVzCfp5kp7o8sA6fetQau6b8HUpO5C4Z0jSFEs72-pMWHxOFTYPD2AcWsA94vGWsJX_JYgTqqBBF7lWdUXnXZM/s320/20211125_160208.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAJPUfFY8vod-H-BXmKdWjro6IeZqHpGFYPBBOEgqxPKArcYaZ90X6pInZeRhSwil3NIhbcr1nkZXFtxiEuk6SouufG11MzH84eW07cA7Vy-nskHcG3a6DTPP3Up84LlYuDcEhzrdjj34Jt_1wnXbgiJX5FJHN0q0GMBK0Gf3A-pTVXeAaCCAg1s/s4032/20211125_160252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAJPUfFY8vod-H-BXmKdWjro6IeZqHpGFYPBBOEgqxPKArcYaZ90X6pInZeRhSwil3NIhbcr1nkZXFtxiEuk6SouufG11MzH84eW07cA7Vy-nskHcG3a6DTPP3Up84LlYuDcEhzrdjj34Jt_1wnXbgiJX5FJHN0q0GMBK0Gf3A-pTVXeAaCCAg1s/s320/20211125_160252.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIaAv8xGnawsA1aSKFFlr7bqsu5yX29Mj2z8h0JJyt6uG8KXLACuUpO1idKp1IsS9TOAEHvgXQ2XI_41l4PWq5iMCZxaMkDCjdois7HpT8LOrm-giaDKUyQsnZcMtm9mBrh9ht9Dkd3VqKvT2c72gtgYh_4Rg_T9QNBKDhpJhGg5ppTC1pbDTOLIc/s4032/20211125_160354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIaAv8xGnawsA1aSKFFlr7bqsu5yX29Mj2z8h0JJyt6uG8KXLACuUpO1idKp1IsS9TOAEHvgXQ2XI_41l4PWq5iMCZxaMkDCjdois7HpT8LOrm-giaDKUyQsnZcMtm9mBrh9ht9Dkd3VqKvT2c72gtgYh_4Rg_T9QNBKDhpJhGg5ppTC1pbDTOLIc/s320/20211125_160354.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-56918192570480011542023-01-30T22:56:00.000-08:002023-01-30T22:56:38.594-08:00<p> November 2020</p><p> Then our water tank got delivered! Here it is on the back of the truck which was towing a trailer with more tanks. The company was in Brisbane so must have left pretty early in the morning to get our place by about 9am. They were called Select Tanks and were very easy to deal with in every way. The long vehicle wasn't able to go up our driveway, so he pulled over to the side of the road and dropped off the trailer, and then just drove the truck up our driveway.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6m_5-1i9oGZMGVeN4RbS_jYB-UAPlvQsaWqo6ScNwys5h0VSJxhoWZpqy9ToKhUAnK7qjqfoFQYW8LCZdkZZK3WT3FLdU5TZMrYnWW4vSolv9pZPPz_Ui7txDsZm_wrDimx6fhAxFrThR_rNfktBacFGO8bDA-iS0tZqpxL1MEvfWyJ_pWvG5IU/s3264/IMG_20201126_084432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6m_5-1i9oGZMGVeN4RbS_jYB-UAPlvQsaWqo6ScNwys5h0VSJxhoWZpqy9ToKhUAnK7qjqfoFQYW8LCZdkZZK3WT3FLdU5TZMrYnWW4vSolv9pZPPz_Ui7txDsZm_wrDimx6fhAxFrThR_rNfktBacFGO8bDA-iS0tZqpxL1MEvfWyJ_pWvG5IU/s320/IMG_20201126_084432.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Josh says for the unloading of the tank, they laid down soft mats, rolled the tank down a ramp off the back of the truck, rolled it over to the tank stand and stood it up as it wasn't heavy. We had our friend come round to give a hand too. I was at work at the time, so by the time I got home it was already sitting happily on top of the tank stand that we had made. It's very shiny! We decided to get a stainless steel tank as we required either a metal or concrete tank for bushfire resistance. Most people around here just get plastic tanks are they are cheaper, but most of them melted in the bushfires we had 3 years ago and I saw a lot of people getting new plastic tanks to replace them, which seemed quite short-sighted. Also plastic carries risks of contaminating your drinking water with unhealthy chemicals.<div><br /><div><div><span> </span>Concrete tanks are hard to find around here, and have a reputation for cracks. Regular metal tanks will rust out in not too many years and they have an inner lining of plastic anyway - not good for bushfires! So for only a slight increase in cost (I believe it was $4,400 including delivery), we decided on stainless steel which has the advantages of</div><div>- pure clean drinking water</div><div>-won't rust</div><div>-bushfire resistance<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIcibpGTixJZ4TX8mRVYWyCGjpNXCCTJ3BZOZbMh12VQQPYNHejRt3pAvQVA_j4aphHuOt4Koc6jO640AxXym5L7edXBWXHSQL1nxgP6vHwX-a6UvvF9bKVVfPgry3hxMcH9iXtXITulZKPn4970p_SEsobZKQ200UBiiW0l9pjrEcHbQLIMB2es/s3264/IMG_20201126_121248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIcibpGTixJZ4TX8mRVYWyCGjpNXCCTJ3BZOZbMh12VQQPYNHejRt3pAvQVA_j4aphHuOt4Koc6jO640AxXym5L7edXBWXHSQL1nxgP6vHwX-a6UvvF9bKVVfPgry3hxMcH9iXtXITulZKPn4970p_SEsobZKQ200UBiiW0l9pjrEcHbQLIMB2es/s320/IMG_20201126_121248.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>The corrugated sides of the tank match very nicely with the corrugations of the exterior of the house.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51LBOdJ2N9U-Ceow6_xQ9U-A54irXKyCzdT0EKFMmQam0oyVLfbyaWzzKfM0hT3tWZc96DykZ1MgCReVvZspXvGSuBtVUJ5KDmFBQ-l5spAqbW9qUxOBoc2ZU6ByliEFYOiLEoECSimOJ3YCIaAf4lhJjFUz1KAKRKjbNZCd-lKGwgbJbCi_UCU8/s3264/IMG_20201126_121531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51LBOdJ2N9U-Ceow6_xQ9U-A54irXKyCzdT0EKFMmQam0oyVLfbyaWzzKfM0hT3tWZc96DykZ1MgCReVvZspXvGSuBtVUJ5KDmFBQ-l5spAqbW9qUxOBoc2ZU6ByliEFYOiLEoECSimOJ3YCIaAf4lhJjFUz1KAKRKjbNZCd-lKGwgbJbCi_UCU8/s320/IMG_20201126_121531.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Attached to the tank is a 65mm storz fitting, which is a requirement for bushfire regulations. This means that a Rural Fire Service truck can easily attach their hose to our tank if they need to use our water to protect our place from bushfire. There is also a regular tap for easier access to the water.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPFr3LS32mc3-HhoEdhuaS9a559bLBiewvYV0if4uaVtcxUg02QxnqDA_sZZGc_TZ0sjuWsysHh3ByTk4hPZro8o0q62LnTJexahAI2YsvolUHTZhrBVMLcSt7wHseLVwr2c8YqikRyaEyJeKgjjXXDobd1AjjTHnfAaMyHl26kBd__sDhy9o3wQ/s3264/IMG_20201127_085758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPFr3LS32mc3-HhoEdhuaS9a559bLBiewvYV0if4uaVtcxUg02QxnqDA_sZZGc_TZ0sjuWsysHh3ByTk4hPZro8o0q62LnTJexahAI2YsvolUHTZhrBVMLcSt7wHseLVwr2c8YqikRyaEyJeKgjjXXDobd1AjjTHnfAaMyHl26kBd__sDhy9o3wQ/s320/IMG_20201127_085758.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> So that the empty tank didn't blow away we ordered a truck of water to be delivered. The tank is 22,000 litres so we ordered 10,000 litres. This was at the height of water shortages so there was quite a wait for people getting the water from the Casino council, but lots of companies to choose from.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHFPoq52RRBVSH6AArohG-ZCHMSVShGP1To21RGpUu-EztgffYdMYLESshmd6z1v8WuKK6d--NMegqDco6oenKN_qfpyN64ZP8lqjwDcxKj3eNPnymt7yDwx7DXiyqJqlsuuWt7QQaLqFc93KoHcEv9OkNViC4P1_H-K8xyvj38kzsov64ond5C8/s3264/IMG_20201127_093628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHFPoq52RRBVSH6AArohG-ZCHMSVShGP1To21RGpUu-EztgffYdMYLESshmd6z1v8WuKK6d--NMegqDco6oenKN_qfpyN64ZP8lqjwDcxKj3eNPnymt7yDwx7DXiyqJqlsuuWt7QQaLqFc93KoHcEv9OkNViC4P1_H-K8xyvj38kzsov64ond5C8/s320/IMG_20201127_093628.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here's a pic of the inside of the tank after the water delivery!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CYgBXy4yfuDwUrLHG41BE6UfXebxi61aNVxFFDdJOmnzKrC0q4VXWZHl8fBdfc0NZ52qbQzT-KA_gn4vU8PrkONkn_skE7HhoO4j2p7vLiS19Zn24uofEJZgVYcYf6__L6cMzhIxrg913s9TBYa33ImqlBTSeLx9jRGQ395JgnOPdFl0z-ZXnbQ/s3264/IMG_20201127_100220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CYgBXy4yfuDwUrLHG41BE6UfXebxi61aNVxFFDdJOmnzKrC0q4VXWZHl8fBdfc0NZ52qbQzT-KA_gn4vU8PrkONkn_skE7HhoO4j2p7vLiS19Zn24uofEJZgVYcYf6__L6cMzhIxrg913s9TBYa33ImqlBTSeLx9jRGQ395JgnOPdFl0z-ZXnbQ/s320/IMG_20201127_100220.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div></div>Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-36114191024024804992023-01-26T19:32:00.003-08:002023-01-26T19:32:50.361-08:00<p> 2020 March</p><p> Here's Josh sanding down the filler in the gaps between the yellow-tongue flooring. As you can see there is a cord coming off this sanding tool which means that we would have had to run the generator to have electricity to run it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5u-AwzWpcfokReIxQCk6PH7D2mhyWjRKUOJI1i_zQhmyFBjKKJicJgcZXvZBil82HieqR-KtCix-DCEoXiaAKjqunu73lB0Qo4rfl0jILvohKV1LcpZ1uUGepLQJLVtJsd9KHKiFwrjsQ2wEaVsoEWBF3-tm30CYX3-26P3GsExqau5g65fq0seU/s3264/IMG_20200218_103335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5u-AwzWpcfokReIxQCk6PH7D2mhyWjRKUOJI1i_zQhmyFBjKKJicJgcZXvZBil82HieqR-KtCix-DCEoXiaAKjqunu73lB0Qo4rfl0jILvohKV1LcpZ1uUGepLQJLVtJsd9KHKiFwrjsQ2wEaVsoEWBF3-tm30CYX3-26P3GsExqau5g65fq0seU/s320/IMG_20200218_103335.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Below you can see another one of the internal wall frames going up, all the pieces numbered and assembled according to the printed plans. This wall separates bedroom 1 from bedroom 2. You can see the Ryobi battery drill in this pic which means that we didn't need to run the generator when screwing this wall together. Also in this pic is the rubber mallet, another important tool for persuading the pieces to go together when they are being a bit stubborn!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFY1QnKR9JOXmuCTHxfTY8b0Aq2Wn5jg76NcGtesjvgfEnDW9ugLvqo0Cyo_Z1qOodL8mDoGGds0F7LARkBwZdXt6LxwjQI-WHMRx1kddCnU34SljzkEE_yr0ZnhuYlLFdxU3mogyHcPxctLo-aGGrP0YNBk23uXfRVkZjUIsR7ZaEaYatW6rdiI/s3264/IMG_20200226_114334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFY1QnKR9JOXmuCTHxfTY8b0Aq2Wn5jg76NcGtesjvgfEnDW9ugLvqo0Cyo_Z1qOodL8mDoGGds0F7LARkBwZdXt6LxwjQI-WHMRx1kddCnU34SljzkEE_yr0ZnhuYlLFdxU3mogyHcPxctLo-aGGrP0YNBk23uXfRVkZjUIsR7ZaEaYatW6rdiI/s320/IMG_20200226_114334.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>One of the interesting design details is the way the bottom of the door frame is part of the installed wall, and then you have to cut it out, otherwise you would trip over it. As you can see in the below pic, the piece has just been cut out but carefully so as not to cut the floor.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbht2p9uixiZRSzHAnJ3EO-hE72RoN_zUQj4KaXf1k53PSkJokqyp9-HDwPudW8vc2JWkl5kZT9Ojh-JlM4VsYwztwrS6NgfkePCPhO2uCFH7ObtDEOoDaYhyCG3ssZ4U2G7wy_jbnyK7xKFft6eILpn7iBAUSu_f4d7HTvsQ-QcdKqh7T4f8TVao/s3264/IMG_20200226_114410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbht2p9uixiZRSzHAnJ3EO-hE72RoN_zUQj4KaXf1k53PSkJokqyp9-HDwPudW8vc2JWkl5kZT9Ojh-JlM4VsYwztwrS6NgfkePCPhO2uCFH7ObtDEOoDaYhyCG3ssZ4U2G7wy_jbnyK7xKFft6eILpn7iBAUSu_f4d7HTvsQ-QcdKqh7T4f8TVao/s320/IMG_20200226_114410.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>And there's another wall done.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKoNWPvSkYGD8A-fuK1BoJhttA1-cpW8twCIEGX9Ab4PjodoH4AMOrSLTwAnWAtfhLbUCo0DLUfojWr-PwzbgmiBf0spOorAFuHchLpAv1Br1v4l7kuYXovzX5BCfhrJg7BVN_3ovUqVnkFtX3Uvj7YC7sW0puxaUQ4SRGytqEo7yKz2Q5IORItg/s3264/IMG_20200226_141225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKoNWPvSkYGD8A-fuK1BoJhttA1-cpW8twCIEGX9Ab4PjodoH4AMOrSLTwAnWAtfhLbUCo0DLUfojWr-PwzbgmiBf0spOorAFuHchLpAv1Br1v4l7kuYXovzX5BCfhrJg7BVN_3ovUqVnkFtX3Uvj7YC7sW0puxaUQ4SRGytqEo7yKz2Q5IORItg/s320/IMG_20200226_141225.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Hmmm I have just realised that I have done this a bit out of order! But seem to have missed these so putting them up now anyway lol!</p>Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-81399753224574605322023-01-06T19:16:00.002-08:002023-01-06T19:16:19.051-08:00<p> March 2020</p><p>We continued with the internal framework of the house, using the steel pieces which were pre-cut, pre-drilled and numbered so easy enough to place in the right order according to the plans, and screw together. The bedrooms have built-in wardrobes with their own steel framing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1j6HXIhjRyU8n72jhqR1hwXMuJO2-Kkd73CcggTbP5HNfCJAJlZA4JMFzoo47SSuDaGOok0nUk_xop8vfbNBUHQpeSDrvIGcJkjQVbPl3okfjkHNY3FooBtqdGgSjtxAi6_CsaUzOJIrOxK2LtO8QBqREI4v52GY1j8tVuweAGslgfkxZRIElm70/s3264/IMG_20200303_120821~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1j6HXIhjRyU8n72jhqR1hwXMuJO2-Kkd73CcggTbP5HNfCJAJlZA4JMFzoo47SSuDaGOok0nUk_xop8vfbNBUHQpeSDrvIGcJkjQVbPl3okfjkHNY3FooBtqdGgSjtxAi6_CsaUzOJIrOxK2LtO8QBqREI4v52GY1j8tVuweAGslgfkxZRIElm70/s320/IMG_20200303_120821~2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDD8S1eLtfUUu_JlpZqoYG3xxxh5ygjOYFTlJzlvz7zs1OntKrAvONsyvTSIVVx97JOSB14HlGTF7tzaVMwYci-BMCk4u3YfT8FaMs7uxU9VDQNB-2lSXR6napofA1ziHsCnqzX3iODuB1RrgGcPS5WkvY0fKOHQIdo9b6gL9eITVzQY7MkwcxqCU/s3264/IMG_20200303_120800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDD8S1eLtfUUu_JlpZqoYG3xxxh5ygjOYFTlJzlvz7zs1OntKrAvONsyvTSIVVx97JOSB14HlGTF7tzaVMwYci-BMCk4u3YfT8FaMs7uxU9VDQNB-2lSXR6napofA1ziHsCnqzX3iODuB1RrgGcPS5WkvY0fKOHQIdo9b6gL9eITVzQY7MkwcxqCU/s320/IMG_20200303_120800.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>And the sides...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAjED7-OREfKiQS8xcG06Y_EUx-siZc5ja0Jl6xdzmKm8zpovhaMnucOV5ilyNtwtt7woDJIqvQQPrW1YASmuueJIXnYkXJdDeD6RGoUTpwGV-_9PY9AvSour-vxq0dspH5Lg3OxWSF3nPCKTKMg5xT5Z5Iry9KZd45giCW2BMAsjOWu9aqn_spM/s3264/IMG_20200303_121511~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAjED7-OREfKiQS8xcG06Y_EUx-siZc5ja0Jl6xdzmKm8zpovhaMnucOV5ilyNtwtt7woDJIqvQQPrW1YASmuueJIXnYkXJdDeD6RGoUTpwGV-_9PY9AvSour-vxq0dspH5Lg3OxWSF3nPCKTKMg5xT5Z5Iry9KZd45giCW2BMAsjOWu9aqn_spM/s320/IMG_20200303_121511~2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ukiUja2lTbVdEyyaoG68v6PYcuINIFr42V1UwG9KHHA_mEgj8x4ge1CNztrhkpXd6MZ-gnZW4j8Fh1agbIZQ55Quzyd2ovLzaRFEvreXrkI6QA8QYY9eDaEFwRrFO3XaiGPozjOQb7BOLh0wYf-49z1IPIvy9E5XiwwX1Jc9etvGTR-bnjSr8js/s3264/IMG_20200303_121502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ukiUja2lTbVdEyyaoG68v6PYcuINIFr42V1UwG9KHHA_mEgj8x4ge1CNztrhkpXd6MZ-gnZW4j8Fh1agbIZQ55Quzyd2ovLzaRFEvreXrkI6QA8QYY9eDaEFwRrFO3XaiGPozjOQb7BOLh0wYf-49z1IPIvy9E5XiwwX1Jc9etvGTR-bnjSr8js/s320/IMG_20200303_121502.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then we stood the frames up and screwed them in place, may have required some banging with a rubber mallets and a few select words to get them to sit right!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhQj-WLVR23raimZBLV7L3RyX0DA4uuJEzszfsVTCx8mJ5MKD9JMKloVBqEMZ27A0UNGfc-rSGu69hLmPdRcM6eEcw4XCbUXaceN_7r1vaYSm0w4o7JOR4RLh9ne8TeFCK-enrtgNYJqL0tGh4Tr97LRTTi3poqiRzmQ7SpiOpRCct1qGru4dl9U/s3264/IMG_20200310_131358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhQj-WLVR23raimZBLV7L3RyX0DA4uuJEzszfsVTCx8mJ5MKD9JMKloVBqEMZ27A0UNGfc-rSGu69hLmPdRcM6eEcw4XCbUXaceN_7r1vaYSm0w4o7JOR4RLh9ne8TeFCK-enrtgNYJqL0tGh4Tr97LRTTi3poqiRzmQ7SpiOpRCct1qGru4dl9U/s320/IMG_20200310_131358.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Other exciting things that happened this month was that I got a part-time job, and that COVID hit. Not that COVID restrictions actually affected us much as we live like hermits by choice as much as we can anyway.</div><div><br /></div><div>April 2020 - Our little house looking lush in the rainy season. You can see the plywood on the left of the house and on the verandah, ready for the next step.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYF9Y6hRg44-5WH6llaVfnfvaEI0YhvM1ArRHmFf-FtSiAMA_C4Qwulmpk-DpRReJov534w35HUaiwQxcm1f0nOCqw_q0D9pROzqPiCVtINeXTNbr3U9CtBM349C-lJiQzOY071zKURN68x62hxXH7aIkaUnVfm64OEotPHnYLkxVVMluOr61xek/s3264/IMG_20200405_134103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYF9Y6hRg44-5WH6llaVfnfvaEI0YhvM1ArRHmFf-FtSiAMA_C4Qwulmpk-DpRReJov534w35HUaiwQxcm1f0nOCqw_q0D9pROzqPiCVtINeXTNbr3U9CtBM349C-lJiQzOY071zKURN68x62hxXH7aIkaUnVfm64OEotPHnYLkxVVMluOr61xek/s320/IMG_20200405_134103.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Which was the laying of a thin (7mm) plywood floor over the top of the yellow-tongue floor, with a blue underfloor layer which you can see in the back far right. We had help from family with this, so thanks so much to Ben for all your hard work! Again!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeG-AlPiNsjNYSjK2ONPRzMUgBThYD8QF5D3qrlLMUonUZXJdmMwJGVL65fjWQHvIDs91cbR7fA6hvCzFF-7tTyJiA18srmlWdS42Lb9fbCKy2qzWfUwhror34JuWn9tUaAQ35AKymoZQgI-hrHQ8BzS7MuwuQKKsCfxH2Pco3BhJ7XkOCqf4L58/s3264/IMG_20200405_134228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeG-AlPiNsjNYSjK2ONPRzMUgBThYD8QF5D3qrlLMUonUZXJdmMwJGVL65fjWQHvIDs91cbR7fA6hvCzFF-7tTyJiA18srmlWdS42Lb9fbCKy2qzWfUwhror34JuWn9tUaAQ35AKymoZQgI-hrHQ8BzS7MuwuQKKsCfxH2Pco3BhJ7XkOCqf4L58/s320/IMG_20200405_134228.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The photo below shows some of the tricky cuts of the plywood floor to fit around some of the steel framing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yiA2WGJB-ViA_bhJasuyAIGP0pUI9v52uHSnUinRHABoo-ZpOC2gcPNMKo0R5Vw8ZW4vz-rhocWybkUDusHmarnrKjc_ZZvAJoswWyC6N6tUvoRnE7HU5PcT6wT2s8h_FVFqQ65u3IUF6oMl1I92vT6HcWRCWDag2odGsWt981m6Xx3WpKprYNQ/s3264/IMG_20200405_134317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yiA2WGJB-ViA_bhJasuyAIGP0pUI9v52uHSnUinRHABoo-ZpOC2gcPNMKo0R5Vw8ZW4vz-rhocWybkUDusHmarnrKjc_ZZvAJoswWyC6N6tUvoRnE7HU5PcT6wT2s8h_FVFqQ65u3IUF6oMl1I92vT6HcWRCWDag2odGsWt981m6Xx3WpKprYNQ/s320/IMG_20200405_134317.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is Josh using a tape measure to ensure he is screwing down into the right places, missing the screws from the previous layer of yellow-tongue.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNz73Ka52Wix1xBQY1tQlonqSvjCeE27aSwc2jH-N1PRIkGVA034u2Om28UN569CnSK6mvSVtsVKz9_WQgs8Vt7bvDEvFKCAdt59uRYK5fo1Oo-8FIPJO4gKQkNKvp9j5agclvSZ1VGydxJUGhHi5OoC6HgAoviZV4HNZ3bR3QmnoJCHRjw2XkMqo/s3264/IMG_20200420_125226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNz73Ka52Wix1xBQY1tQlonqSvjCeE27aSwc2jH-N1PRIkGVA034u2Om28UN569CnSK6mvSVtsVKz9_WQgs8Vt7bvDEvFKCAdt59uRYK5fo1Oo-8FIPJO4gKQkNKvp9j5agclvSZ1VGydxJUGhHi5OoC6HgAoviZV4HNZ3bR3QmnoJCHRjw2XkMqo/s320/IMG_20200420_125226.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then I had a go at levelling some of the joins between the sheets of plywood, as there was the occasional height gap of a few mm. I tried using the Ryobi battery-powered planer but it didn't work too well as it just chipped pieces off the top layer of the plywood. More effective was the Ryobi battery-powered sander, so I managed to make it flat enough to remove any trip hazards.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GU8cUmK_7vVfYwsg_SEptvYAP9zlPx9vXYMLWAucCllU86cN1KL_GGsbyFPt2426wgqmMWyW5Zks32QfB46oIwePRzgXzdxjVeB2c75ncyCtW7fgQB0jg8XjLNiqUtK-IR5heATj-qpcGgBGkyBZoNSNCTlj-9cfHhhyumO3GUwPoZfaQW0DmPw/s3264/IMG_20200422_104040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GU8cUmK_7vVfYwsg_SEptvYAP9zlPx9vXYMLWAucCllU86cN1KL_GGsbyFPt2426wgqmMWyW5Zks32QfB46oIwePRzgXzdxjVeB2c75ncyCtW7fgQB0jg8XjLNiqUtK-IR5heATj-qpcGgBGkyBZoNSNCTlj-9cfHhhyumO3GUwPoZfaQW0DmPw/s320/IMG_20200422_104040.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then we were busy during the cooler months of the years collecting wood to keep warm in our wood stove in the shed, so nothing much happened until<div><br /><div>October 2020 - we had the delivery of our stainless steel water tank arranged, and made a tank stand ready for it. First we made a perfect circle the right size marked out with rocks (never a shortage of rocks on this property!)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9wBqRlK4dcXT53wQJdFhOrJvOrEJhnJI6l6AOwDJh8i-z9I-TPS-5p94BIil3RMt7HjYN8tJ_MHtGbsS_YoQKbE4m8twyCTF5Uso7ECuY2X91PtUZjl2uCjTskEPb5yqSDxmSvoMWpBXSg8giUfVrjbyoq6fOfGSgwBHVj4FKM3VaQgLdH1L9p4/s3264/IMG_20200901_145955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9wBqRlK4dcXT53wQJdFhOrJvOrEJhnJI6l6AOwDJh8i-z9I-TPS-5p94BIil3RMt7HjYN8tJ_MHtGbsS_YoQKbE4m8twyCTF5Uso7ECuY2X91PtUZjl2uCjTskEPb5yqSDxmSvoMWpBXSg8giUfVrjbyoq6fOfGSgwBHVj4FKM3VaQgLdH1L9p4/s320/IMG_20200901_145955.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then inside the rock circle we added a layer of metal mesh lined with shadecloth...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bxyUBNOruco-Gk1bceHMx1J8TbjRQPvNE_6yAed-s_1C9MvBMtSmFApJOumTtdVTBYbwf-fxz5AxZ6QpkEozBUMJYbIatcgLd1f7AF-btMRCDARLbmLzYVdZEAWOgXaDO-NLRifQsuHVvCC7lV83zQQafuoalpRdy4Rpyc00xB_u3sv5uc68siA/s3264/IMG_20201019_113325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bxyUBNOruco-Gk1bceHMx1J8TbjRQPvNE_6yAed-s_1C9MvBMtSmFApJOumTtdVTBYbwf-fxz5AxZ6QpkEozBUMJYbIatcgLd1f7AF-btMRCDARLbmLzYVdZEAWOgXaDO-NLRifQsuHVvCC7lV83zQQafuoalpRdy4Rpyc00xB_u3sv5uc68siA/s320/IMG_20201019_113325.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Designed to be strong enough yet thin enough to hold the gravel in place, with the benefit of being able to drain rainwater.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjN2sMAcJGAXmayB0ISYA3ezDUajyCPe74-PqS81nAGPCM9wM5LX7Czg3a_ZtxuP2hGUdxI-BGrykEW7F1suyuzWWCfvn64bgx3Jog1X9lW8dLRWKxtQrlWIf7xR4FFMMAso7vhdyK6jHZg72QfrLtiNeQRJCCRoJeAFQCoR8Y6yjJmhU_Ic2dTE/s3264/IMG_20201019_113501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjN2sMAcJGAXmayB0ISYA3ezDUajyCPe74-PqS81nAGPCM9wM5LX7Czg3a_ZtxuP2hGUdxI-BGrykEW7F1suyuzWWCfvn64bgx3Jog1X9lW8dLRWKxtQrlWIf7xR4FFMMAso7vhdyK6jHZg72QfrLtiNeQRJCCRoJeAFQCoR8Y6yjJmhU_Ic2dTE/s320/IMG_20201019_113501.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And had a delivery of gravel poured into it - here's Josh guiding the truck sluice around the circle to get a more even spread.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIVnKBuD20k_v_JiFgZ7LUY-eJYmSlPHAHDdQZuCqAte59KB_Pc9vBnpuNEuKq3mSeMqv0G9Ud7lk2N7MECh-HqG60sDHRQwXDXnXNXFKcgzJBZLOyuQ2dQcVrudfQy46e31gwOPnnWyNaSWLr8xnnTYJ2VV6UOznZnYUupa0h_Nz0DPQhf5ndMY/s3264/IMG_20201019_122340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIVnKBuD20k_v_JiFgZ7LUY-eJYmSlPHAHDdQZuCqAte59KB_Pc9vBnpuNEuKq3mSeMqv0G9Ud7lk2N7MECh-HqG60sDHRQwXDXnXNXFKcgzJBZLOyuQ2dQcVrudfQy46e31gwOPnnWyNaSWLr8xnnTYJ2VV6UOznZnYUupa0h_Nz0DPQhf5ndMY/s320/IMG_20201019_122340.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>In the end it was more gravel than we needed (which is good) so we shovelled off the excess and have it ready to use for other projects.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDMWeDm17YkNfLHv5XHDkmN-0F54GWcfuC-Nm_H0Mk7kBhjrn6k9SCIqUk-0drToMnDmk9JPkRnpuEZXPieHmKU33LiamsWImiO0OT4p0xVICdDh3nyRv93e1ETUIXvHXFsXQ8d4rxmi-eEmIPIY1C3oWdiE2DM0geBilYrwD4SyuNxeQqjWa-jQ/s3264/IMG_20201019_124209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDMWeDm17YkNfLHv5XHDkmN-0F54GWcfuC-Nm_H0Mk7kBhjrn6k9SCIqUk-0drToMnDmk9JPkRnpuEZXPieHmKU33LiamsWImiO0OT4p0xVICdDh3nyRv93e1ETUIXvHXFsXQ8d4rxmi-eEmIPIY1C3oWdiE2DM0geBilYrwD4SyuNxeQqjWa-jQ/s320/IMG_20201019_124209.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The frustrating thing with gravel is that it is about $50 worth in itself but then you have to pay a few hundred dollars for delivery - definitely can't fit it into the back of a hatchback! All worth it in the end.</div>Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-64584442393831791402022-05-26T21:55:00.002-07:002022-05-26T21:55:59.699-07:00<p> 2019 December</p><p> Ok with all the wall cladding on we can finally put up the corner flashing. But first, I wanted to add something to fill those fiddly gaps created with the ups and down of corrugated iron sheeting. I had a go at expanding foam.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLeSvJuepy86dyrEva0tOK7F2dXF-wKNe1NSZZpZS7rIZ_xAf6jL_NDQOmh9LRi_aJghAQbmKhyrLz2j1JL7FrrFr7fAji4bwcEYSbbirmGO7RKSGW-ST5kZCzQvTx0kEvgIGy8HB2WA9pSm05S4NfwxTKJT1A6zulmCf-OE9nlS7ywk3-N-WNcc/s2592/2019%2012%20Dec%20expanding%20foam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLeSvJuepy86dyrEva0tOK7F2dXF-wKNe1NSZZpZS7rIZ_xAf6jL_NDQOmh9LRi_aJghAQbmKhyrLz2j1JL7FrrFr7fAji4bwcEYSbbirmGO7RKSGW-ST5kZCzQvTx0kEvgIGy8HB2WA9pSm05S4NfwxTKJT1A6zulmCf-OE9nlS7ywk3-N-WNcc/s320/2019%2012%20Dec%20expanding%20foam.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">But I didn't love it. It's highly toxic when you apply it, it degrades over time to a toxic powder, it's toxic in case of fire, and mice and insects could just chew through it. It's expensive and messy to use. Time to try another technique.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkcnXxzXdsOWll0a76-Eic-w_fANES_xLbLDdHg4RCnmM6Obz_WEh48onoT_VCYdoGzZ8sOccJxbOh9ET9qSMGQ1pEYvHVI_5jZHUuNp_-k0DHw5-m7h0NGmHw5UezeKdLExbEejd7ZLBWbG4yUA1c9LynjQh7hjNXUfE0S91ClzNWcRrqsMWSuo/s3264/IMG_20200107_145045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkcnXxzXdsOWll0a76-Eic-w_fANES_xLbLDdHg4RCnmM6Obz_WEh48onoT_VCYdoGzZ8sOccJxbOh9ET9qSMGQ1pEYvHVI_5jZHUuNp_-k0DHw5-m7h0NGmHw5UezeKdLExbEejd7ZLBWbG4yUA1c9LynjQh7hjNXUfE0S91ClzNWcRrqsMWSuo/s320/IMG_20200107_145045.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>We tried putting some of the insulation under the corner flashing to see if it would fill the gaps.... no not really.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiL1Q9ylkW5rVjU9SeJlZcCO0OmbB7rdQO3LWKs838UD1NM_xM6MjzsQeaW7F8OIXtVyBhbKG-SncNA_XIpII1ahfPH6pHequgIyKZOjAv2-remT6B2kEb7m6SJQUfl_0QTJIphgb9rPxZuNq0ogji5Dk7kfXIQbsYYKT032kTTUZjyC17uaL8cs/s3264/IMG_20200121_101144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiL1Q9ylkW5rVjU9SeJlZcCO0OmbB7rdQO3LWKs838UD1NM_xM6MjzsQeaW7F8OIXtVyBhbKG-SncNA_XIpII1ahfPH6pHequgIyKZOjAv2-remT6B2kEb7m6SJQUfl_0QTJIphgb9rPxZuNq0ogji5Dk7kfXIQbsYYKT032kTTUZjyC17uaL8cs/s320/IMG_20200121_101144.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>We tried some aluminium insect mesh... hmmm getting closer...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdCZG4lyQT5CU615VcqP0-f3J6ba1XSJzALhDIQWEULbiOJI1NlaV8uR0wiVQZ7EYpUsU-Zqdsfd-2lPGktJrV9bSmNDRLRpWfD7Vu_zsutAymXN9Z-IDXPtH3TE0iX5Rn8U0yrnLxsZikIsVAJDnF6XgNEqN_DLyAXKtNBAL2aE6tVWaANRh9ys/s3264/IMG_20200122_110733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdCZG4lyQT5CU615VcqP0-f3J6ba1XSJzALhDIQWEULbiOJI1NlaV8uR0wiVQZ7EYpUsU-Zqdsfd-2lPGktJrV9bSmNDRLRpWfD7Vu_zsutAymXN9Z-IDXPtH3TE0iX5Rn8U0yrnLxsZikIsVAJDnF6XgNEqN_DLyAXKtNBAL2aE6tVWaANRh9ys/s320/IMG_20200122_110733.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Final plan - screw the flashing on with some mesh sticking out, then cut the mesh in a wavy pattern so that the curves can be pushed into the gaps. Pretty easy and a good result as far as keeping out bushfire embers. Of course easy still meant climbing up and down ladders for 8 corners... To hold it down and seal more gaps we could add a line of (black) silicone but to date this has seemed unnecessary.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SgabGv3M_17s08XiPdC8TTUeiHA7gJWw_DNH8mfTPxmab4R40-yiv4OwB-Gv4-ygUm4o23aZPzd-jFo71R7eVr0wp71kzT0dUJzOykAvFJ_SIY86BiLv0-TunNJ7CB_X7F8qMa50ztJq5GQ8gQh5ZjCeMMNZwwdz3nSpCKjCMo7DHLpYEYZtV-c/s3264/IMG_20200128_104949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SgabGv3M_17s08XiPdC8TTUeiHA7gJWw_DNH8mfTPxmab4R40-yiv4OwB-Gv4-ygUm4o23aZPzd-jFo71R7eVr0wp71kzT0dUJzOykAvFJ_SIY86BiLv0-TunNJ7CB_X7F8qMa50ztJq5GQ8gQh5ZjCeMMNZwwdz3nSpCKjCMo7DHLpYEYZtV-c/s320/IMG_20200128_104949.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Yay! All the corner cladding screwed on!</p><p>Another job was to put rivets in the ends of the corrugated iron sheets to create a bit more of a seal. There is a tiny gap where it sticks up before I put the rivets in... (below)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyU0FMSLqNl-tAOkapGPKS-Op9tWsGYDnnAJ02qXUqa7zFnp4NdqHEQZK1rsUuWCU98225DsKhoUh-NjWOuV6cslY5JNFZmcQpWCmKfu-Vn2CDN2iZWhOaZzmwMIqTbi9gRFQuRYaTEI2sJ81mYd5Rwrn9OTe4PW2OU62FYa55vmzGikigrWbm68s/s2592/WP_20191207_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyU0FMSLqNl-tAOkapGPKS-Op9tWsGYDnnAJ02qXUqa7zFnp4NdqHEQZK1rsUuWCU98225DsKhoUh-NjWOuV6cslY5JNFZmcQpWCmKfu-Vn2CDN2iZWhOaZzmwMIqTbi9gRFQuRYaTEI2sJ81mYd5Rwrn9OTe4PW2OU62FYa55vmzGikigrWbm68s/s320/WP_20191207_001.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><p>And very little difference (below) after I put the rivets in. This tiny result did not give me much enthusiasm to continue with the rest of the sheet joins around the house, it seemed pretty pointless.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Jktg2HkRxAP3i4BkmOxcoJNp12moBX2LIPZUasVIqOQMdQt87i2jlA5KXEECVGid1ijaVGL_oF3vWbuk4W5rU_I67AxsFkxo98UMEQs2LQW-nSC1pys1IuGIPftC0P8EGQIjlrA9zPw2hiUUjmJl5AX-8778ATCFZ_gsXnuyJ95hnmtY_oxV7NQ/s3264/IMG_20200106_104558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Jktg2HkRxAP3i4BkmOxcoJNp12moBX2LIPZUasVIqOQMdQt87i2jlA5KXEECVGid1ijaVGL_oF3vWbuk4W5rU_I67AxsFkxo98UMEQs2LQW-nSC1pys1IuGIPftC0P8EGQIjlrA9zPw2hiUUjmJl5AX-8778ATCFZ_gsXnuyJ95hnmtY_oxV7NQ/s320/IMG_20200106_104558.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Meanwhile we hadn't had any rain since the bushfire in September 2019, so September - November - December - January was just dry black dirt dust hot, no shade from the tree leaves and 20 percent humidity all day and night every day and night, 40 degree days non stop, every drop of water precious.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKWFxV1i71cFKx3-7XUhLozcSL6qO0wBMZjRhd-zcC1dy4D-f550DS7lgPTYfmUpuQVL2NYR-52FXn20o0vz6bYyZwaxgolhGW5eBizCcCGF-Z2vxeYlfUAojXSg1D7NqP9SOL5y9-Y1qIV1Hp8UlScEa7WBnmBMXhyW8871jnPfINg8jTbPgYGQ/s3264/IMG_20200106_104359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKWFxV1i71cFKx3-7XUhLozcSL6qO0wBMZjRhd-zcC1dy4D-f550DS7lgPTYfmUpuQVL2NYR-52FXn20o0vz6bYyZwaxgolhGW5eBizCcCGF-Z2vxeYlfUAojXSg1D7NqP9SOL5y9-Y1qIV1Hp8UlScEa7WBnmBMXhyW8871jnPfINg8jTbPgYGQ/s320/IMG_20200106_104359.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>2020 February - rains! So quickly the world turned green again.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmrPRa2HTwZhqUBRTbpU8MmFlQEEpHGKfkShBRoW6WHrR3PbLHy1dwzUZpBhudSMZTTiAh5PDsNgQxqbiA5OIGNVP5FTtR6eI5KSNkRxdN9Bk0K-Bxj14Z4yylzmimRDs9HK3xzYTFxwT-piQSxBvqfhACYCNJRRPtjMPTsWdUc4dAKPkbGb-bYA/s3264/IMG_20200221_115145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmrPRa2HTwZhqUBRTbpU8MmFlQEEpHGKfkShBRoW6WHrR3PbLHy1dwzUZpBhudSMZTTiAh5PDsNgQxqbiA5OIGNVP5FTtR6eI5KSNkRxdN9Bk0K-Bxj14Z4yylzmimRDs9HK3xzYTFxwT-piQSxBvqfhACYCNJRRPtjMPTsWdUc4dAKPkbGb-bYA/s320/IMG_20200221_115145.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Another job to do was to finish the internal wall framing. First we found the right pieces and gave them a clean after they had been sitting in the weather for a few years...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTQ4ivM9LZK1FPZQibEC9b455rENXjJN39XJhVkCWNZ5LwPbuz1Pl43wyUyGeR3c2kFw1VW_m2jM-caK1rRsylq3jNNX6kovax61fEzILLKzVhosO2FL4pOnmK2uzYUQkOJfm95gaFoE3IiWj3len_EssVDgcNAT5gqzf97EcZQKTmXlx4eZ_KiQ/s3264/IMG_20200226_101728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTQ4ivM9LZK1FPZQibEC9b455rENXjJN39XJhVkCWNZ5LwPbuz1Pl43wyUyGeR3c2kFw1VW_m2jM-caK1rRsylq3jNNX6kovax61fEzILLKzVhosO2FL4pOnmK2uzYUQkOJfm95gaFoE3IiWj3len_EssVDgcNAT5gqzf97EcZQKTmXlx4eZ_KiQ/s320/IMG_20200226_101728.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Then assemble them according to the plans and screw together. These are the walls which separate the bathroom from the house.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXdD-CcFeX1Hq-KDx51i5rVF_tOHRwwo8pVjmi0QBB9JURcbMeKWCoeo6aMzQR2mV25-2vD2GZtGLUrfNfSwhi69MSxWLes54zsyBrzevD_TtdAX3UodKww0-05bqFGtwO3nBIdufZ7ITXo40t1vP0CrvtEx0d-_qbFxU1IfJgHycJqeG_b4Uzm0/s3264/IMG_20200225_130236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXdD-CcFeX1Hq-KDx51i5rVF_tOHRwwo8pVjmi0QBB9JURcbMeKWCoeo6aMzQR2mV25-2vD2GZtGLUrfNfSwhi69MSxWLes54zsyBrzevD_TtdAX3UodKww0-05bqFGtwO3nBIdufZ7ITXo40t1vP0CrvtEx0d-_qbFxU1IfJgHycJqeG_b4Uzm0/s320/IMG_20200225_130236.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That looks like a room!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRmXJEu2z969F9Z66_sWDB6TDHvYChw924r3r15U3Yk7-txC5YSyof7hFSPD839ciU3lOpfGM7QILKKeN77g0pwGbIe6mF9CjalULtHsI5CYgKIRTBHEVcKkGTlvOBJOhPuON9Xm_wMOvvUkHaq8xCAKNBLpsC7wztT1QNQ4ViNHnh9I2y3XZBLw/s3264/IMG_20200302_125728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRmXJEu2z969F9Z66_sWDB6TDHvYChw924r3r15U3Yk7-txC5YSyof7hFSPD839ciU3lOpfGM7QILKKeN77g0pwGbIe6mF9CjalULtHsI5CYgKIRTBHEVcKkGTlvOBJOhPuON9Xm_wMOvvUkHaq8xCAKNBLpsC7wztT1QNQ4ViNHnh9I2y3XZBLw/s320/IMG_20200302_125728.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQx_rXOLjev2TDKaP1owGGCRtfzpXaeKKWT5m3zNBnxIOzUqabu5ObOnfuW1MQ2QjIGlC6J15IH0s52xig14pPAxde8BWQOBxcY8pAt86WLeS-RAZxpb0hWb-he-4nd8cJVTaUchwGRuERJmLcL9H-3JRSPyKb6uGeKAWNgMvjBU06tHHrbES5Kw/s3264/IMG_20200220_154605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQx_rXOLjev2TDKaP1owGGCRtfzpXaeKKWT5m3zNBnxIOzUqabu5ObOnfuW1MQ2QjIGlC6J15IH0s52xig14pPAxde8BWQOBxcY8pAt86WLeS-RAZxpb0hWb-he-4nd8cJVTaUchwGRuERJmLcL9H-3JRSPyKb6uGeKAWNgMvjBU06tHHrbES5Kw/s320/IMG_20200220_154605.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>My adventures with the different types of silicone and gap sealers continued, as I filled in the gaps where the verandah roof met the house wall. There was a lot of black bushfire embers and dust which had come in through these holes during and after the September fires, so it was important to seal it. A bit of a slow and fiddly job but I worked out some helpful techniques and silicone is easy to work with.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKGNRZ2LQ76LSAGBBQYG55d3tSmcreDggUlHZqC7T5VsNG15iOJLpzbMOZ0xeSRfhW13dube8dR8FRw3jG0-4oQ_gQrrn8VPInk4YM3ec9ibS4XPTOP9nmANUqYzixRbuinnDgeEcDDKGjBzoatLH8cXkqOe2ksZ9UqDLNFIRUObp0P300z_MvrQ/s3264/IMG_20200218_125852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKGNRZ2LQ76LSAGBBQYG55d3tSmcreDggUlHZqC7T5VsNG15iOJLpzbMOZ0xeSRfhW13dube8dR8FRw3jG0-4oQ_gQrrn8VPInk4YM3ec9ibS4XPTOP9nmANUqYzixRbuinnDgeEcDDKGjBzoatLH8cXkqOe2ksZ9UqDLNFIRUObp0P300z_MvrQ/s320/IMG_20200218_125852.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-3550560219464808632022-05-12T21:28:00.000-07:002022-05-12T21:28:28.340-07:00<p> So my last post was in Feb 2019, must be time for an update...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8lYIF8NCKKzwF-dYpPTo40--aUMx1fnGny6t3NEbsBCqVYNrdipkBTVSQdjlmxoN-RCCvRAoSAIyWxAIRw6hB_iVqkUNsWhOUQNFf3j6_h2jhAyp6OhoA4IH_k9zVTVAayUr9GF7hlNmfCVJNaSfNWqQuqtjpSMRCOD0CBTxRAts5Rt-A0WfOZg/s2592/Fire%20house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="2592" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8lYIF8NCKKzwF-dYpPTo40--aUMx1fnGny6t3NEbsBCqVYNrdipkBTVSQdjlmxoN-RCCvRAoSAIyWxAIRw6hB_iVqkUNsWhOUQNFf3j6_h2jhAyp6OhoA4IH_k9zVTVAayUr9GF7hlNmfCVJNaSfNWqQuqtjpSMRCOD0CBTxRAts5Rt-A0WfOZg/s320/Fire%20house.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> Busy with life in other forms, next thing we know it's September 2019 and a giant bushfire attacks. We worked hard helping the community and then worked hard preparing our property by removing all the dry leaves and small twigs around the house and around the shed and caravan. We defended our caravan when the fire front hit at 5am and then it was all over. Yes that's the house you can see in the left of the above image. Quite frankly we thought we'd lost the whole thing, said goodbye and walked away.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mtbSwBuBVInUd43MInaHmuVW7TFXlIVpcH8QhiyStkN6l4BveocS3_BtIpCmixWkBfk3hEYTpxw75ix0Jx3a_DX4jd-zgDaY1wIgVE2vvF5mmqHanet6dcICXAPCBwbZVxA16zcZLIs35_L-GaiDg1OobA4lTy9NJ0OQybmgHVjTqn63AtifWWI/s2592/WP_20190910_070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="2592" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mtbSwBuBVInUd43MInaHmuVW7TFXlIVpcH8QhiyStkN6l4BveocS3_BtIpCmixWkBfk3hEYTpxw75ix0Jx3a_DX4jd-zgDaY1wIgVE2vvF5mmqHanet6dcICXAPCBwbZVxA16zcZLIs35_L-GaiDg1OobA4lTy9NJ0OQybmgHVjTqn63AtifWWI/s320/WP_20190910_070.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> Well, it turns out that when you build to bushfire standards then your house is fine in a bushfire. 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It sets hard, doesn't shrink too much, matches the floor colour and not too difficult to apply once you get the right tools and technique.</div></div>Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-11969178838662625742019-02-27T20:51:00.001-08:002019-02-27T20:51:50.881-08:00South Wall In Nov 2018 we were
lucky enough to have family come and visit who were keen to help
build the house. The south wall was started with a row of insulation
stuck on, and was cut to fit snugly around the windows. Then the
botttom wall channel was screwed right at the base of the wall. In
the bottom of this pic you can see the metal cladding which has been
cut to fit around the window and is ready to be screwed in place.<br />
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Then the bottom row
of cladding was screwed on in two pieces. The work was much easier
with two ladders, especially since this side of the house has a drop
of a couple of metres down to the ground and so is much harder to
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of cladding, and screwed them onto the wall so efficiently that they
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On the third day
they made a quick trip to the 'local' hardware store to purchase
supplies to start putting up the eaves. This was a drive of almost an
hour each way, so they made sure they were up early in the morning at
6am to get as much done as possible on the last day. This shows
serious dedication! For the eaves they first screwed up metal
supports, and cut pieces of fibre cement board to size. This cement
board was then slid into the fascia-board channel and screwed to the
metal support. Each cement board was connected to the next with a
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It was great having
someone helping to build the house, and even better that they brought
all of their own tools. Their tools were much better than our tools,
as we can only afford the cheaper ones. Our helper also knew a lot
about building that we didn't know, so it was incredibly helpful. We
had no idea how to do the eaves, as this was not included in the
kit-home. Thank you so much for saving us when we had reached this
difficult stage!</div>
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It was amazing how
quickly the work got done with another strong helper or two around.
The same work had taken us months to complete on our own, and
suddenly it was done in a couple of short days. I didn't know whether
to feel despondent that we had previously been so slow, or somewhat
happy that we had made progress at all. Sometimes it is difficult
when life becomes so busy with work, community commitments and just
coping, and then building a house on top of that. I try to tell
myself that baby steps are better than no steps at all, and to be
ecstatic if any progress at all is being done.</div>
Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-50472560788150522272019-02-19T18:18:00.001-08:002019-02-19T18:18:28.383-08:00North Wall continued<br />
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Next step on the
north wall was another row of insulation, and then another row of
external metal Colorbond cladding. Before we could do this the bottom
row of insulation was cut back around the windows for neat and snug
fit. Around each window there is a built-in thick black plastic
flashing, so this provides extra protection from any rain water
getting through the walls. The second row of insulation goes most of
the way up to wall, leaving a gap of around 300mm at the top of the
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There were two pieces of Colorbond cladding which completed the second row, and they overlap in the wide gap between the bedroom and the bathroom window.</div>
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These pieces come almost half-way up the windows.</div>
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These were held in
place and then screwed to the metal framework with tek-head screws.
These screws are all coated with Mountain Blue (trademark) coloured
paint so they are perfectly matched to the wall. Unfortunately this
paint does chip quite easily when the screw does not go in correctly
the first time (which happens quite a lot), so we have accumulated a
collection of slightly bad-looking screws which we can re-use
somewhere that they aren't too obvious.</div>
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For the third row of
cladding we were unable to just cut out sections to slide around the
windows as the cladding was unable to slide over itself while being
tight inside the groove, due to the corrugations. This meant that we
had to cut two pieces to go between the windows, slide one in
sideways first and screw it to the frame, and then slide the second
one in with an overlap to the first one and screw it to the frame.</div>
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Two pieces between the kitchen and bathroom windows, two pieces
between the bathroom and bedroom windows, and one piece at each end
on the outside of the windows meant there were six pieces making up
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These pieces come up about 200mm above each window.</div>
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To complete the north wall became very tricky at this point since it involved a special top-of-wall
channel, the inclusion of eaves and somehow cutting back the fourth
row to fit over the windows, so it was put on hold while we moved on
to the west wall. First we had to put a tiny short piece of Colorbond about 70mm high underneath the glass sliding door, of course it had insulation put behind it first.</div>
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On the right hand
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then screwed on a panel of cladding.</div>
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Then we stuck up
more insulation to finish that side and above the door, and screwed
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At this point we
stuck up a row of insulation on the left hand side of the door, and
then screwed on a row of cladding. We were actually quite reluctant
to put a wall onto this section, as it had been very handy to just
reach through the wall to put or grab tools or water bottles while we
were working. After the wall was up though, we quickly got used to
the new situation and did not miss the convenience too much.</div>
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And then a third row
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August 2018 - East wall continued</div>
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The first sheet of
cladding to be cut (the fourth sheet up the wall) only needed the first tips of the corners cut off,
so that it installed basically the same as an un-cut sheet of cladding.
At one point the side of the sheet did not screw in flat, and we
considered leaving it with a bit of a gap of a few millimetres, as it
should have been rain-proof anyway, especially with the addition of
some silicone. But the next morning it just looked too wrong, and we
spent several hours unscrewing and rescrewing half of the wall sheet.
It certainly felt like a waste of time losing half a day of work just to get basically the same result, but the wall looked much
better after fixing it.</div>
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The next row of
cladding had to be cut back quite a lot, and once it was in place
then there was only the tiniest piece left that needed to complete
the height of the wall. Here you can see it with the ropes in place ready to pull. This rope was a very strong tow-bar rope which was given to us by a very special person, and has come in very handy. Thank you so much!</div>
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The smallest piece left to put in place was less than 30cm high so felt quite
ridiculous, especially since most of that 30cm was the overlap with
the next sheet below it of about 10cm. At least it did not require
ropes to lift it up to the top!</div>
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Once this piece was in, the wall looked amazing. We are very happy with our choice of Mountain Blue for the Colorbond colour, as it really blends in well with the bush surroundings.</div>
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We were unable to
cut all the sheets to size from the start, and had to wait until each
sheet was up before measuring how much needed to be cut for the next
one, as there could be a lot of variation in the overlap between
sheets, and the amount of vertical bowing of the sheets. A difference
of only 5mm over 5 sheets equals 25mm, which would be a big problem
by the time we got to the top of the wall. There was some room for
error at the top angles of the wall though, as any gaps less than
about 100mm would be covered by the flashing which came over the
corner of the roof sheeting to finish the join.</div>
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Since Josh had done
such a brilliant job cutting the triangle pieces for the top of the
east wall, he decided to go ahead and cut the same angled pieces for
the triangle wall at the west end of the house. At this end,
the wall is interrupted by the glass sliding door and the verandah
roof, so the triangle above the verandah roof had to be treated as
its own separate section. Again the insulation was used to create a
template, and then this was traced onto the cladding while laying on
the verandah floor.</div>
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This wall section
was much easier to screw in, as we were able to stand on the verandah
roof while we were working. When you are able to work with such ease,
the work progresses at a much quicker rate. First we put up the L
shaped flashing which sits at the bottom of the wall section and out
onto the verandah roof, then the insulation, then the first sheet of
cladding, and then the top sheet of cladding.</div>
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After we completed
this, we went back to the east wall and put up the roof flashing. This
slid under the ridge cap at the top of the roof, and went down to the
gutters on each side, following the corner where the wall meets the
roof. This simple addition was incredible with the difference it made
to the look of the wall, as it made the whole building come together.
We are very happy with our choice of Slate Grey (also known as
Woodland Grey) for all of our flashing on the house, as it
compliments the Mountain Blue perfectly.</div>
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Next was the roof
flashing at the verandah end of the house, and after that came the box-ends. We had not been provided with these by the kit-home
company, and did not even know what such a thing was, but it
connects the fascia on which the gutter sits with the walls at each
end of the eaves. After a lot of thinking and drawing diagrams we
managed to figure out how to make our own out of the left-over fascia
board. Josh was very clever and used his metal-working skills to
create these very neat-looking and perfectly sized box-ends.</div>
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We
discovered that each of the four corners of the house were slightly
different measurements, so each box-end had to be tailor-made to fit
each corner. The bottom of the fascia had to be cut out to that the
side could overlap the house enough to be securely attached, while
creating enough height to fit under the roof flashing and fill all
the gaps. The last of jobs we needed to do with the tall borrowed ladder was to install the box-ends on the east side of the house, which we did just in time to return the ladder. </div>
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Next the box-ends were made and installed on the
wall above the verandah, and the roof flashing installed also. It
looks amazing, creating a very well polished finishing effect.</div>
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We
found ourselves just standing there and looking at it, with oohs and
ahs coming out of our mouth. Very pleasing!</div>
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At this point we
discovered that the next row of cladding on the north wall would be
too difficult to put into place before it could be screwed, so we
changed to working on the north wall. This was another easy start,
where we put up a row of insulation, screwed the bottom wall cladding
in place, and lifted the sheets into position and screwed them into
place while standing on the ground.</div>
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The north side of the house is 10
metres long, so this used two sheets of cladding with an overlap in
the middle.</div>
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Both of these sheets of Colorbond cladding were short enough to fit under the
windows, so no cutting of metal sheets was required as yet. You can see in the photos that the insulation overlaps the bottom of the windows, but that was easy enough to cut back with a stanley knife, which we did at a later stage.<br />
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Then we
realised that the next row on this wall required cutting to fit
around the windows, so the east wall switched back to seeming like
the easier option.</div>
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On the east wall,
the first two rows of cladding were able to be lifted it into place
while standing on the ground and the ladder, but after that it got
much trickier to be able to lift and hold the cladding in place while
it was screwed in. I came up with a clever idea to drill holes in the
top of the cladding, place strong hooks through which are threaded
with rope, and then loop the rope over the top of the wall frame and
pull it up into position.</div>
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Josh was dubious as
to whether the hooks would hold the weight of the sheet without
simply shearing through the metal, but after testing the system we
discovered that four holes managed to distribute the weight evenly
enough so that it was not a problem. This system meant that Josh was
inside the house pulling the ropes, whilst I was on the outside
guiding the sheet so that it did not scratch the previously installed
sheet, and making sure that it was level and the correct height. Then
I would put clamps on the sides, position the ladder, climb up and
drill in the screws. Since we were shouting at each other through a
wall, we devised a method of communication where we could specify
which rope needed pulling at which time, with the ropes numbered 1 to
4. This was much easier than saying 'the rope closest to the creek'
or 'the rope closest to the middle on the fence side'. Sometimes the
most important part of building is good communication.</div>
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Before we could put
up the next sheet of cladding, we had to put up the next row of
insulation. I checked the instructions for the insulation which
specified that there needed to be an overlap of 10cm for each sheet.
Diligently we did so, and then when we tried to screw in the next
sheet over the top of the two overlapped sheets of insulation, it
created a problem. The combination of thicknesses was greater than
the length of the screws with which we had been provided.</div>
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Luckily we had some
leftover roofing screws which were a little thicker and a fair bit
longer, and even though the colour of the screws are Woodland Grey
instead of the Mountain Blue of the cladding, the colour difference
does not stick out very much once you are looking at the wall from
ground height. These roofing screws were also useful for the
occasional times when we had to screw through bracing, or just had a
very troublesome screw that just would not go in. So we learnt our
lesson there - don't overlap the insulation because it does not suit
this building situation.</div>
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Next we hit a
tricky part where we would have to do some sheet cutting. The top of
the east wall has a triangle to fit the gable roof. Josh had the
genius idea of using the insulation sheet as a template for cutting
the cladding to ensure he achieved the correct angle for the three
sheets which needed to be trimmed back. It was all laid down on the
verandah floor for a flat surface to be measured and marked out, and
the insulation was stuck up.</div>
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Actually sticking
up the insulation was a little trickier than it sounds. It requires
one person to hold the 6 or 10 metre length up while the other person
sticks it to the frame with insulation tape. This insulation tape is
a cross between alfoil and gaffa tape, and while it is more expensive
than gaffa tape, it has much better sticking power which is what was
needed for this situation. We tried using gaffa tape but it quickly
came unstuck in the wind. We luckily had borrowed a ladder, so it was
possible for one of up to be up one on the outside and one of the
inside at the same time. Otherwise it was have definitely been
impossible. Thank you so much to Graham for the long-term borrowing
of your ladder, without it we would not have been able to build our
house. We owe you in return.</div>
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It was amazing what
a difference it made to the inside of the house once the insulation
went up and created a wall which suddenly blocked out the light,
breeze and the view. I found it quite annoying, and often wished that
I did not need to put the walls. I eventually discovered that the
advantages of walls include keeping out a cold wind, keeping out the
hot sun, and keeping out the unwanted creatures. These creatures
included the swallows who thought that the roof frames would be a
great place to build their nests. We wouldn't have such a problem
with them except that they have a habit of pooing on EVERYTHING near
where they are nesting, a lesson we had already learnt in the shed.
Very messy and unhygienic.</div>
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Josh diligently
went down to the house every day and knocked down the mud nests, but
they kept rebuilding. We didn't want them to get to the stage where
they had laid eggs, because then we wouldn't have the heart to
destroy the little babies. The swallows kept coming back despite the
destruction of their nest attempts, so Josh came up with a new plan -
wait a couple of days for them to get some significant mud building
done, and THEN go and knock it down. Well, this certainly worked
because after doing that once, they have never come back and built
there again.</div>
<br />Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-27692567287429041712019-01-29T17:33:00.001-08:002019-01-29T17:33:01.332-08:00Started External Wall Cladding<br />
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Finally time permits
me to be able to give you guys an update on the building.We have been
working hard, sometimes on other things than the house, but progress
has been made nevertheless. My employment has finished after a busy
harvest season and suddenly things are happening at a much quicker
rate. It has taken days to write down what we've done, so I will be
posting the progress in installments.</div>
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In May of last year
we finished installing the windows and glass sliding door, so we
moved on to putting up the external cladding. We started on the east
wall as it seemed easiest. This was because it has no windows, and
this means no cutting of sheets. The 6 metre width of the house
matched exactly the 6 metre lengths of cladding we were provided
with. It sounds very simple!</div>
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This involved first
putting up a length of insulation, then screwing the bottom wall
channel over the top of it. This bottom channel is what the bottom
sheet of cladding sits in. The plans which the kit home gave us did
not specify at exactly what height this is supposed to sit, so we
just had to figure out what might be best using our own wits.</div>
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Then we
lifted the first row of cladding into the channel, and then screwed
the cladding into the wall frame studs. We have been provided with
tech-head screws which drill their way through the metal cladding,
insulation and metal studs, so this means no predrilling holes. We
did need to know where the studs were though, so we at first
estimated this by looking upwards to where the studs were visible
above the insulation. Sometimes this worked fine, sometimes we were a
little off. The studs are around 5cm wide so there is a bit of wiggle
room - as long as you don't miss the stud entirely the wall will stay
on!</div>
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We then came up
with a couple of different systems to try and keep the screws lined
up correctly to hit the studs, such as using the plumb bob on a
string down from the drill to the screw below it, and creating our
own plumb bobs from screws which have been tied to string and then
wrapped in gaffa tape so they don't scratch the wall. These were
attached to the top of the wall frames, and hung down to mark the
studs. Halfway up this wall the studs all changed to different
places, so we had to place our plumb bobs all over again. And then
again for the triangle part at the very top of the wall. A lot of
trouble to go to, but better than missing the studs.</div>
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The next day of
work we put up another row of insulation, and then another row of
cladding. Once we put up the insulation, we had to work fairly fast to get the cladding on before it blew away in the wind. The cladding was lifted into place and then held there with clamps
on the wall frames until we got the screws in. We discovered that the
corrugated cladding was a lot more flexible than you might think, as
it bowed in and out of the wall significantly, bent up and down the
wall surprisingly, and also the corrugations changed the height of
the sheet depending on how much each corrugation was pushed down. All
of these factors meant that it was quite difficult to make each sheet
screw on straight.
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Sometimes one screw
would be slighly off and then this would completely change the
tension of the sheet and put it askew. The only thing to fix that
would be to try and toe it in the right direction, or just to start
again with another screw hole, leaving a hole in the wall to be
sealed with silicone. We discovered that it was not really feasible
to quickly put a screw in the middle and each side and then come back
and fill in the gaps once it was secure, as this led to too much
bowing of the sheet. Instead the longer method of starting in the
middle and taking turns left and right to work out to the sides stud
by stud, gave much better end results. This meant moving the ladder
back and forth for almost every screw, which was very tiring to move
it and to climb back up and down it every time. I tried to count the
rungs every time I went up and down but kept losing count when I got
over 10!</div>
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We took every due
diligence for working safely with ladders, as we certainly could not
afford the time or money which would be involved with an injury. The
top of the ladder was chained to the wall, the ground was dug with
the shovel every time we moved to a new spot to ensure it was level,
and I always kept in mind a great piece of advice which I learned
from one of my Rural Fire Service buddies. Ted told me whenever
climbing in and out of the RFS truck 'always have three points of
contact', which means that out of your two hands and two feet, only
one of them isn't firmly planted at a time. It is something which I
believe has saved me many times, and well worth passing on to others.</div>
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The time taken to
screw in each sheet stretched to an entire day of work, by the time
we set everything up, made sure the sheet was straight, adjusted the
clamps after each screw, and moved the ladder at least 10 times for
each sheet. There were many times when we finished work at dusk and
were unable to take a photo of our progress because it was too dark!</div>
Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-25114810169978786682018-05-27T19:49:00.000-07:002018-05-27T19:49:28.610-07:00Installing windows and sliding door<br />
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Before we could begin
installing our sliding glass windows, we had to check exactly where
to place them within their frames. Our instructions from the kit home
company informed us that to install the windows we should check the
pre-cut cladding fits the window at one end of the house, and then
work our way to the other end of the house so the other windows would
fit the pre-cut cladding. We pulled the dozens of sheets of cladding
off the pile, carefully and often only one at a time, as many of them
are seven metres long and quite heavy. We moved them to a new pile
nearby, and measured each different lengths and took notes of how
many of each length there were.</div>
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None of the sheets of
cladding were pre-cut. This meant that we could place the windows in
the frames as we chose. There is a gap of almost 10mm around each
side between the window and the frames, so they required packers. We
looked around for some pieces of wood around 10mm thick and cut them
into suitable pieces, about 80mm long and the width didn't matter. We
then discovered that a difference of only 1mm made a very big
difference when it came to putting a 95mm wide piece of wood into a
slot which was only 85mm wide.</div>
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So we looked around for some more wood
which we cut into packers which were about 5mm thick and 2mm thick.
Our local tip has a section where people chuck their old timber into
a big pile, so it is a great place to obtain scraps of timber for
projects. The benefits of this are low prices, recycling of second
hand items, and the closeness of the locality saves on petrol (saving
money and the environment).</div>
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We started by installing
the smallest window first, which was the bathroom. We placed some
packers underneath the window and made sure it was level before
screwing it down. We then placed packers into the sides and screwed
them in. We did not put packers in the top as that can bow the
window. The next size up windows were all placed in a similar manner,
and it was a fairly easy job. We tied same rope around the outside of
the window frames as extra security in case the window tried to fall
out. These windows are bushfire rated for BAL 29 and would be quite
expensive to replace.</div>
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At one stage work was held
up as we tried to find out the best way to remove paper wasp nests.
Apparently these guys give a very nasty sting, so we wanted to avoid
that us much as possible. The best method we discovered was to use a
can of flammable propellant (deodorant, hairspray, etc.) with a
lighter to create a flame thrower. This singes their wings so that
they cannot fly, and then when they fall to the ground they can be
killed. There are still some nests which we have been unable to
remove yet, but thankfully we haven't been stung so far.</div>
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The largest window and the
glass sliding door were far too heavy for the two of us to lift on our
own, so we asked one of our neighbours to come and help us out. A
couple of hours work and these were also installed. Thank you so much! Before installing
the door the bottom of the metal framed was cut through on both sides
and removed. There did not need to be packers under the door, but
otherwise the installation method was the same.</div>
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We have already had insects
and birds getting stuck in the windows, even though the walls are not
clad and they could easily fly around! I guess they have never
encountered such a strange material as glass before and have trouble
understanding it. The presence of the door creates a surprising
difference to the sense of 'inside' and 'outside'. It feels quite
annoying to have to open the door in order to enter the house, and
yet it does create a much warmer environ when you are standing inside
and it cuts out the wind chill. I had to get a door mat and put it
outside the door, as I suddenly felt like walking 'inside' with dirty
boots was just wrong. Of course it was just a mental difference,
physically everything else was just the same.</div>
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The next stage is to screw the wall cladding on, with insulation underneath it.</div>
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<br />Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-68866106742603043372018-02-02T19:44:00.001-08:002018-02-02T19:47:39.278-08:00Roof Ridge Cap Finished<div align="left" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">A
few smaller jobs have been completed since the big roof finish, not
as exciting but still very necessary and important. The insulation
was taped together on the inside, so that each section is joined
without gaps to let the heat in. Surprisingly a very large amount of
heat was sneaking through where the insulation was joined, even
though there was a 100mm overlap. The special insulation tape does a
fantastic job of cutting most of this heat out. This job involved
climbing up a ladder dozens of times to reach the many joins, with
about 8 pieces of insulation on each side and 5 lengths for each join
to fit inbetween the roof purlins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Next
we installed some bushfire mesh underneath the ridge cap, wedged
between the roof sheets and the insulation underneath it. You can't really see it in this photo, but you can see some of the insulation taping.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The installation of the mesh means
that we are fulfilling the bushfire regulations by not having any
gaps smaller than 2mm which may allow the entrance of embers in the
event of a bushfire.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-AU"> Then
we installed the ridge cap on the roof. First lengths of insulation
were taped to the ridge cap, and the roof was swept clean.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-AU">Then the ridge cap was screwed to the
roof. There were two lengths of ridge cap, each 5.5 metres long.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-AU">With roof length of 10 metres and an overhang of about 35mm on each end, that gives plenty of overlap
in the middle. After the screws were done, they were all covered in silicone to ensure waterproofing.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Another
job was installing bushfire mesh in the verandah gutter. This mesh
has about 7mm squares which will greatly reduce the amount of leaf
litter which gets stuck in the gutter. This helps reduce bushfire
risk at the same time as helping ensure cleaner water, and means that
we have to get up and clean the gutters much less often.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-AU"> I
also finished the screws on the decking. We had bought some screws
from the store which is 1 ½ hours drive away, but it turned out that
either they didn’t give me the 140 screws which I asked for, or
that despite my many calculations and recounts, 140 still wasn’t
enough. So I went back to the store and bought a bunch more, but when
I checked them, it turned out that they had sold me the wrong screws
– they were too short.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-AU">So third trip to buy screws for the decking
WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED BY THE KIT HOME COMPANY IN THE FIRST PLACE,
we are advised that we have been given the wrong screws from the kit
home company all along. We were shown a pack of the same kind of
screws which says on the back ‘Not Recommended for Fixing Wood
Decking to Metal Joists’. Which is exactly what we are using it
for. Apparently because of the way that wood and metal expand and
contract at different rates with change of temperature, that creates
a tendency for the screws to shear and break. It turns out that the
correct type of screws are only available in very large packs which
cost hundreds of dollars, so we figured that we may as well finish
the job with the same screws we have been using all along.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-AU"> Next
step is to put the windows and walls on. It has been raining for the
last week, so the country lore that the rainy season starts on
Australia Day might be true.</span></span></span></div>
Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-82320706461521630242018-01-04T13:50:00.001-08:002018-01-04T13:50:40.199-08:00Second Side of Roof Finished Finally our first day of decent weather, and the boys finished off the second side of the roof.<br />
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We still have to turn up the end of the sheets at the top, and put in some kind of bushfire protection under the ridge cap when we put that on to seal the gaps, but it's looking pretty amazing.<br />
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Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-2223504737555471552018-01-01T19:51:00.001-08:002018-01-01T19:53:25.749-08:00Roof<div align="left" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Significant
progress has been made on the roof during the christmas holidays, due
to the wonderful help of visiting family. Thanks so much guys!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Since
the last post I spent several mornings putting up the 10 fascia
brackets. First one end, then the other, then a string-line between
them to make sure all the ones in the middle are in a straight line.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">I
found this a difficult and annoying job as the brackets tended to
move while I was trying to drill the screws in, despite the clamp
holding it in place. I learned as I went though, and the later
brackets were done much more quickly than the first.</span></div>
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this was done, the boys put up the first gutter which was a bit
tricky as it bends very easily. Some supports were taped to it and
then it was lifted up with rope and the use of two ladders. The
gutter is attached with the use of suspension clips and gutter
straps.</span></span></div>
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Then
the boys put the fascia board on. This was done in two halves with
the middle joined by an extra support piece, riveted together, the
same as the fascia board on the other side of the house. Then the
gutter was put up using the same method as the first side with
supports and ropes.</span></span></span></div>
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the roof was started. First the insulation was cut to length and
taped into place, and then a roof sheet was placed over the top and
screwed in. The same was repeated for the other side.</span></span></span></div>
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the roof strapping was tensioned up while working up in the roof.
Here you can see the underneath with the roof strapping, the
insulation which is 135cm wide, and two sheets of Colorbond – each
84cm wide.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">A
couple more days of dodging rain and the bottom side of the house is
nearing completion. Christmas day we had 70mm of rain in only a
couple of hours, so it seems the wet season has come early!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">This
morning we put up the downpipe for the verandah gutter. First I
assembled all the tools we would need. Most of them were handtools
except for the cordless drill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Then
I drilled the top of the downpipe where it attached to the downspout
and riveted the holes together.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Then
at the bottom we needed a piece to join the gap between the decking
and the verandah post, and push it outwards a little so that it would
end up at the perfect spot for the water to flow into the 100 litre
tank which we will place underneath it. This piece of metal was a
left-over piece from building other parts of the house, and just
happened to be the perfect size. It was trimmed a little at the ends
to ensure it had a flat surface for the downpipe to press against. We
were provided with downpipe brackets which we used for the outside
join, and cut a short length of strapping which was left over from
strapping the frame of the house. After these were screwed on, the
structure was very solid and stable.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">After
that was finished, I climbed up onto the verandah roof and put
silicone over all of the roofing screws. I also washed out the gutter
as it was full of metal filings from attaching the screws. We won’t
put the 100 litre water tank under the downpipe quite yet, as I want
to wait until we have some rain to wash the roof and the gutter
clean. No rain is forecast for the next week, so we might be waiting
a little while.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">First
we assembled the gutter for the verandah, this was relatively
straight forward as we had done exactly the same thing for the house
verandahs previously. For the stop ends, holes were drilled through
and then riveted together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Then
for the downspout, a rectangular hole was cut in the gutter, the
spout put in place and then holes drilled and riveted together.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">To
finish the whole thing off, silicone was spread over all the joins.
Here is our collection of tools for this job.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Then I
spent an afternoon and two mornings screwing in the gutter brackets.
First one was put at the top end, and then another put at the bottom
end with a 20mm fall. Then a string line was stretched between those
two, and the other brackets screwed in to follow the string line.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">After leaving the silicone to cure, we put the gutter up into the brackets, this was easier than I
expected – since the gutter is slightly over 6 metres long it is a
little difficult to handle while standing up a ladder, but one of our
best 'tools' is an old broom which we found at the tip. I used the
broom to push the gutter to click into each bracket while Josh held
it up, and then he folded down the clips over the top.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We
decided that it would be worth the effort of putting insulation
underneath the roof sheeting, so we cut up one of the rolls which was
provided with the kit home into sections which fit the width of the
verandah. By lucky coincidence our 180cm level was exactly the right
length so I used that as my measuring stick.</span></span></div>
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is the paperwork that came with the insulation, which I suppose we
will have to show to the council when it comes time for approval that
we met the energy requirements for Basix.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Then
we joined the pieces with rolls of insulation tape. This is a special
type of tape which is a cross between gaffa tape and alfoil. This
photo is looking up at the underneath of the roof after the
insulation was placed on the top.</span></span></div>
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were provided with 8 sheets of colorbond which were 187cm long and
85cm wide, so we laid them on the ground to measure how much we
should overlap them to achieve our 6 metres for the verandah size.
They are laid upside-down in the photo, showing the underneath
colour. By the time I took the pic, we had already taken away a piece
to put on the roof.</span></span></div>
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is the colour of the top of the sheets, it is known as Slate Grey.
This is the first time we have actually seen the colour, and it is
actually a lot darker than I was expecting.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Then
Josh got up on the roof and laid the sheeting, screwing it in as he
went. The perfect length was achieved by overlapping the last sheet a little more than the rest, luckily avoiding the need to cut a few centimetres off the end. The metal roof in the sun was VERY HOT, so I am glad that we put the insulation up, as it will keep it a lot cooler under the verandah. Even the blue framing metal is cool to the touch compared to the Slate Grey roof.</span></span></div>
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can't believe that we finished the whole thing in one day! It is
actually very difficult to photograph, as by the time I am far enough
away to see the roof there are small trees which block the view. I
went up on the roof this morning and finished screwing the middles of the
sheets, and the next thing that needs doing is to put silicone over
the screws. After that we need to attach the downpipe to the gutter, and into a small tank.</span></div>
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Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-18418114059151212892017-12-12T12:25:00.001-08:002017-12-12T12:25:26.307-08:00Finished Deck RoofJust a quick tease of a photo of the finished deck roof which we started and finished yesterday.<br />
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I would do a longer post but I want to get down there and finish screwing it in before it gets too hot this morning!Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-91855534808407753482017-12-07T19:13:00.002-08:002017-12-07T19:13:23.641-08:00Finished Verandah Beams<div align="left" class="western" lang="zxx" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">A
few more days work and we now have the verandah beams up. First we
had to put up the 6 metre long very strong, thick and heavy end beam.
It was a tricky task to consider, but Josh had thought about it
carefully and had a clever plan. First he screwed some brackets to
the posts, one of which was held in with only one screw so that it
could rotate.</span></div>
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we lifted it up so that it rested on the rotating bracket, tied it to
the post with some rope, and then lifted the other end up on the
bracket on the other post and screwed it in. Once that end was
secure, the first end was also screwed in.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Then
we put up the three cross beams. These connected to brackets which
were on the posts, or on the big beam, and on the end of the
house.which had already had their brackets screwed on while on the
ground. The two end beams had two brackets each, facing inwards, and
the middle beam had two brackets on each side.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Then
we put up the four long beams, which slipped into the brackets on the
cross beams. All of these beams required screwing through the
brackets, which was around 60 screws altogether.</span></span></div>
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of these screws were through thick metal, and required very strong
pressure to get them in. This was quite difficult at the top of a
ladder, so for some of them we had one of use drilling, and the other
person pushing on the end of the drill to get it in easier. This
helped save us some muscle pain later down the track.</span></span></div>
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side of the house was easy enough to get to from the ground, and we
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had to extend the ladder to its full length. We moved this ladder
what must have been hundreds of time, changing it back and forth from
triangle to straight, on the deck and off the deck, and were very
glad that we bought it many years ago when we still lived in Sydney.</span></span></div>
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next step is to put up the guttering on the end of the verandah, and
to put the roof sheeting over the beams. The weather forecast is for thunderstorms!</span></span></div>
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Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134599002217395878.post-13484670559096560722017-11-15T23:29:00.001-08:002017-11-15T23:29:41.040-08:00Verandah Beams The deck is mostly screwed down, just need a few more screws, and progress has been made on the verandah roof.<br />
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This piece was cut from the top of the middle post to make it the right height, cut by hand with a hacksaw! Then the beam was screwed in place.<br />
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The screws were quite difficult to get through the thick metal, and my muscles are aching today from the odd angle.<br />
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It is exciting to see the angle at which the verandah roof will be coming down.<br />
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While Josh was cutting the post, myself and the mother-in-law busied ourselves removing big clumps of raspy grass from around the house, and it was surprising how nice it was to have a clear area to sit on our chairs when we had a rest.<br />
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It's a lovely shady cool place to sit on a hot day. Since then Josh has cut another post to the right height but we haven't taken any photos of that as yet.Sandrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218686248244577568noreply@blogger.com0