Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: Tondelver House - Shipping Container Build 318Aug 08, 2021 4:14 pm I know I've been moaning about the weather but OMG it's starting to really tick me off! Over the last 4 days I've had off from teaching, the weather forecast predicted rain or patches of sun with strong winds for the first 2 (nothing new) but today and tomorrow -"mostly sunshine and no wind." Well....I waited from 07.30 this morning until 14.40 - not even a suggestion of sunshine, instead drizzle and low cloud! So it's been a matter of doing what I can when can. I was able to paint 2 undercoats above the west shed, and lay the west end deck and give it 2 coats of oil, as well as oiling the east end deck which I put down last week. (The blue skies below don't show the presence of winds with gusts over 70kph). Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ West end: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ East end: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The colours will match when the new decking has aged a few months. And this is a pic of the 2 panels either side of the front doors that I did last week: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I've also been experimenting with the vertical slats I want to apply to the ply on the facade - like a vertical decking. I'm playing around with different width timber slats and gaps. Using both SketchUp (left side) and actual test pieces (right side). I'm planning to use a stain call Japanese Black. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I'm thinking the 50mm strips make the front look too busy and the 75mm ones work better. Still undecided!! And finally when I can't do anything else I have gone to the veggie garden to try and get it back into shape for a Spring planting. Once it is all turned, I will apply some horse manure and dig it in and then leave it a few weeks before planting. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Tondelver House - Shipping Container Build 320Aug 11, 2021 6:36 am Yes the wind is the worst part of the bad weather. The rain has been mostly drizzle but even that makes using power tools outdoors impossible. I wouldn't mind so much if the rain turned heavy and poured down for an hour or two - but endless light misty rain doesn't even help much with drought recovery. The winds are just a headache - I'm waiting to start the installation of the facade panels, but I need windless still days for that.As you say - winds make that hazardous. But at least I can use the unpleasant weather periods to knock the veggie garden into shape ready for Spring. 1 10654 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 19752 hi guys. Please be nice. First time home builder in Qld. I would like some feedback please on whether I should build my granny flat first before my main house at the… 0 5239 |