The photographs below document an unusual day. Unusual because all of these things happened on one day last week;
a) It was sunny and dry
b) It was not blowing a gale
c) Steven wasn't called away to do electrical work
d) I was at home to look after Elmer
e) Reece from next door was available to help lift beams
A day to rejoice! Some of the roof beams could be lifted up into position! Nobody would get blown off the roof in strong winds!
The house probably looks a little different to the last time I blogged. The roof is slowly being built, and once all the framing is done we will get roofers to come in and do the steel work. Otherwise everything you see has been crafted by Steven. On his own! I wonder when the roof will be finished? Soon I hope. But then today was meant to be a building day and of course the weather is disgusting. Nice to see blue skies now and again.
I tell you what, those beams are HEAVY. There's also a lot of detail work involved in building a post and beam house. Whole days can be spent chiselling out bits of wood that will dovetail together with precision.
When we watch Grand Designs and see someone whinging that the contractor they hired to build their 'self-build house' in it's entirety has taken 3 weeks longer than suggested, I want to travel over to the stylish cottage they are renting, with one of these large beams, and knock some sense into them. This is one of the most stressful and frustrating things we have ever undertaken, given the circumstances. I am so proud of Steven though, and aware that we are lucky to be here in New Zealand, able to enjoy such an incredible project.
a) It was sunny and dry
b) It was not blowing a gale
c) Steven wasn't called away to do electrical work
d) I was at home to look after Elmer
e) Reece from next door was available to help lift beams
A day to rejoice! Some of the roof beams could be lifted up into position! Nobody would get blown off the roof in strong winds!
The house probably looks a little different to the last time I blogged. The roof is slowly being built, and once all the framing is done we will get roofers to come in and do the steel work. Otherwise everything you see has been crafted by Steven. On his own! I wonder when the roof will be finished? Soon I hope. But then today was meant to be a building day and of course the weather is disgusting. Nice to see blue skies now and again.
I tell you what, those beams are HEAVY. There's also a lot of detail work involved in building a post and beam house. Whole days can be spent chiselling out bits of wood that will dovetail together with precision.
When we watch Grand Designs and see someone whinging that the contractor they hired to build their 'self-build house' in it's entirety has taken 3 weeks longer than suggested, I want to travel over to the stylish cottage they are renting, with one of these large beams, and knock some sense into them. This is one of the most stressful and frustrating things we have ever undertaken, given the circumstances. I am so proud of Steven though, and aware that we are lucky to be here in New Zealand, able to enjoy such an incredible project.
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Woot woot! That's so great to see!!! What a shame you didn't set up your tripod though so we could see you dancing underneath the glory hehehe
(03.13.11 @ 06:38 PM)I'll save my glory-dancing for a bit later on I think :)
(03.13.11 @ 10:52 PM)Well done Steven! Mike can't wait to lift some of those heavy beams. He's been bumming around Asia feeling useless. Six more days....M x
(03.15.11 @ 01:34 AM)Tell Mike they are all in. Me, Lawrence and Reece lifted them all in last Sunday. We all lost parts of our fingers doing it too. Just little parts that will grow back. Tell him not too worry he didn't miss anything.
(03.15.11 @ 08:46 PM)