15th June 2022I started by planning the top edge of the opening side. Where there were knots, I used my powerfile until it died. The rest of the...
The next few days was spent filling nail holes and painting, plus contacting the council about the two lights.13th June 2022I ordered the...
Standing on the patio, looking back down the garden, you can see how bright it is and how strong the shadows are, all the way down the garden....
9th June 2022The tree stump removal guy came that morning and ground out six stumps, including the remains of the big tree just behind the...
8th June 2022Following the painting of the floor, I began working on the front of the observatory. All three panels were cut down to the new...
2nd June 2022On the 2nd, we were back to general garden maintenance again. Yes, it's those Laurels, which had sprouted quite a bit through April...
1st June 2022It was June already! The year was ticking away rather quickly. We started the day by back-filling the vegetable area, using the...
31st May 2022The holes for the piers were finally cut. The deep sky pier fell completely within one floor panel. This is the left rear panel....
29th May 2022The next day, I covered the back and shed end. The work was interrupted several times across the day due to passing showers.[IMG]...
28th May 2022I painted the plinth planks while I was painting the shed. On the 28th, I began attaching them. The area to the left of the...
It's chucking it down here today, so all I've done is to transplant some Thyme into larger pots and in a brief lull in the rain, pick some Lupin...
26th & 27th May 2022It was raining on the 26th, so since everything outside was wet, I couldn't do anything else. I took the opportunity to...
24th & 25th May 2022The 23rd was spent shopping for planking to box in the plinth and taking stuff to the tip. I got back to the floor on the...
22nd May 2022The concrete hardstanding had been laid almost a month, so we felt that it was now cured enough to take the weight of my trailer....
Once lowered down over the piers, the holes were sealed against the piers with several layers of duct tape. Then I started poking holes through...
21st May 2022I began to attach the remaining legs, drilling the fixing plates to the concrete pads, but these were removed again for the next...
Yes, I saw that thread.
We were having coffee on the patio when our neighbour started mowing her lawn. Just by being out, she guilted us into doing something, so we ended...
After lunch, the foundation of the second pier was filled with concrete and the upper rebars supported to allow it to cure overnight.[IMG]19th...
The pier tube added next and the bottom edge was sealed with clay. Then concrete mixing began. A wooden cross clamped the top of the tube and was...
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