The man-cave now has a floor once more.
Category Archives: Doing stuff
Render III
Well, that’s the rendering finished.
If the weather’s OK next weekend, I should be able to get a screed down on the floor.
Render II
Removing old plaster from the shed walls isn’t really something I enjoy. However, it’s damp, so it needs to come off before render goes on. It seems that the walls had been painted blue, I’d guess that was in the 60s, when the shed was used as a taxi office. There’re also traces of an earlier green (20/30s?).
It was a shame to render over stone, but I really couldn’t be bothered to rebuild another two walls, with a damp-proof membrane.
But now I only have one wall left to render.
Step
The shed now has a step.
But no door.
Numbers
I didn’t want to screw numbers to a new door, so I came up with an alternative.
It’ll need tidying up when I’ve time, but it’ll do the job for now.
Render
After hacking plaster off and digging out the debris inside the shed, much of this afternoon was spent rendering.
While there’s a lot more to do, I’m happy with the result.
I’d set myself a target of the end of summer to finish the shed, so it’s going to be touch and go.
A day to recover
After a festival, particularly as I’ve gotten older, I try to build-in a recovery day. That’s today.
So I’ve spent a large part of today working on the shed, finally finishing rebuilding the second wall.
Somehow, I’ve quite bit of stone left over.
Sundays
Sundays are now officially shed days. Well, in our house.
I’d hoped to finish the wall, but it’s just too hot. Saying that, there’s not a lot more to do before I can start rendering.
Another sunny afternoon …
… in the shed. But it finally feels I’m getting somewhere.
Back to reality
Today, after we did some shopping, I worked in the shed.
I’ve finally started rebuilding the second inner wall. I know, it doesn’t look as though I’ve done a lot.
But I’ve also ran a cable from the house into the shed.
