Thursday dawned sunny, albeit cold, and here is the new South view.
The first floor windows are in.
They set about installing the ground floor windows. Some of the openings in the logs
are too small. No problem, horizontal circular saw cut goes part way through the log,
then a number of vertical saw cuts, remove bits with claw of hammer, then chisel out remainder.
The windows are heavy, three men required to lift it into place.
Outside temporary bits of wood are nailed top to bottom to prevent window falling out!
When it is in place it is wedged all round and long screws fix it in place.
A gap is left all round big enough to be filled with insulation.
Friday something to photograph, the exterior window surrounds cover the gaps.
Don't they look smart? Not such a good day though. Kimmo has chosen to start on the North gable,
because there is a cold southerly wind and rain in it.
Meanwhile Tony is slaving away building interior partition walls.
Every time he is going to fix a bit of partition that covers insulation space
the space has to filled even if only a pencil width.
After providing hot drinks at 9:45am, I was sent off to get more 50mm screws, clear silicon sealant,
and another pack of soft insulation. After that I had to prepare a three course meal for the Finns:
Home made vegetable soup
Sirlion Steak, Roast potatoes, Roast Parsnip, Carrots and onion gravy
followed by Strawberry Sponge and hot drinks.
Matti has been filling the spaces around the windows from the inside, ...
... and from the outside. Every crevice, gap, hole has to be filled.
Notice, the name plate is up. Brookside Lodge exists, it is not official yet.
North Tyneside Council have to accept the existence of the new house before all others will.
Every two hours we take hot drinks to them, when they retreat into the greenhouse
which although cold is relatively warm. They chat away under the patter of raindrops on the roof.
We are fortunate to have such a comfortable site office.
Mid-afternoon the tiles arrive on a vehicle totally inappropriate for where we are.
The driver had to adjust the load on the trailer, then unhitch it, then reverse down to us.
And it was a bit tight. I was impressed with the driver's ability.
Not only did he drive the lorry but also operate the crane to place the nine pallet loads.
Here he is, Gordon the driver/crane operator of
Marley Tiles.
This is an enlargement from the previous photograph