Friday 21 February 2014
Another little milestone - Dave judged it would be okay to take down the tarpaulins, we had a few days clearish weather due, and it is so much easier to work without the tarps, especially working at height on the scaffolding. So down they came - at last we can see how the house will look with the plaster on. It is still very patchy, as we are working a bit at a time. Dave does a section, then leaves the scaffolding in position until it has dried enough to be sponged, then moves the tower, does the same again. It is a slow process, but tends to fit in with sporadic rain and aching limbs.
Another little milestone - Dave judged it would be okay to take down the tarpaulins, we had a few days clearish weather due, and it is so much easier to work without the tarps, especially working at height on the scaffolding. So down they came - at last we can see how the house will look with the plaster on. It is still very patchy, as we are working a bit at a time. Dave does a section, then leaves the scaffolding in position until it has dried enough to be sponged, then moves the tower, does the same again. It is a slow process, but tends to fit in with sporadic rain and aching limbs.
Taa Da! Exposed to the world - it looks almost like a proper house from this direction
Dave at work by the music room door. You can see the lines of filler over the first coat in the area over his head.
Second coat full coverage over the back north wall - low and uninterrupted - this is the easy bit to plaster
I've started on this end section, having spent some time trying to decide how to deal with it. It is where the east wall will join on - but we didn't want to leave the bale ends exposed. We could just leave sailcloth and polythene over it, but it would be a worry. Since there's no reason not to have lime plaster in the middle of a wall, I thought we could stuff and fil the bale ends, while leaving the ladder frame exposed for attachment later. I think it will work ,,,
A well-earned break.
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