Bale-Raising Prep

Friday 31 October 2014

Not quite finished in the music room, but we had to turn our attention to preparing for tomorrow: finding the tools and equipment we used last time, setting up work areas and shopping for provisions in case a crowd turns up.

West wall of the music room - first one with the plaster all finished

North wall - second to be finished

Internal (south) wall, all the high level plastering finished, just a few panels still to lath

East wall - still a lot to do, including the last remaining exposed section of bale

 Time to do the important prep for tomorrow's bale raising - a visit to the winery for supplies

 Setting up the clay-slip pond, sieve, and bale-brushing station - to coat the bales with clay-slip before building.  This acts as temporary weather-proofing, and helps the plaster stick

 And finally, the all important barbeque - but on close inspection we realised we had a problem:

... that's my hand visible through the hole in the bottom.  Oops, time to rush out for a new one.  Okay, all ready for tomorrow.  Exciting times!