Thursday 19 Feb 2015
Having slept off the post-birthday excitement, and done a little more plastering on Wednesday, as well as fitting a neat trim around the shower tiles, we were all set for the next exciting development on Thursday. We were going to start pouring the floor!
As the kitchen limecrete slab took 4 weeks to go off, and the party is exactly 4 weeks away, we decided to follow a suggestion in one of the natural finishes books and add a cupful of cement to our limecrete. This should reduce the going-off time, although we don't know by how much - as the temperature and humidity will affect it too.
So we fitted the first two floor batons, then Dave started making mixes, while I tamped and levelled. We can't easily get a barrow to the bathroom, because of all the different floor levels, so Dave brought the mix in by bucket. Tiring stuff!
Having slept off the post-birthday excitement, and done a little more plastering on Wednesday, as well as fitting a neat trim around the shower tiles, we were all set for the next exciting development on Thursday. We were going to start pouring the floor!
As the kitchen limecrete slab took 4 weeks to go off, and the party is exactly 4 weeks away, we decided to follow a suggestion in one of the natural finishes books and add a cupful of cement to our limecrete. This should reduce the going-off time, although we don't know by how much - as the temperature and humidity will affect it too.
So we fitted the first two floor batons, then Dave started making mixes, while I tamped and levelled. We can't easily get a barrow to the bathroom, because of all the different floor levels, so Dave brought the mix in by bucket. Tiring stuff!
Last remaining panels plastered on Weds
Bath drain pipes cut and fitted (positioning estimated and probably wrong! and the first two mixes tamped and leveled
White wood trim around the shower tiles to neaten it up.
Four mixes made (Each mix requires 4 buckets gravel, 4 buckets sand, 1 bag lime putty, 1 cup cement and water - lots of heavy lifting in each mix)
End of the day - two floor sections poured, two people worn out, and a narrow boardwalk hastily constructed to get to the loo.
Oops, should've put the boardwalk closer to the sink - bit of teetering required for handwashing and tooth cleaning.
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