1 - 3 August 2020
Work has begun on the roof for the outside kitchen - which has proved unusable due to being in full sun for most of the day. We want a tiled roof so it can be used for rainwater capture, so it is a job for the professionals.
Work has begun on the roof for the outside kitchen - which has proved unusable due to being in full sun for most of the day. We want a tiled roof so it can be used for rainwater capture, so it is a job for the professionals.
Our labourer turned up, lifted a paving stone at each corner, and dug out a hole for footings.
Unfortunately none of us remembered we had a pipe running through one of the corners, so it suffered from the pickaxe. It is an overflow pipe from the big rainwater storage down to the lower barrels, so it was empty, and no water was lost.
Dave stepped in, and did an impressive emergency repair, which will be encased in the concrete footings and should be fine.
Big metal stands were set into the footings.
Meanwhile, in a shadier part of the garden, Dave and I finished setting up the 'rustic arch'. This is the approach from the field where most people park when visiting.
It makes a nice entry, and defines the paved space very well. The pre-planted bougainvillea on the left can now be trained to grow up it.
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