Month: May 2019

  • Wall rebuilt

    Wall rebuilt

    The new lintels are in, the top of the wall is built out, the floor beam is stitched to a new bit of timber that rests on the RSJ properly, and the RSJ has been painted. The builder also told me that they sorted out the last of the lead cap on the party wall,…

  • Post-work sail

    Post-work sail

    In from work, a lovely sunny day, nice breezes – only one thing to do; tie the RIB to the mooring, and go sailing.

  • Strengthening the wall

    Strengthening the wall

    The top of the new brick wall has been packed out with slate, and sealed over; all the loose crap has been pulled out of the wall; the rotten timber is gone; new supports are shuttered in. There’s some nice granite to be kept for the garden, and the rest of the crap goes in…

  • Bricked-up

    Bricked-up

    The builder got cracking after yesterday’s consultation with Pat, and the door has already been bricked in. There’s some slate packing to come, and then he can move on to taking out the rotten timber, carefully. The old floor-level vent has been bricked up, and the “landing” at the bottom of the stairs has been…

  • Monday sunset

    Monday sunset

  • Re-sealing the mast, tracing a pipe

    Re-sealing the mast, tracing a pipe

    The tape that sealed the gaiter to the mast had fallen off, so that needed to be addressed before Blue Opal sank from rain water accumulation. Easy enough, self-amalgamating tape and a lot of tension. One of the jobs to do in June is change the sanitation pipe for the head, fit a new pump…