Author Archives: Jon
Comment (ne pas) charger une camionnette!
J’ai dû ramener du bois pour refaire le toiture de notre abri. Il n’y en avait pas assez pour justifier un livraison (qui coutera la moitié du prix du matériel), mais c’était quand même un poil trop long pour notre … Continue reading
How not to load a van!
I had to collect some wood for re-roofing the shed. The quantities were too small to justify a delivery (which would have cost half as much again as the material), but a little long for our small van. I’m not … Continue reading
Our house…
in the middle of this… forest! I stopped in at the sawmill (visible in the left of the image) to check up on the schedule for the frame, and while I was there, I asked where the wood for our … Continue reading
Running to catch up
As acceleration goes, the shift from planning to real construction outdoes most experiences. A few weeks ago, we were simply collecting quotes and working out roughly when we would be attempting each task, along with updating quotes and finishing plans … Continue reading
Premier travail de charpente
Après pas mal de préparation et d’affutage des outils, il me semblais qu’il fallait faire de charpente pour de vrai. Et vu que pour la structure il faut que je faire des assemblages dans des gros morceaux de bois, la … Continue reading
First serious carpentry
After much preparation and sharpening of tools, it seemed high time that I actually did some real carpentry. And given that I need to be cutting joints in some rather large pieces of timber, the traditional starting point was a … Continue reading
Sunset
Having arrived early afternoon at the plot to find the ground still covered in frost, and spent a whole afternoon without it clearing, we could be forgiven for wondering if we’d bought the right land… until the sun set and … Continue reading
Le weekend dernier, on s’est fait livrer 10m³ de terre végétale et on a rempli un de nos bacs. Ce weekend on a presque fini le deuxième. La rampe (fabriquée elle aussi de palettes) marchait bien pour les remplir, mais … Continue reading
Vegetable beds – 2 down (almost), 2 to go.
Last weekend, we took delivery of 10m³ of soil and loaded up one raised bed. This weekend, we almost finished filling the second bed. The ramp (also made of pallets) works well for filling them although the soil then has … Continue reading
Alles volgens plan?
Het tweede weekend – Het frame van de schuur We hadden gepland om al het hout bij de houtzagerij bij ons in de buurt te bestellen, maar we hadden er niet op gerekend dat deze mensen ook af en toe … Continue reading