Author Archives: Jon
Le potager
Notre terrain est excellent pour la construction de solides fondations, mais ce n’est pas une terre adaptée aux plantations. Le potager sera donc fait de quatre grands bacs en palettes dont l’intérieur sera tapissé de toile tissé. Ceci aidera à … Continue reading
Clôturé!
Notre terrain est maintenant entièrement clos; une ligne de poteaux en bois et du fil de fer nous sépare des voisins. Une expression anglaise dit que de bonnes clôtures font de bons voisins. Considérant la qualité de notre clôture, ça … Continue reading
Future veg patch – Part 2
All frames built for the future vegetable patch. The new soil should be turning up next weekend at which point we can load them up and be ready for some serious veg growth once the house is built.
Future veg patch – Part 1
The basic frame is in place for the first of four raised beds which will form the backbone of our veg The inside is to be lined with ground control fabric (the woven plastic sheeting used to suppress weeds) as … Continue reading
Fenced!
Our plot is now completely enclosed. A line of wooden posts and four pieces of wire separate us from the neighbours. Good fences make good neighbours apparently. Based on this and the quality of this fence, we should make at … Continue reading
L’abri? C’est fini!
Enfin, presque… Il nous faut toujours les gouttières et un seuil de porte, mais l’abri est hors d’air, hors d’eau, et fermé à clé. Il n’y a pas grande chose à dire ici. C’était encore une journée longue passée en … Continue reading
Shed? Done!
Well mostly. We still need to add the guttering and a bit of door trim, but the shed is completely clad, watertight and lockable. There’s not a lot to say here. Just another long day of hammering and sawing, and … Continue reading
Ca tape fort
Le troisième weekend Une fois la structure montée et hors d’eau (ou presque), il fallait mettre le bardage. L’OSB interne protégera les montants de l’intérieur et donne une surface lisse. Il sert aussi de rigidifier la structure. En le mettant … Continue reading
Hammerin’
Weekend three With the structure built and water tight (more or less) we needed to clad it. The internal cladding of OSB will protect the studs from inside and provide a smooth working surface. It also serves to rigidify the … Continue reading
The best laid plans…
Weekend two – Shed structure It started badly. We had planned to order the timber from the local saw mill. We had rough prices for what we needed, and they would cut to order which would reduce the wastage and … Continue reading