Meanwhile in Canada

[Buff]

Looking good  Those braces make sense, getting down there and adding them afterwards couldn't have been fun though 

[immigrant]

Looking good  Those braces make sense, getting down there and adding them afterwards couldn't have been fun though 

Thanks Buff.The crawlspace is 4 feet tall, so it's not too cramped down there

[immigrant]

Roof and backfill is done. Now for the deck and windows and then the inside renovations can start. I am sick of this project and we're only half way done. I don't think we will get the outside paint done before it starts snowing



The valleys in the roof took a bit of measuring, and then some more measuring. The black lining is to keep the condensation off the roof sheets and the "strapping" is so that there is air movement under the tin to help minimize condensation




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[Pistonpete]

Is there a special paint specification to follow or just wood primer & topcoats?

[immigrant]

Nothing special (primer and top coat) but temperature needs to be +5C. I think I missed my window of opportunity. They are predicting  snow for next week and after that minus temperatures . This sets me back almost 5 months, but not getting the outside paint done is not the end of the world.

[Pistonpete]

I'd be frothing at the mouth, cracking lids & chucking paint pronto all round the place....

[immigrant]

I wish I could, but this is the forecast and I got to be back at work on Monday to Friday morning.



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[TeeJay]

Been waiting for some new pics/info.......I got nothing to do ....could come do it for you 

[Mr Zog]

What is the reason for the minimum of 5 degrees for painting?

Is it for drying, or application?

If it's for application, you could just keep the paint inside the house to get it warmed up, then apply with a sprayer?

If its for drying, or adhesion, then you are screwed       

[immigrant]

Drying and adhesion.....

[Mr Zog]

Drying and adhesion.....

Yup...

You're screwed     

[immigrant]

But on a different note, it appears Friday is the big day 





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[Oubones]

Congrats, It must be a big relief to you to.
It is sad that we have lost and are still loosing our good people at such an alarming rate.
 :thumleft:to you and yours.

[Fudmucker]

Low working temperatures have implications for certain construction materials.
Concrete for example must be mixed with hot to boiling water to prevent it from freezing solid before it achieves initial set.
They generally also use 'rapid hardening cement' in US and Canada for the same reason.

If concrete freezes before it sets, it will not reach its design structural strength
and may crumble under load when it unfreezes again.
Conversely, if you allow wet mass concrete to get too hot during the initial set,
it will boil and form voids in the concrete with resulting lowered structural strength.

I would think that the paint has similar challenges in low temperatures.

[Welsh]

Low working temperatures have implications for certain construction materials.
Concrete for example must be mixed with hot to boiling water to prevent it from freezing solid before it achieves initial set.
They generally also use 'rapid hardening cement' in US and Canada for the same reason.

If concrete freezes before it sets, it will not reach its design structural strength
and may crumble under load when it unfreezes again.
Conversely, if you allow wet mass concrete to get too hot during the initial set,
it will boil and form voids in the concrete with resulting lowered structural strength.

I would think that the paint has similar challenges in low temperatures.

friends of mine worked at Fort McMurray on the shale sands, pouring concrete at stupid low temps but with lots of chemical additives 

[woody1]

Veels geluk met die citizenship.

Nou kan jy mos aanneem.

[immigrant]

Thanks Woody1 and Oubones.
It took us 11 years to make the decision. We never came here to stay, but life happens! We were worried that if we ever get a prime minister like Trump, we could be kicked out of the country by the stroke of a pen, so better to have full status. But this country has been very good to us and we are very grateful for all we have here. Friday will be a bitter sweet day, a funeral and a celebration all at once. It is funny what difference a piece of paper can make.

[Mr Zog]

I have just over 3 years and then I can also apply for my citizenship.

It will be, as you say, a bittersweet day.

But a day that will ensure that I will always have the opportunity to live my life.

Well done boet. You have been an inspiration. 

[immigrant]

The snow is staying away... for now. I managed to get a little more done before and after work. Windows and doors are in and started with the deck



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[ChrisL - DUSTRIDERS]

Veels geluk met die citizenship.

Nou kan jy mos aanneem.

Kanadese regering het glo n klousule teen die aanneem van mense uit Brakpan.................................hulle weet van die plek!!

Geluk met jul papiere Immigrant.