Meanwhile in Canada

[TeeJay]

Korrek ChrisL. Dit was n rerige bekommernis gewees. Ek het nog nie die kinders vertel hulle ma is van Alberton nie, so kom ons hou dit maar tussen ons tot hulle oud genoeg is om dit te hanteer. 

 

Congrats - well done 

[Gingerball]

Concrats on the citizenship Immigrant, well done 

[Mr Zog]

Awesome stuff Andrew! 


Now you can pull a "snowbird" and come enjoy the warmth of Florida for a vacation while the rest of Canada freezes over 


Mrs Zog makes an awesome Bobotie, and great bacon egg and cheese sammiches 


Pull in!

[immigrant]

Awesome stuff Andrew! 


Now you can pull a "snowbird" and come enjoy the warmth of Florida for a vacation while the rest of Canada freezes over 


Mrs Zog makes an awesome Bobotie, and great bacon egg and cheese sammiches 


Pull in!

Thanks Mr. & Mrs. Zog! I will definitely take you up on that offer. I have been planning a bike trip and you were one of my
destinations.  But it will have to be during your less busy weeks at work because I suspect there will be some headaches in the mornings 

[immigrant]

So I got the insulation done on the weekend. R20 for the walls and R60 for the roof




Then I had to seal all the joints with acoustical sealant and cover it all with poly. The sealant is to prevent condensation buildup in the winter because you cannot insulate between the 2 pieces of wood. All the lights fittings and plugs also gets placed in a plastic "cup" to prevent condensation from happening inside the metal box







Also started the deck this morning. Every board gets a clip on the joist holding it down. Not sure if I trust it, but "they" say it will last a lifetime

[Pistonpete]

That's making me itchy just looking at it....

[Oubones]

Looking good!

[woody1]

Is daai deck planke van daai plastiek goeters wat lyk soos hout ?  Sal 'n leeftyd hou.....saam met die clips. 

[Fudmucker]

The joys of living below zero... 

150mm of 'pink' makes me itch too just to look at it.

[immigrant]

It's been a while since I updated this thread, so here are a few pics of the build. The outside is 95% done. The deck needs steps and a rail on one side, and the siding needs to be painted the new colour. But that will have to wait till next year April



 But it is all toasty and warm on the inside! We ripped out all the walls on the main floor, and framed the new rooms



It's chaos inside but if we leave it outside we won't find it under the snow



This is the "under" the bathroom floor. All the fresh air intake, combustion air for furnace and air exchange suction and exhaust. I upgraded my furnace to 80,000 btu as well.










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[Mr Zog]

Looking great Andrew!

Remember to mark that section of the wall that is so "busy" under the drywall with wires and pipes and flues and water lines and stuff...


A wrong screw will cause more kak than a teen pregnancy   

[immigrant]

Looking great Andrew!

Remember to mark that section of the wall that is so "busy" under the drywall with wires and pipes and flues and water lines and stuff...


A wrong screw will cause more kak than a teen pregnancy   

 
that rat nest of pipes, wires and vents is in the floor joists under my ensuite bathroom. I made triple sure I documented it all. took a picture, printed it out and wrote the measurements on it. I am keeping it in the safe next to my passport 

[Beebop]

I take it decent wood is pretty inexpensive there. That isnt knotty pine you using.
 

[TeeJay]

Very nice - looking good. Now you have a nice winter project working on the inside stuff 

[ChrisL - DUSTRIDERS]

Hout bou is darem n skoon besigheid. Niks sement en baksteen stof.

Immigrant is dit my voorman huisie vir wanneer jy die job adverteer?

[TeeJay]

Hout bou is darem n skoon besigheid. Niks sement en baksteen stof.

Immigrant is dit my voorman huisie vir wanneer jy die job adverteer?

Nee....my voorman huisie is daai ander een wat hy in die woud gebou het.....hy het so 'n ronde braai voor.....ek kan maklik daar bly en al die werk daar doen ....gratis

[Welsh]

Looking great Andrew!

Remember to mark that section of the wall that is so "busy" under the drywall with wires and pipes and flues and water lines and stuff...


A wrong screw will cause more kak than a teen pregnancy   

 
that rat nest of pipes, wires and vents is in the floor joists under my ensuite bathroom. I made triple sure I documented it all. took a picture, printed it out and wrote the measurements on it. I am keeping it in the safe next to my passport 

One of the things I like about cell phones, open the electrical box picture picture picture.... etc 

[FarScape]

Jy sal net nooit mag spyker voor daai stoof nie.

[Takashi]

Jy sal net nooit mag spyker voor daai stoof nie.

Ek het daai een mis gelees...

Daar is in afrikaans n verskil tussen spyker en skroef. Engels blykbaar nie....

[immigrant]

I take it decent wood is pretty inexpensive there. That isnt knotty pine you using.

Wood is really cheap here. We have a sawmill in town which makes it cheaper, and I used to work there so I still get an employee "discount" that makes it even cheaper.

Hout bou is darem n skoon besigheid. Niks sement en baksteen stof.

Immigrant is dit my voorman huisie vir wanneer jy die job adverteer?

Nee....my voorman huisie is daai ander een wat hy in die woud gebou het.....hy het so 'n ronde braai voor.....ek kan maklik daar bly en al die werk daar doen ....gratis

Gratis !?! Nou se jy my. Wanneer kom jy? Ek sal jou voer ook!

I am so sick of this project. My kids think we are divorced because I don't live with them and their mom ( we are renting a house in town since we have no water or kitchen). I just stop there before or after work to get something to eat and then go back to the farm. But the good thing is I lost 8kg ( literally worked my ass off)