Well, it’s been a good week  or so since my last post and it feels like not a lot has changed out in trailer park land but  in fact the boys have been continuously busy.

We’ve had all the roof trusses and other bits of wood anchored into place up top on both end of the house.  Just now waiting on the mid section to go in (delayed in part I believe by a change to some pre-framed window sections…yes, that was me).    But the steel purlins are now in place so the big stacker door span opening is all framed up now.  Just the top window framing to go in above and then that’s all the external framing complete.    Have attached a pic of some of the roof trusses and steel beam for you all.  (notice the “beaming” face in front of the beam – hahahaha).  (The things I get excited about now are rather sad).

 

So,  on to the other jobs.   Glazing and joinery!!    So I thought that we had it all sorted.  Green tint glass for the whole house.  Then I start to question myself:  “what if that looks weird against the external colour?”, “Would grey look better?”, are there any other options for window configurations that I haven’t thought of?”  However, the biggest problem of all is my height.   Those of you who know me well may have heard me say on a few previous occasions that I need “Go go Gadget legs”  (reference to a children’s program from the 80’s called “Inspector Gadget” for those older readers. ;)).    So the importance of all this now is that our stud height (not my stud – “B” – his height is a mere 1.85)   is 2.7 throughout all the bedrooms and formal living space. What this means on a practical level for me is that the side opening windows I really wanted (as opposed to traditional awning opening windows – they are hinged at the top), I can’t have.  The reason being is that I won’t be able to reach the damn latch at the top and no, apparently you can’t just move the top one down as that will affect the seal around the top part of the window.        Now – some might suggest that I could just jump which would then put to use all of this training I have been doing – (and work off the enormous double lunch I have just inhaled), but alas whilst I can jump a little higher now, I have not perfected the art of hovering yet which I believe will be required if I was to be able to open the window or close it with a latch up high.   So it’s back to the traditional awning windows in all but the front windows in the lounge and bedroom.

I suppose I could still have the side opening windows and then we could coin a new catch-phrase in our house:  “B  – can you please close that window”   “B – can you please open that window, no not that one, that one!”.   Followed shortly thereafter by another catch-phrase:  “Sorry but my plane has been grounded in Christchurch”.

However, after another week we still have not finally confirmed the windows.  We’re waiting on the pricing options on the alternatives for the big windows in the front.  Will it be:  “Dear Bank Manager – can we have another wad of cash for the extremely expensive big pane of glass we have just chosen?”  or   “Well – at least it’s within budget”.      Someone is my house was far more interested in the fingerprint scanned door lock that is now available.   NO!!!    Should never have even told him about it.   Men and gadgets.

So anyway – some of the linear cladding has arrived on site so I guess that next week might see the house getting a wee wrap up with black paper and then some skin.   Exciting times.   Watch this space for pictures of the roof shout people.