LAST DAYS!!!!

It's the last few days of building work, and the project is coming to a close. I must say I'm very, very, VERY excited to get in there and start working.

Some of the work going on on saturday included:
*covering the damcourse with a skirt,

*covering the celing and wall join with a trim,

*making a proper window sill (all these jobs came in part with the the installation of walls)

*Lights in!

*Completed floor

*Laquered bench top (boy does she shine!)

*Splash back behind sink!

.....Lots has been happening!

The bench top is very strong! It can hold my old book press (found by my Dad-thanks dad!) and Drill press. Maybe one day an enamelling kiln! (...not for a little while tho) and a grinder! (again, not for a little while.) Glenn made it from Red Gum and Ply, and it has a frame underneath. the final touches will happening over the next couple of days, including an edge on it, and a clear laquer.

CHECK OUT THE FLOOR! I'm so happy with it, it's slightly springy underfoot and comfortable to walk on. I know this was yet another extra expense, but, with sound, comfort and tool safety benefits, I believe well worth it! ...and the concrete didn't need to be re-done to install it!

There will be a sink in the shed, (as you have seen kindly donated in a previous blog)

So a chanel was dug in the concrete for the pipe, and that beautiful copper went into the ground. The tiles shown here were left overs from a bathroom renovation, they'll be the splashback behind the sink!

OK, so much has happened!

Last blog we had wiring. Over that went the insulation (I used one which wass both temprature and sound insulating, so that I won't be disturbing anyone working late at night..)

I couldn't believe it when they delivered it, about 30 bags it seemed like, and each bag bigger than me! (the garage was full!)

But it all went in and the difference...AMAZING. I can't describe how strange it is for the shed to feel, well, indoors? Its quet inside and the temperature is kept just slightly cooler than outside. Even in those last couple of hot days we've had!

You can also see in the photos that the walls are going up too! This is a much lengthier process than I ever realized. The Gyprock goes up, then all joins, nails, and seams need to be plastered! this is to create a seamless effect. Glenn takes this process very seriously and is quite passionate about a high standard of finnish on his walls.

DAY ONE OF WORK!!!!

I call today day one, as today was the first day that Glenn, (the carpenter) came to start work. Wiring is in and the electrical stump gone! and yay! the shelves fit next to the bench which is great as I was relying on my measurements!

Tomorrow the plumber will come and Glenn will install some insulation, so I can work noisily at night and keep cool in summer!

....yay!

Today the electricians are here, the room is cleared of furniture, and plumbing tomorrow.

I'm hoping secret pipe in the floor is water, which means the shed is already plumbed!

The shed is so big without all the furniture!