Tuesday, 19 December 2023

Powerless

 After some rain and a bit of a blow, the power is out, so I have deployed this never-before-used generator. To my astonishment, the battery worked just fine (once I found some small nuts and bolts for the terminals). The outage was over in about 20 hours, so all we missed was some showers. I kept the fridges and freezers running and saved the Christmas baking.

Camping

We had a bit of a blow, and out went the power. As we are heading for quite a green Christmas, it was easy enough to deploy the BBQ and make a late breakfast, next to the shed-in-progress. The trusses are up, thanks to the scaffold crane and electric winch, and now it is time to start on the roof sheathing. 

Saturday, 16 December 2023

Raising the Roof

 Well, not the roof but the trusses. I built a scaffolding tower and attached the crane arm. I hooked the electric winch to the eye at the end of the beam and up they came. 

Sunday, 12 November 2023

Going UP!

 Raised the first truss on the new garden shed. Cripes, but it was a heavy brute!



Saturday, 11 November 2023

Blue Skies

 We still get some lovely days. Snow threatens, but never quite sets down permanent roots. Let it keep off a few weeks more, and the shed may be roofed! 


Wednesday, 1 November 2023

Mouse in the House

 "Get in the trap!! GET IN THE TRAP!"

Bloody mouse must be deaf.