Ok so for those of you who don't recognise the title – check out this vintage BBC Not the Nine O'Clock news – very early Rowan Atkinson Anyway – as promised in my last post this week I did indeed head off to get myself a big truck (well not that big, but bigger…
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What to do Next…
So as I said in a previous post – the cottage is all signed off – yay. But what to do next. Take a vacation? Get a massage? Spend a week drinking beer, sitting in the hot tub and playing Rock Band? Nope! How about starting two new projects. Thanks to the helping hands of…
How to Build a Cottage (part 6) – It the Final Sign Off….
I can't help typing that title without 'The Final Countdown" by Europe creeping into my head. Buts its true – we got electrical sign off a couple of weeks ago, and just got final sign off from the CRD building inspector. A tour round the outside and a look at the fixtures and fittings inside…
How to Build a Cottage (part 5) – Picket Line!
No I am not on strike (although sometimes it is a tempting alternative to installing 700 sq ft of laminate flooring – I am not as young as I used to be and my knees are complaining). I have in fact been installing pickets in the railing around the deck. The cottage is definitely looking…
September 2010 – How to Build a Cottage (part 4)
As I said last time its all me now. The experts have gone away, leaving me feeling a bit lonely and confused – but still windows get ordered, I get a great deal on siding from my supplier – Windor Plywood - thanks Ken – and things start happening. I staple up building paper, wrestle windows…