Actually start work
Spent Tues+Wed( 18th-19th Oct) actually doing some work at the house. The work gang is getting another villa ready to shift so the place was been empty apart from me.
(They moved the villa Wednesday night, but had a little bit of drama which included knocking out the power to half of Stratford for a half hour or so. The permit they got from powerco had the lines at 5.3m, they had the house+truck at 5.2m but the roof still hit the overhead wires on the main road bypass which caused them to bang together and fuse, This then blew the nearest pole then three poles back up the line).
Tuesday did cleanup, taking nails out of boards and old framing,stacking up piles of rubbish. Removed lining in the old Laundry and Porch then took out some old Batts insulation over the Porch overhang to let the ceiling area dry out some more.
It was quite damp where the water had got under the batts and hadnt been able to get out.
Spent Wed working round all the rooms opening up the sarking (low down within 1-2 planks of the floor) and cleaning out the rest of the Laundry wall lining (some sort of cardboardy wallpaper) and the lining in the end of the hall (painted hardboard). Cleaned out the bathroom and pulled apart the old bath frame. Various other bits and pieces involving hammers, pry and crowbars.
There was some moisture in the cavity beside the Laundry and behind the lining on the opposite side but it disappeared really fast once the lining was off and the sarking opened up.
(They moved the villa Wednesday night, but had a little bit of drama which included knocking out the power to half of Stratford for a half hour or so. The permit they got from powerco had the lines at 5.3m, they had the house+truck at 5.2m but the roof still hit the overhead wires on the main road bypass which caused them to bang together and fuse, This then blew the nearest pole then three poles back up the line).
Tuesday did cleanup, taking nails out of boards and old framing,stacking up piles of rubbish. Removed lining in the old Laundry and Porch then took out some old Batts insulation over the Porch overhang to let the ceiling area dry out some more.
It was quite damp where the water had got under the batts and hadnt been able to get out.
Spent Wed working round all the rooms opening up the sarking (low down within 1-2 planks of the floor) and cleaning out the rest of the Laundry wall lining (some sort of cardboardy wallpaper) and the lining in the end of the hall (painted hardboard). Cleaned out the bathroom and pulled apart the old bath frame. Various other bits and pieces involving hammers, pry and crowbars.
There was some moisture in the cavity beside the Laundry and behind the lining on the opposite side but it disappeared really fast once the lining was off and the sarking opened up.
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