Biography of a Build CH.14/APRIL 13, 2022
Doors, Doors, Doors… it’s door month!
The doors came out of the workshop after extensive sanding and 3 coats of tinted Cutek in the workshop.. a long anticipated moment, and what a moment it was!
The doors were delivered to site and after some final opening and sill prep, the doors slowly but surely started going in. The jambs were screwed together and stood into the frame, then the doors hung… after going on and off about a billion times to get the sizes right, hinges right, rebates altered and and hardware installed… boy do we know doors now - no one can fool us on that one! The hardware makes the doors feel like they are gliding on air, perfect for frail aged hands! The glass man came and measured all the openings for our double glazing - an easy way to do it so it doesn’t matter if our openings are not perfectly square - cut to fit!
Our vent flap frames got fabricated and were painted by trusty Wayne, their openings were flashed and we detailed the wall system flap… now to build it.
Rick the builder started working with us of a saturday to help us move along on our merry way, Owens sister Jess flew all the way from Berlin to oil the last post and the incredible Brit Andresen visited the site to give her tick of approval!
Check out the cartoon and month of picks below….
Onwards and structurally upwards!
Love,
Dusty & Thirsty
We are taking note from The Grand Section on the value of documenting the journey whilst you’re in it by hand rather than just the final result by photograph.
At the end of each month we sit down and visually document the build journey of ‘Can’t Break Your Hip House’ up in Blackheath and the people who have been a part of that chapter. A great way to reflect on going-ons, small wins and lots of learnings
You can find further photographs on The Grand Section social media - instagram and facebook!
