Barn Girl

Day 64 - Luke injured. Blockwork Ian to the rescue

We wish you well, Mr Brick, Luke. Injured on another job. Thank you Digger Ryan, for loaning us Ian, to help the BarnBoys build the retaining wall. And on and on and up and up, block by heavy block.

Blockwork Ian joins the BarnBoys

Inspector Walt: 'Now this would make a fine bench for a few zzzzz'

Any guesses?

Bituthene waterproof tanking material

Kitchen wall

We need some warmer weather to dry out the blockwork and cement. So much moisture hanging in the air!
BarnGirl and Boys are not into darkness falling at 4.15pm.

Bye for now.
Love
BarnGirl
xx

Day 58 and 59 - BarnGirl's Hadrian's Wall

And so.....it begins. The Retaining Wall. After discovering the existing wall was only half a brick thick in some places, which resulted in having to remove ALL of it, the resurrection finally starts.

Hatted Smiley Matt and Tim moved pallet loads of very heavy, solid concrete blocks along the length of my indoor cricket wicket, for easy access to the blocks, as they tackled the first row of concrete blockwork, behind the upright steel. The second row will go in front and up to the supporting beam running from the East to West elevation.

But where is Luke, Mr Brick? Poor Luke, fell off a chimney or a chimney fell on him. Either way, he is, unfortunately, out of action for six weeks. So, the BarnBoys stepped up, dusted off their bricky skills and started to build m'wall. Digger Ryan is loaning us Ian, his ace brick n' block layer, for the remainder of the block work. Get well soon, Luke. In future, leave it to Father Christmas to hang around chimneys!

Matt and Tim make a start on the retaining wall

Another layer up

The metal tag thingys poking through the wall will go into the front layer of concrete blocks for added support

The gap will be infilled with concrete

Another day, another hat Matt, as he goes on 'donging' duty.

Boss Jon, you' d better move or you'll be incarcerated

End walls painted with Bituthene primer and then covered with self-adhesive Bituthene 8000.

Gotta dash.

Love
BarnGirl
xx

Day 52 - More Concrete in the South

Mr EasyCrete arrives to pump concrete over and in between the steel mesh. The Scooby Doo sandwich (the floor in the south elevation) now consists of a layer of crushed concrete, concrete a couple of mil thick, Preprufe tanking (the white material), two layers of steel mesh with plastic chairs dividing them and now another layer of concrete. Sjhushed and levelled by the BarnBoys.