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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Roof work done
A lovely calm, warm day in Martinborough today: perfect for lifting the new roof again so Bill Stephen could finish his wiring. And for placing pink batts. Rooftop conference. Bill the sparky at left, Bruce and his offsider Dylan. #*
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Subbies are here
Things are moving. Subcontractors have been in and out and I’ve had to stay over, doing my project management thing and helping make quite a few decisions. I really need to be in Wellington as well, to pack up my … Continue reading
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Joinery in – most of it anyway
We arrived last night to find that the new room was completely enclosed – the French door and windows were installed. The only door that’s not installed yet is the future back door. It can be seen leaning in position … Continue reading
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From Fugues to Finales
Today we went to a very pleasant afternoon of chamber music, titled From Fugues to Finales. It was organised by the Greytown Music Group as part of the town’s weekend arts festival. This scratch group, tongue-in-cheek-named The Ultimates, was made … Continue reading
Joinery arrives
On Thursday our aluminium joinery arrived from Fisher Windows in Masterton. Hopefully all the joinery will be installed during this week. #*