Rough casting

September 12, 2008

In the ongoing battle to keep the cost for heating down, we decided to fit the kitchen with a wood burning stove. The kitchen is quite big, with a vaulted ceiling and we spend quite some time in it as it also has a family/dining area. Anyway, next week a specialist from MacDonald brothers (a local builder) will come by to discuss the possibilities and the cost.

On the shed: the first steps of the finishings have been taken as Ben and Joel came by yesterday and today to do the rough casting. This is a two staged process: first a scratch coat and then the finishing layer with the stone chips. For the seconds stage the first coat needs to be really dry otherwise it will just glide off, so only the front gable was finished today. Ben will return after his holiday to finish the job. I will put some pictures up tomorrow as now the front gable is covered with a protective sheet of plastic to prevent the rain from washing it down.

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