Sleeping ...
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... in the "master bedroom" just feels like sleeping outdoors.
Interior view 2
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Finished painting. Finally. Thought we would never get there.
And of course we need to put another dining table and chairs.
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The lawn
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Looks like most of the grass seed did germinate, despite the dry weather.
Noticed the ducks ?
My wife's colleagues thought we needed some more wildlife in the pond. Thanks guys.
Cor-ten steel - one year later
Sowing grass seed
Spent another weekend pulverizing, levelling, raking, sowing, raking again and rolling.
Canadian breakfast at Westlakebridge
Second weekend of groundworks - the edge of the pond has been completely stabilized, involving two truckloads of soil and several tons of lava.
Saturday we kicked off with a real nice Canadian breakfast.
The edge
Stabilizing the edge of the pond : rolling out HDPE nets (Geocells) and filling these up with soil and lava. We had one side done by an excavator. The other sides had to be done by hand using wheelbarrows. A hell of a job.
Daylight saving time
Switched to DST today.
Making plans for levelling the terrain and doing a bit of landscaping
Light ...
... at the end of the tunnel.
Spots have been installed.
We also have a kitchen now.
And a pretty steep stairway.
Even a shower and a toilet.
It's really starting to look like a house to live in.
Corten steel in the snow
Next week the kitchen will be installed.
Meanwhile we're enjoying a few days of Canadian-like winter.
Hope our water conducts aren't frozen.
Meanwhile we're enjoying a few days of Canadian-like winter.
Hope our water conducts aren't frozen.
Constructing the partition walls
Partition walls are being constructed to create small alcoves for kitchen, bathroom and storage, making the most of each square meter.
Vibrant colors
Thought I'd let you enjoy a fall color view.
Little progress to report - just a couple of small things, nothing worth mentioning really.
Sewage treatment
As there is no sewage network in the area, we need to take care of full sewage treatment ourselves. And being located close to a nature reserve and with the pond close-by, this is to be taken seriously.
Preliminary acceptance
Friday we signed for preliminary acceptance. The steel construction has finally been completed, - except for some minor details -.
It's now three months ...
... since the Cor-ten steel plates were mounted.
Meanwhile the rainwater tank and the domestic sewage treatment plant have been installed.
Just waiting for some final details to be sorted out, before we shift focus to the interior.
It took a while ...
... but the Cor-ten steel walls (and doors) are finished.
Next step : the installation of a domestice sewage treatment plant.
Cor-ten steel (day 57)
A view from the bridge
While we're still waiting for the Cor-Ten steel walls to be finished, here's a fish-eye view from inside out (stitched using 15 pictures)
Cornered
That's about the overall feeling the last few weeks while waiting for the next load of Cor-ten steel to arrive.
This coming week things should be moving again.
One year
Exactly one year ago, groundworks kicked off. We're definitely not going to win the prize for the fastest construction ever.
Meanwhile, we're glad that the fifth and final door was finally installed last Friday. Our cottage is now windproof and doors are locked - finally.
Inside, the screed floor was covered with a Bolidtop flooring system and the fireplace was installed.
Orange
The Cor-ten steel wall - 23 days old - glows with orange tones in sunlight.
Remember what the wall looked like, just three weeks ago .
Cor-ten steel (day 23)
Some of you asked for more recent pictures of the Cor-ten steel wall, to follow the effects of weathering over time.
You may want to compare this picture with the situation on day one .
Or the view one month later.
And for the latest views, browse thru here.
Royal ferns unrolling their stems
While in the back, preparations are being made to apply a two component flooring system inside.
Shower with no water
Gradually starting with the interior furnishing, although we're still waiting for the outside to be finished.
Mid April
The inside unit of our air-to-water heat pump has been installed last week. (No decent picture taken yet.) Just need to test the system one of these days.
Further on, it's waiting again until the next load of Cor-ten steel arrives to finish the outer wall covering.
Cor-ten steel (day three)
Sunday late afternoon.
Two days of weekend and two full days of rusting already.
Passer-by
Passer-by (interested): What will you guys be putting against these plates ?
Me: Nothing.
P-b (still interested): I see ... What colour will you then paint it ?
Me: We're not painting it. It stays like this.
P-b (worried now): I see ... Won't it then rust quickly ?
Me: It's Cor-ten steel. It's supposed to rust.
P-b (in disbelief): Ah ... Interesting.
Cor-ten steel (day one)
Also known as “weathering steel” was originally developed from a group of alloy steels which eliminate the need for finishing or painting. The product develops a thin skin of rust which actually protects the inner layers of steel from the elements. This skin continues to rust and weather over time and achieves different appearances depending on the environment, location and exposure.
Let the weathering begin.
Blank wall
Have not shown a lot of pictures of the façade yet. But here's one showing the blank wall, as it was up to this weekend.
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