6th March 2025
At last I was going to do some proper work, clad the last long wall of the shed.
I was over at Wickes early, loading my trolley with the materials I needed. I returned a box of screws that I didn’t realise I already had, so I exchanged those for shorter ones.
I resisted the temptation to buy a bacon roll, even though the aroma was drifting across the car park.
My self control is admirable.
I started cutting the feather boards and drilling holes for the fixing screws. I had a jig that spaced each board evenly, but because the first board was down in a gutter, after fixing the second strip I could remove the jig, so I had to remove both strips before I could, a Duh! Moment if ever there was one.
Once in the open I managed to complete one third of the wall.
Next on the list was to make a cut on my neighbour’s fence.
When it was erected several years ago. It was attached to the corner of my shed, but as I wanted to get the cladding along that elevation, I needed space to pass the strip behind the fence. I needed to cut a couple of inches off the full height. Most of the saws I had were a bit rusty, so it took a while to make the cut.
As I was close to losing the will to live, I made it through.
Now I have to do the next third.
Just as I was packing up for the day Craig and Josh the boiler installers turned up to deliver the boiler, looks like we could have some action tomorrow.
Another Lifetime to go 