The last 3 roofing sheets turned up today and I got them on just in time for the weather to turn tomorrow. Next I need to go to Mole Valley Farmers for some 200×22 mm timber for the fascia boards to cover the top of the wall all around and then fit the gutter.
I asked a friend to come and help me remove the old roof and build the new roof in three days. We actually managed the removal and build in less than 2 days, but the tidy up and final work is not yet finished. Everything I needed two people to do is done however. Two trips to the tip have been completed also, mostly plant material that was growing over the roof. I have yet to break up some of the old pallets and dispose of them. This is a photo taken ever minute stitched into a video, this is the first day: The second day: Then I used clipchamp’s AI offering to make this video: So you might have noticed the unfinished nature of the roof, I failed to get the length of the garage building right, so didn’t order enough roofing sheets. They’re coming hopefully this week. I […]
I collected some stone slabs from a neighbour today. It was a bit of fun as it was an excuse to drive up a footpath for access to their back garden.
We visited the Isle of Wight for 5 nights. Stayed at a most lovely all inclusive relatives. We visited the Donkey Sanctuary, the needles, the Monkey heaven and the steam railway amongst other places.
I ppopped up to the orchard to have a look to see if I might be able to fix a faulty amplifier. I took my tool in the Land Rover and got this picture:
Having rehung the gates, but this time level, I needed to extend the drop pin. I had found that I had some bar stock of the right size. After a bit of cutting, grinding, welding, grinding and a lick of Zink rich paint it was done.
I want to Dorchester the other day and came back via Gascoyne Lane. We’d also been to the sun flower trail, and I’d been parked in a field…
I spent a few hours installing new brake shoes and reassembling the locking differential. I also cleaned and coated the cross member and tested the differential. Afterward, I went out for a test drive, picking up concrete bits from the park to fill a hole.
I had noticed that the something was worn in the drive as there was always a clunck when pulling off. Not the worst I’ve experienced in the Land Rover, but not great either. So I picked up two new drive flanges for the rear axle. And a short video to round it off:
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