Part 4: Inside Construction
26 February - 7 March 2011
The guest bed area is finally finished and the top plates coated with polyurethane
Second window frame is in
Framing for the next wall plate and doing all the wiring cable lines
My windows have arrived! 4mm safety glass on one side and normal 4mm glass on the other of the thermal window
Cutting the recess for the windows to fit into
Trying the window for size before gluing an extra frame of wood around the edge
New frame edges glued in place and waiting to dry before fitting the glass which I will bed down on a layer of Sikaflex
Working on the wiring loom. I solder all joins then cover the join with shrinky tube
Another wall plate is in
Wiring in the three light switches; Outside light, Main house light, Kitchen lights
Beautiful winters day with blue skys and cold icy wind, great for working
Fitting the weather strip for above the windows
Now they come off and get varnished and go back on after Ive fitted the windows
Next wall plate with brass light switch and two 220V power sockets
One of the bedroom lights
The first window is in and the weather strip is mounted above it
Painting the frames with varnish
Frame with sikaflex applied and waiting to mount the window into it
First section of the back wall is in
Gluing the inner weather strips to the frame
Now all the windows have been fitted
Window lock
Chaos of work tools
