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More work on the shed today.

Finished all but one section of the concrete edging, and put up almost all of the fabric:



We've also decided the roof needs replacing; even where I have water-blasted it, it looks like what they sell as "opal" - which is typically only 50% transmission.

So I'm watching some clear fibreglass roofing on eBay...

I'm also impatiently waiting for three more corner spas or baths to fall in my lap.

Tomorrow:

1. finish the last bits of fabric covering
2. finish the last section of concrete edging
3. reweld the steel door frame I picked up at the recycling centre to the right dimensions for the opening
4. fabric-cover the door
5. hang the door
6. drink beer

Looking good I would love to have that in the backyard.


p.s. No 6 could actually be done whilst completing the other 5

Experience shows that No. 6 either leads to No.s 1-5 being done increasingly badly or not being completed at all...

I decided to take gnash06's advice, and managed to achieve No. 6 throughout the day.

Sadly, this meant, as predicted, achievement was patchy:

1. was not achieved
2. was achieved
3. was achieved, not particularly well
4. was not achieved
5. was achieved
6. was achieved, and achieved, and achieved - and is still being achieved

Edging finished:


Plants growing:

The door was bought from the local recycling yard; too tall and not wide enough:


Nothing that can't be solved with an angle grinder (or, as my 5 y.o. girl calls it, a bangle sparkler):


and a welder:

...and ya gotta love a woman who's prepared to try anything:

Nearly finished the shed wrapping; the door was done today, so that just leaves the two triangles on the gable ends:



A little cleaning up around the bottom where the shadecloth meets the ground and it's done.

Took a trip to the tip with a bunch of rubbish and look what was there!


The world's ugliest spa, or as I like to call it, growbed 2.

Still looking for two more corner baths or spas, and 112 linear meters of clear fibreglass or polycarbonate corrugated roofing...

I even achieved No6 in honor of you doing your Greehouse

And before, and after !!

woow, looking good

Thank you.

Tomorrow, the world's ugliest spa AKA growbed 2 goes in.

Air pump turned up yesterday - one of the few new items in the whole setup:


The air line was a little tough to get on the adaptor, so it needed to be heated:


Tea still tasted good.

Air pump in position; I've not yet done the hoses & airstones. Yes, it's screwed down; I wouldn't want it to fall in the sump:

And, the world's ugliest spa AKA growbed 2 is now in:


Kathy needs to wash some more crushed brick, and I need to finish wrapping the gable ends of the shed.

Then I need to balance the water flows and fine-tune the water levels.

And plant.

Powering along Michael....

Thanks. Did you get my PM?