Week beginning 27th June. Arriving at the workshop on Monday we find Manda upset. The foxes had taken all her lovely, friendly hens, the ones Molly has been taking pictures of and had hoped to make a recurring theme of in our blog. After a bit of wrapping our latest stack in plastic and a… Continue reading Week Four
Month: June 2022
Dun Skeig walk
After catching up on some admin in the morning, Pete keeping the house build budget and Molly keeping the WIFIE website up-to-date, we looked for and found a short hill walk nearby on Walk Highlands. The walk to the hill fort and back is not far at 3.75 miles but the wind was strong and… Continue reading Dun Skeig walk
Week Three – Part Two
We got down to it on Wednesday and Thursday and made all the interior room panels. This went quickly because we didn’t have to sheet many of them in OSB as this will happen onsite once all the panels are up and the roof trusses are on. There have been some positive developments this week… Continue reading Week Three – Part Two
Week Three
Week beginning 20th June. We had a lovely weekend in Edinburgh visiting the family and catching up with friends, although it was a bit strange going to Portobello as visitors, a very different feeling from living there. We watched the Porty Pride Prom Dog Walk then our grandchildren added their contribution to Pride by making… Continue reading Week Three
Week Two – Part Two
On Wednesday we had a meeting with Andrew to discuss scheduling the next part of the build as it seemes like the questions from building control have been resolved and the warrant is likely be issued soon. The main decisions we are being asked to make are about the groundworks and the Isoquick foundation raft.… Continue reading Week Two – Part Two
Week Two
Week beginning 13th June. Monday was a slow start as it took us a while to get into the zone and we were still a bit tired from last weeks endeavors. We started by making the internal walls for the workshop toilet. Then we had to prepare the stacked panels for storage and safe transporting… Continue reading Week Two
Our first week building.
From a standing start we begin the process of learning on the job. Monday 6th June 2022 was our first day in the workshop, very exciting. After a bit of training from our guru, Andrew, we got down to some real work. We cut all the timber required to build the frame of the workshop.… Continue reading Our first week building.
Caravan Life
Having sold our flat we have moved into our temporary new home, a caravan! This is quite a change for us as our flat was 126 square metres and our wee caravan is only about 30!!! On the day we left Portobello we moved into our caravan on our plot. The following day Molly’s brother,… Continue reading Caravan Life