A view through the trees.
The seaward view.The roof covering should have been a joyous time but alas it would appear that Caribbean Metal is all talk and no trousers! The start date was continually put back, materials were missing, the workers were late on parade and the work was shoddy. It was a constant battle between Jeff and the salesman to get things moving and to be of a good standard, so they inevitably fell out big time. The job should have been completed by now but two days ago they realised that they had sent the wrong guttering so now we will have to wait until next week to have them off site and we will learn to live with the defects that we are aware of.
In the meantime our own building team continue to impress us with their attention to detail as they strive for perfection with every piece of wood they cut. We have greenheart on the weather side of the house with windows and doorframes in place. The electricians are also on site placing conduit in the ceiling spaces and consulting with us at every turn as to where exactly lights and fans should be. Every piece of greenheart wood is screwed onto place with stainless steel screws and then filled with a disc of doweling. Jeff is doing the hole filling and says it is tedious sticking, cutting and sanding these little holes; there’s only another 3000 or so to go!
We nearly had our own quad bike this week. Our friend Davidson had imported some second hand ones from Canada and we had reserved one but it turned out not to be up to the job. It was too small and not in very good condition. We tried it for a few days going up and down to the lot and it proved to be quite an exciting ride as we had to try and avoid three poodles that liked chasing vehicles. Actually that is not quite accurate, I tried hard to avoid them but Jeff has never been fond of the yapping, snarling trio and would have happily taken them out.
It’s a working Saturday for Jeff and the team but they finish at 2pm and then it’s a quick wash and brush up before we head off to the Jalousie Hilton to meet up with Jeff’s godson, Guy, and his girl friend, who are on holiday here for a week or so. The weather is glorious, a little cooler during the day and a lot cooler at night and the August invasion of flies has disappeared.
In the meantime our own building team continue to impress us with their attention to detail as they strive for perfection with every piece of wood they cut. We have greenheart on the weather side of the house with windows and doorframes in place. The electricians are also on site placing conduit in the ceiling spaces and consulting with us at every turn as to where exactly lights and fans should be. Every piece of greenheart wood is screwed onto place with stainless steel screws and then filled with a disc of doweling. Jeff is doing the hole filling and says it is tedious sticking, cutting and sanding these little holes; there’s only another 3000 or so to go!
We nearly had our own quad bike this week. Our friend Davidson had imported some second hand ones from Canada and we had reserved one but it turned out not to be up to the job. It was too small and not in very good condition. We tried it for a few days going up and down to the lot and it proved to be quite an exciting ride as we had to try and avoid three poodles that liked chasing vehicles. Actually that is not quite accurate, I tried hard to avoid them but Jeff has never been fond of the yapping, snarling trio and would have happily taken them out.
It’s a working Saturday for Jeff and the team but they finish at 2pm and then it’s a quick wash and brush up before we head off to the Jalousie Hilton to meet up with Jeff’s godson, Guy, and his girl friend, who are on holiday here for a week or so. The weather is glorious, a little cooler during the day and a lot cooler at night and the August invasion of flies has disappeared.
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