We left later than we planned and headed straight up the motorway, the van packed up for a week of exploring, in no time at all we crossed the border into bonnie Scotland and our holiday officially began! We drove for around 4 hours, the start of the journey nondescript as always but eventually heading…
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#22 And Up Goes The Ceiling!
A quick fix on the pillar trims and then we moved on to the ceiling, covering it, fitting the lights and securing it in place! At the very beginning of the project, one of our first jobs was to remove the metal bulkhead from the van (http://bit.ly/7Bulkhead) it was an easy job and made it…
#21 Stringing up the Ceiling & Cutting Ceiling Ply
Today we came up with a solution to our bulky ceiling insulation problem and measured and cut out our ceiling ply panels, ready to be covered in material and secured in place. Stringing up the ceiling Since we redid it, the ceiling insulation had stayed up no problem, however as the recycled plastic wool had…
Scottish Borders: Downpours Like No Other!
On our return walk from Dryhope Tower, this time taking the route we should have taken rather than meandering through the wildflowers, the clouds stopped looking ominous in the distance but loomed over us threateningly. We were too much in holiday mode to hurry so we sauntered back nonchalantly as though it was still a…
Scottish Borders: Dams and Towers
We faced another grey day upon awaking, however by the time the van was packed up and we were heading off it was hazy yet gloriously sunny. Driving not too far we reached the dam at the end of the reservoir and decided to get out for a stroll. A grassy path had been created…
Scottish Borders: Picnics and Owlets!
Looking for somewhere to park up for our second evening we decided to head towards Selkirk, the nearest town, just to see what was on the way – it was a short visit to the town itself, however we felt we should have at least a little wander around as we had never been there…
Scottish Borders: St Mary’s Loch
No curtains meant I woke up bright and early, around 5.30am – I took myself for a wander along the shore while Callum slept on. It was a misty morning, so much so that the opposite shoreline was barely visible; the valley was filled with a white void. The birds were already active swooping and…
#20 Carpeting Metal, Securing the Walls and our Leccy Panel Prototype
We used this day to carpet the visible areas of metal before the walls were screwed on and we screwed the walls on! Whilst I was carpeting Callum also spent some time making an electric board prototype. Carpeting around the Doors We put the walls in place to see which areas of metal around the…
#19 Gluing the Lino, Securing Ceiling Struts and Carpeting Wall Ply
With the lino cut to size the previous day (http://bit.ly/18Carpet) we were able to get stuck right in, gluing it down. We also did the final checks on the wall ply sizing and got both pieces carpeted, ready to be screwed on and secured the ceiling struts in place. Gluing Down the Lino With Callum’s…
#16 Wall Trimming & Final Floor Prep
We spent the day doing the final preparation on the ply we had previously cut out for the floor and started the re-sizing of the wall ply ready to be carpeted and screwed in place. Our day began at the timber merchants again, this time to get the 3mm ply for our ceiling – we…
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