Not another building project

[Mick]

14 hours ago, stevewool said:

Still away on our holiday / vacation / break and we had a phone call from the workers today that they are not at work because of the rain in Marikina , but hopefully they should be back on Monday weather permitting, they have finished most of the work but have to make more scaffolding to paint the rear of the house, be interesting to see what it is like when we get back late Monday.

Yes Steve been heavy rain here since Friday.. Spoiled my nights out... 😭

[stevewool]

Well lots have been done and still little bits left to do, I recon today and then tomorrow and the builders will have done all we are wanting plus the money has ran out.

There will be some work for me to do like painting and more painting but I have 15 days left and I must keep myself busy , anyway here is the house as it is.

[Tommy T.]

 

8 minutes ago, stevewool said:

Well lots have been done and still little bits left to do, I recon today and then tomorrow and the builders will have done all we are wanting plus the money has ran out.

 

Looks good, Steve! Well done!

[stevewool]

23 minutes ago, Tommy T. said:

 

Looks good, Steve! Well done!

Thanks Tommy.

[graham59]

What sort of steps are you going to use for roof access Steve... steel ?

[stevewool]

2 hours ago, graham59 said:

What sort of steps are you going to use for roof access Steve... steel ?

Nothing , there are wooden home made steps there at the moment, plus I have the metal ladder for safety to get up there and that’s how it will stay until the next time we are here, maybe someone else will put something there once we have left for the uk, rope I hope 

[graham59]

Okay mate... got it. 

[stevewool]

Well yesterday evening before sunset I was on the roof deck priming the metal work ready for the top coat and this morning I was up before the birds ready for it to get light so I can put the top coat on before it gets to hot up there.

So just around 6 am I was painting away and the Sara Sara shop on the corner was open and busy with folk sitting having there morning drink, then suddenly I could hear the song ( Head shoulders knees and toes ) , yes that’s right and it was being played quite loudly, I had to get up and look and there was a baby in a baby walker trying to get around by themselves while maybe listening to there favourite song, it got me swaying a bit while holding my paintbrush I tell you.

Its more fun in the Philippines.

[stevewool]

Wednesday we said goodbye to our workers , they had done everything we was wanting plus more but the money had ran out and the jobs that need to be finished I can do, just painting here and there nothing major .

These chaps have done a amazing job under duress sometimes as they don’t speak much English and members in the family a job done there way and I wanting it done my way and sometimes the workers comes up with there way which is sometimes the best .

Anyway a sad day to me but I tipped them well I think.

[stevewool]

Still have lots of paint left to use up and keep me busy , I was offered to go out today to get away from it all, a treat she said for the stress and what I have put up with, ‘ A trip to the Mall of Asia’ , sod that where is my paintbrush I said .

Like I said just the finishing touches to my design, that’s got them talking .