I was up at 5.00 am and out on site by 6.30
I worked right up to 6.30 pm and packed up in the dark lit by the flood light.
First, I washed off the very last rust converter on the large beam.
Then I installed the flashing over the garage wall.
I am a bit short because I used up quite a lot of it across the front wall a few weeks ago.
I'll have to get an order in with Rusty first thing Monday.
A couple of hours went on setting up the line on all the columns on the garage entrance side.
They seemed to be all over the place which is a bit puzzling as I had them all lined up with diagonal bracing several months ago.
Next I built a timber landing platform around the RHS column of the large beam.
This is intended to be a guide when installing the last 8m length in a couple of weeks time.
I also installed the missing diagonal brace and locked in both verticals.
There were intermittent showers during the day and at one stage we had an hour of continuous rain.
I spent the time assembling an antenna that I intend to install over the next few weeks.
I find that if I stay overnight I really have trouble sleeping - so I'm going to try bringing a small TV with me everytime I stay over and see if that helps me to drift off more easily.
Finally I made a start on the next column.
We are now ready to install the large beam next weekend.
Sunday
In the evening, while watching a movie I fitted all the appropriate connectors to the RG6 coax cable I purchased for the antenna connection.
I have also bought two U bolts and picked out lengths of water pipe and flat bar to construct a mast and clamping brackets.
I'll work on these whenever I have a spare moment amongst all the other chores.
Monday
I started work for my clients very early and by 3.30 pm I had completed my hours for the day.
I very much want to prime the U beam while it is still on the ground and this will take a couple of visits so I shot out to Wooroloo.
Just as night was falling I managed to complete the three accessible surfaces.
Probably I will be back on Wednesday to turn the beam over and finish the last side.
Tuesday
I popped out to Wooroloo in the middle of the day for a short break from work.
I flipped over the large beam and primed the last surface.
I also cut up a steel bar, drilled some holes in it and painted it with primer - this created four components that will form the bracket to clamp the television antenna mast on to one of the columns.
