{"id":2504,"date":"2018-10-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/https-www-kergudon-com-sunday-21-october-shedless\/"},"modified":"2020-05-12T15:55:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T15:55:31","slug":"sunday-21-october-shedless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/sunday-21-october-shedless\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 21 October &#8211; Shedless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have been extremely blessed with the autumn weather so far which has been dry and warm for days.\u00a0 Today is no exception and our guests are even outside this afternoon using the sun loungers \u2013 not bad for 21<sup>st<\/sup> October.<\/p>\n<p>The dry weather has also allowed me to continue with the work I started last week and finish the demolition of the manshed.\u00a0 At the time of <a href=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/sunday-14-october-shed-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">last week\u2019s blog<\/a> I had managed to remove the exterior cladding leaving only a frame and the roof.<\/p>\n<p>My main achievement last Monday was to remove the roof.\u00a0 It was amazing how much rubbish had accumulated in the ridges of the corrugated sheeting over the years although it would have been great to add to a compost heap \u2013 something that we don\u2019t yet have either.\u00a0 It\u2019s on the list!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Roofless-shed.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3601 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Roofless-shed-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Roofless shed\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/224;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Manshed-in-process-of-demolition.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3596 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Manshed-in-process-of-demolition-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"Manshed in process of demolition\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/180;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Monday afternoon also saw the first delivery of gravel<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"First gravel delivery for Kergudon G\u00eetes\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/48ysUROmufc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>that we will need to tidy up around Grange and refresh large parts of the driveway.\u00a0 This delivery is of stones classified as 0\/20 which is basically dust (0 mm) up to 20 mm.\u00a0 This was recommended for using on areas which are dirt and haven\u2019t been gravelled before as the dust and small stones work their way to the bottom and form a compacted layer \u2013 at least that\u2019s the theory!\u00a0 Our next deliveries will be larger stones but, having seen the damage the lorry made to my new drive I\u2019m not going to order until either the ground is completely frozen in the winter or baked dry again next summer.<\/p>\n<p>With the roof removed from the old man shed I was able to attack the, very rotten in places, frame.\u00a0 I mentioned last week that 4 of the 8 uprights were rotted through at the base.\u00a0 Having dismantled the frame it was evident that 7 of the posts were actually rotten and only one was attached to the floor by a metal bracket that it had been bolted to.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Manshed-gone-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3594 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Manshed-gone-2-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"Manshed gone 2\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/194;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Manshed-gone.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3595 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Manshed-gone-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"Manshed gone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/190;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With the frame down it just left the end breeze block wall that, we assume, was part of a previous, more solid, building on the site.\u00a0 It would have been good to keep this wall but it had been built centimetres inside the boundary talus and meant that I had no access to the hedge.\u00a0 My plan is to leave a narrow access between the new shed and the talus so I can get up and cut the hedge.\u00a0 It has also exposed am attractive, and large, stone wall which we will keep but reduce in height.<\/p>\n<p>With the demolition progressing on Tuesday I ordered the bulk of the materials for the new build which were delivered on Friday so no excuse not to make a start next week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/New-manshed-materials-delivered.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3597 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/New-manshed-materials-delivered-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"New manshed materials delivered\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/196;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/New-manshed-materials.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3598 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/New-manshed-materials-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"New manshed materials\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/176;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of the week I made a start in moving and using some of the gravel.\u00a0 Starting behind Grange, next to the wood-stores, I moved around to the end and the bin area.\u00a0 Where I had to dig down a little to allow the new gate to swing we hadn\u2019t decided what the best thing would be to reinforce the step up to the bins.\u00a0 However, as there is so much slate around what else but another small wall would be the obvious choice!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Rear-access-being-gravelled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3599 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Rear-access-being-gravelled-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"Rear access being gravelled\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/217;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Rear-entrance-gravelled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3600 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Rear-entrance-gravelled-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Rear entrance gravelled\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/188;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The access looked immaculate for about 18 hours between Friday night, when I finished laying the gravel, and Saturday morning.\u00a0 On Saturday we had a farmer deliver a cord (3 cubic metres) of firewood which we had to have dumped on the drive.\u00a0 This gave me my activity for yesterday and this morning \u2013 splitting the larger logs, and tomorrow, when I can make noise with the chainsaw, I will cut the longer ones. It has given us some full wood-stores although we still haven\u2019t yet felt the need to light the fire \u2013 although will probably do so soon.<\/p>\n<p>M plan next week is to actually start the blockwork for the new man shed and see how quickly we can get that built \u2013 hopefully fairly swiftly if the weather continues to be kind to us.<\/p>\n<p>Salut.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have been extremely blessed with the autumn weather so far which has been dry and warm for days.\u00a0 Today is no exception and our guests are even outside this afternoon using the sun loungers \u2013 not bad for 21st October. The dry weather has also allowed me to continue with the work I started&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2513,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ben-and-daves-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}