A beautiful sunny day today, after a wet and dismal weekend. Good news- the painting of all the verandah timber is finished!! I'd have to admit that I'm a bit 'over' Manor Red, but I'm sure that'll wear off now that it's finished.
The good news too is that the doors are now installed and look fabulous! They were made by TFD Joinery in Toowoomba, and they're superbly made.
I was planning to paint the doors Wilderness green, but they're made of such beautiful timber I don't think I can do it! Perhaps I'll oil them initially, then they can always be painted later on, but once they're painted you can't go back!!
Not a good photo as the light was all wrong, but this is the external progress to date! The actual roof will go on the portico tomorrow, then the rest of the verandah roof will be built later in the week.
It's been a fantastic month, though extremely busy. Overall though, seeing the Trainbarn coming together so quickly is everything I could have hoped or dreamt of! Definitely worth waiting for!
Light rain all day has prevented any further painting of the verandah timbers, as they're outside and too heavy to move inside! I took the opportunity to have a good clean-up inside, and while one end is still open- providing good lighting- I took a couple of photos.
The doors in the photo are to be the main front entry doors. They're resting on the wall that divides the entry area from the display area. The 'skeleton' wall at the far end allows you to see through into my workshop 'annex', which is still roofless. There is some moisture on the floor still as the ridge capping hasn't yet been installed.
Taken from the far back corner, looking towards the entry area. The windows aren't installed yet either. Lots of space!! A pleasant surprise is the space above the entry area, which has a drop ceiling. I had always planned that this should be accessible and could be used for storing the empty boxes from the trains that are on display. Well, there is way more room up there than expected, as I can stand up between the trusses. Fantastic storage space!
