Monday 7 August 2017

Preparations to move the house

Yes, we are preparing everything for Tuesday!
8th is the day!
CORRECTION: we just called Sr. Ângelo and he only can make it on Wednesday! 9th at 8h30 the work begins!
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David, Marco and Alex have been working for a couple of days in the house (last Thursday and Friday and over the weekend) so everything is ready to move: emptying the inside, finishing the last bits of the cladding, giving the final coat of wood treatment, taking the supports out and planning the move.
We still don't know how it is going to work, but the first thing that Sr. Ângelo is going to do is to open the path up there, at the entrance of the land, and then is a complete surprise. Even, opening the path we don't know how it is going to work, because some places have a big strong xisto rock!
So, cross your fingers and come with us in this new adventure.
For now, I just leave you with the pictures from the work that was done is these last 3 days:

 View at the beginning of the day

 Marco happy to help

Planning the next tasks

 Moving the scaffolding and a physical challenge: 500 push ups in one day!


 Measuring the space and measuring the wood

Cutting the wood

 Sanding the wood to take bits of mold

 Happy happy!

 Taking the windows out so the trailer gets lighter

 At the end of the day - wall nearlly done! Just one board missing!

The part of the wall that is missing the cladding

    



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During the weekend, while I was working fot the weekend meditation retreat, David was giving a second coat of treatment in all the walls:






 David took everything that was under the house


Meanwhile, David went to the land and stayed with it for a while, talking with her. Telling her that we are going there very soon to open the way, moving soil, rocks and plants; disturbing some of the wild life. It's not a gigantinc job, but it's good to warn the land that these things are going to happen.

I hope you liked the pictures and the progress!
Stay tuned!

With love,
Raquel

2 comments:

  1. This is so sweet, how big is it Raquel ?? Caravan size? And where are you putting it? x

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  2. :-) It's quite big, bigger than a caravan. But we know what we want by living for so long in the BUS! ;-)We are moving it to a land that we bought right after Marko and Laura's land, right next to the Quinta. stay tuned because we are going to show more and more about it. Lots of love to you *

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