Although it has been a bit of a break since my last entry it doesn't mean that work as not been happening on the "sixteen by twenty-two" job site. Just that it has been going a little slower that anticipated, But lately there has been a bit of  push - mostly because my parents are stating to drive me round the bend. Its amazing what craving your own space with drive you to do.

But I need to have my own space - seriously - and fast. And it is getting there. So far the walls are up and the plumbing and electrical have been completed - for the most part. That is to say I have juice! I had to as we had family visiting from Ontario over the holidays (Christmas) and I needed to get in there to make room for them.

So in the following pics & vids you will see the spaces taking shape

First step in this whole process was to break into the concrete of the old garage which to our surprise was not very thick - only about 2 inches if that. And not mesh which was a blessing. After getting all the plumbing hooked up to the main house infrastructure then it was time to level everything up and get it ready to lay the 2x2 insulated panels. First job was to lay the water proofing membrane. Usually this is used on the exterior of a foundation wall but I figure if it is used to wick water away from the concrete then why can it not be used to the same effect in a horizontal as opposed to a vertical manner. So down it went!

Then it was a matter of laying the panels - the primary thing was to get as much down as was needed to erect the walls that were going in. of course then there was the issue of dealing with the cat securing himself in the rolled up tube of water-proofing.

Then it was the big job - installing the 8 x 8 ft window in the living area of the unit. basically it meant removing half of the wall area at the rear of the garage, And what else does Morley want to use but the quad - that's right put a blind man on a quad and he can cause damage to just about anything, Luckily there was a row of asp trees on the edge of the property in case he lost control of the quad in his exuberance! At the end of it all I am stokes at the view I will have from this massive piece of fenestration.

One problem we did run into though was the fact that the ceiling in the garage as shifted over the past 30 years and there was a 1 1/2 inch difference from the outer edge to the centre line of the space. After several attempts to jack up the roof it to make the walls level - and needless to say a few conflicts between me and the parental unit - the decision was made to leave it as is and adjust the walls and gyproc accordingly. Jesus at 53 I am just not into the fight anymore!

Anyway now the walls are up and the plumbing and electrical are set to be placed - Episode 3!