Hi everyone, the next working meet is less than a month away.
If you’ve not been before it’s a great chance to meet up and get the properties looking good and running well for the coming months.
Jobs that we are planning to get done include:
-Sorting out the ventilation bathroom roof space and installing a new fan to the outside. (Cottage)
-Clearing out the kitchen roof space. Probably involving a trip to the tip. (cottage)
-Repairing the barn septic tank (not as disgusting as it sounds, I promise🤞
-Continuing with the pointing (Barn)
There will be jobs suitable for everyone so don’t be shy.
Hopefully there will be time to get some climbing in on Sunday, although it’s quite an ambitious jobs list, so bring gear.
Dates: 16th / 17th March
As usual the club will be providing breakfast and a communal meal on Saturday evening which is always a good social event. Bring food for lunches though.
A fully functional spread sheet to appear very soon.
Hope to make it for this one. Be advised the Tyn y Coed is shut until Easter. The big dining room is being converted to have accessible rooms. This could be good if Paul is able to and wants to go to the Dinner (assuming it’s in Wales, venue isn’t on the website yet.)
I won’t be able to go; most likely, I’ll still be in Scotland. However, I’d be grateful if someone could post a very short update to the hut maintenance thread after the meet.
@johnw1 I didn’t manage to turn on the heater in the main room this week, the one under the bookshelf; this may be a big problem.
While there’s still quite a bit of firewood (see photo), I’m not sure if it’s going to last the entire year. Maybe another delivery is due?
We still lack a cutlery tray and any large frying pans in the cottage.
I also managed to lose a full pack of firestarters somewhere (either that, or I have early onset schizophrenia, or it was stolen, one of the three). Other consumables may need replenishment as well.
Interesting about the heater. It should be on all the time. A major fix for the cottage would be new windows with double glazing. A lot of heat goes out of the current ones. I’ve been advocating for a gas shut off valve in the kitchen for years but this has yet to happen. A new front door is needed too, to keep out the cold winds in winter. There’s a lot to be done if funds allow, not all of it essential however.
That’s good. Are you going to have a go at persuading the bathroom heater to actually put out some heat. Last time I was there it was useless. There must be a better, simpler and cheaper system.
The microwave is fine, the sheet was set up last October, I added crossing out of the things which are fixes (and not just a “fixed on” date as it was), I am sorry about the misunderstanding.
Need to wear proper ppe gloves mask and goggles.
Agree with John re needing better moisture extraction perhaps of a commercial nature. Ceilings and sealant behind sink need treating and sealant replacing.
Dan
The mould gets done every year. It happens because of pockets of cold stagnant air and its more of a problem when there are lots of people using the place. The solution is to have a an air pump in the loft or a solar venting system.
