A school day at the Old School

Today has been very much a learning experience for everyone; it's been pretty tough at times but progress has been made and we are getting there.

Breaking open the fitting box

Bekir and Halil work on assembling the frame

Here are the rest of our blocks

The second frame is nearly done

Bekir removing tiles

The men started the day thinking they'd be working on the floor but the forecast for today and tomorrow is expected to be dry so I suggested we make a start at least on the solar boilers. We carried one of the boxes of hardware up and began the process of assembling the framework however didn't realise we were following the wrong instructions and even had the wrong box - I've bought one solar boiler that has two solar panels and one that only has one so there were two different sets of fitments. Oh well, Angela spotted the mistake and after that the frames went together quickly. Mid morning the remaining blocks we had ordered for the walls also arrived and they have been unloaded as well. After lunch with all the frames in place Bekir went onto the roof to remove the tiles along the line of the beam we were considering using to secure to, more on that later.

Bekir carries the frame over to the other roof

He made it safely

Extra beams to secure it to

Tidying up at the end of the day

A short while later I was watching, and hiding a bit in fear, as Bekir lifted the frame over to the far roof section to measure and ensure we had everything in place with plenty of space. The wind was starting to pick up at this point and it was cold and not ideal really but they kept at it, and he got over safely thank goodness. I then had to leave them to it for a fair while during which time they realised that the original beam they had planned to use was not in the correct place so they have fitted some extra wooden supports inside the roof which will have the metal brace bent around. By the end of the day a lot of preparation had been done and tomorrow they'll start to actually fit the first of the boilers, which is actually the biggest one with two collectors and a large boiler attached. We do also need to get some more valves before we can actually start using them but the main thing for now is to get all the invasive work done before we plasterboard the entirety of the inside.

A sun set of sorts

I'll leave you with a picture of the sun starting to set - it's been so long since we saw any sun!

So there it is; an exciting day today. Here's to tomorrow, back then. Thanks for reading.