10 July 2011

 

Finished the job of sealing the seam between the underground roof and the rock walls using a different and, I think, much better technique.  First I filled the void almost full with 1 part Type S cement mixed with 2 parts masonry sand, then I filled the final ½″ (very quickly!!!!) with hydraulic cement.  While that was ongoing, Chree continued spreading tar, even getting a fair bit on the walls.  Joining her frolic in the sun, we finished the walls and the underground roof by lunchtime.  Our clothes and sneakers went straight into the empty tar bucket.  Even after lots of mineral spirits, a swim, and a hot, soapy shower, we still left tar stains on everything we touched. Worked in the afternoon moving the sauna stove and other equipment into the shed and straightening up the work site.  After dinner, picked up Lynne & Perry at their place, then went to a concert of west African music at the Middlebury Festival on the Green.  We returned to Fern Lake before the concert was over…