Studio Build- Central Portugal
Posted: Tue, 2021-Nov-23, 13:29
Nov 9th
The guys showed up about 9 and went to work on the outside windows and front of the building. Later they managed to get the door in and at the end of the day they were putting the plasterboard in the window sills so they can paint this and silicone the first windows and be able to do the 2nd windows. Paul showed up about 1030 and said the wood was going to be about 5500€.. He thought this was a bit high and was asking for a price breakdown as maybe the chipboard will be cheaper at the Veloso shop, where it was like 1100€… He will know more tomorrow. I guess the guys will perhaps start to paint the outside tomorrow? We will see. Anyway, the cellnet board is due to arrive tomorrow or Thursday.
Nov 10th
Looks like they are nearly finished with the rendering of the outside of the building and around the windows. I guess the first coat of sealent before the paint is soon. They also fixed the door properly today and did some work on the live room windows, getting them ready to put the 2nd windows in. Early next week. I guess.
Nov 11th
Guys showed up about 9 and worked on the outside, windows and door frame. All is ready to paint on the outside now. I guess they start that tomorrow. Looks like they will silicone the windows tomorrow as well on the outside and the small ones on the inside as well and then they can put the 2nd set of windows in the live room. We need some sort of door step. I found some nice floor tiles left over from downstairs that should work. Hope that Paul shows up tomorrow. Nothing was delivered this week for the inside. See what happens tomorrow.
Nov 12th
Paul and the guys arrived around 9 and they had the cellnet board. Damn, that stuff is heavy!! It is all unloaded into the live room. The finished putting in the 2nd windows in the live room and sealed them with silicone so they are done in their now. They are working on the door step, and the plasterboard and granite window sills for the big windows and door today. After that they will start to paint the outside with the two different layers.
I got the quote for the wood materials:
Laminated beams 2950€
22 Sheets Chipboard (19mm sheet) 850€
15 Sheets Plywood (19mm sheet) 1100€
60 lengths of 50x70mm wood at 2.4m 500€
5400 +IVA
I will get the invoice directly from Antonio Marques.
Nov 15th
I did some painting on the entrance a bit on one of the walls in the live room yesterday. it went pretty well and looks nice. Gives me an idea for what it might look like finished. Tom is going to come to paint the ceiling on Friday.
Nov 16th
Joules has come back with a price quote and estimates it will be 30-35 days of work. HIs labour cost is high (2 people) so this is a significant cost but not unexpected as he and his crew are experts. The price for his additional materials is 18,000€, excluding doors, windows and flooring. Anyway, once we agree on this then we will set a date for him to begin.
The rest of the wood materials he has ordered will hopefully arrive this week or next. I will keep you posted but we should be on track to have most everything finished early next year unless we get held up by windows and doors which seem to take forever to get here… Will know a bit more tomorrow.
By the way, I had a huge fall today on top of my ladder and have broken 1 rib. No idea how long I will be out of commission..
Nov 17th
Guys showed up a bit before 9 but I did not see or talk to them before we headed to the physiotherapist for Sue.
They worked more on the outside of the building as well as the window and door frame plastering. Only one more layer of materials on the sides of the building and then they are ready to paint. They still need to do the pointing on the granite stone on both sides, Outside of the building is nearly complete. Tom managed to paint all the ceilings and walls inside today and it looks great. Only needs to be painted around the windows and door where they were still doing plaster work.
Nov 23rd
Only José showed up today and he started to sand the areas they plastered on the inside last Friday. Paul showed up around 10 and brought more sand for making cement and gave José some instructions about fixing the wall. He will do the cement part today and the waterproofing treatment tomorrow and we hope they can put the tube in and buried before the rains on Thursday. We will see. I guess Gil will be here tomorrow, apparently he is helping the family collect olives. They have over 1500kg! Wow.. Paul and I talked about the ventilation system, windows, doors, etc… hard to make any decisions on these until Joules is actually here. I wonder if he has time to visit before he starts the work.. José complete the concrete work to seal the top wall and will treat it with the waterproofing material tomorrow and Thursday they will put the drainage tube in an bury it again. Have the contract from Joules and we only have to find a time for him to start and me to transfer him the first money and we are ready to go.
here are some new pictures.
The guys showed up about 9 and went to work on the outside windows and front of the building. Later they managed to get the door in and at the end of the day they were putting the plasterboard in the window sills so they can paint this and silicone the first windows and be able to do the 2nd windows. Paul showed up about 1030 and said the wood was going to be about 5500€.. He thought this was a bit high and was asking for a price breakdown as maybe the chipboard will be cheaper at the Veloso shop, where it was like 1100€… He will know more tomorrow. I guess the guys will perhaps start to paint the outside tomorrow? We will see. Anyway, the cellnet board is due to arrive tomorrow or Thursday.
Nov 10th
Looks like they are nearly finished with the rendering of the outside of the building and around the windows. I guess the first coat of sealent before the paint is soon. They also fixed the door properly today and did some work on the live room windows, getting them ready to put the 2nd windows in. Early next week. I guess.
Nov 11th
Guys showed up about 9 and worked on the outside, windows and door frame. All is ready to paint on the outside now. I guess they start that tomorrow. Looks like they will silicone the windows tomorrow as well on the outside and the small ones on the inside as well and then they can put the 2nd set of windows in the live room. We need some sort of door step. I found some nice floor tiles left over from downstairs that should work. Hope that Paul shows up tomorrow. Nothing was delivered this week for the inside. See what happens tomorrow.
Nov 12th
Paul and the guys arrived around 9 and they had the cellnet board. Damn, that stuff is heavy!! It is all unloaded into the live room. The finished putting in the 2nd windows in the live room and sealed them with silicone so they are done in their now. They are working on the door step, and the plasterboard and granite window sills for the big windows and door today. After that they will start to paint the outside with the two different layers.
I got the quote for the wood materials:
Laminated beams 2950€
22 Sheets Chipboard (19mm sheet) 850€
15 Sheets Plywood (19mm sheet) 1100€
60 lengths of 50x70mm wood at 2.4m 500€
5400 +IVA
I will get the invoice directly from Antonio Marques.
Nov 15th
I did some painting on the entrance a bit on one of the walls in the live room yesterday. it went pretty well and looks nice. Gives me an idea for what it might look like finished. Tom is going to come to paint the ceiling on Friday.
Nov 16th
Joules has come back with a price quote and estimates it will be 30-35 days of work. HIs labour cost is high (2 people) so this is a significant cost but not unexpected as he and his crew are experts. The price for his additional materials is 18,000€, excluding doors, windows and flooring. Anyway, once we agree on this then we will set a date for him to begin.
The rest of the wood materials he has ordered will hopefully arrive this week or next. I will keep you posted but we should be on track to have most everything finished early next year unless we get held up by windows and doors which seem to take forever to get here… Will know a bit more tomorrow.
By the way, I had a huge fall today on top of my ladder and have broken 1 rib. No idea how long I will be out of commission..
Nov 17th
Guys showed up a bit before 9 but I did not see or talk to them before we headed to the physiotherapist for Sue.
They worked more on the outside of the building as well as the window and door frame plastering. Only one more layer of materials on the sides of the building and then they are ready to paint. They still need to do the pointing on the granite stone on both sides, Outside of the building is nearly complete. Tom managed to paint all the ceilings and walls inside today and it looks great. Only needs to be painted around the windows and door where they were still doing plaster work.
Nov 23rd
Only José showed up today and he started to sand the areas they plastered on the inside last Friday. Paul showed up around 10 and brought more sand for making cement and gave José some instructions about fixing the wall. He will do the cement part today and the waterproofing treatment tomorrow and we hope they can put the tube in and buried before the rains on Thursday. We will see. I guess Gil will be here tomorrow, apparently he is helping the family collect olives. They have over 1500kg! Wow.. Paul and I talked about the ventilation system, windows, doors, etc… hard to make any decisions on these until Joules is actually here. I wonder if he has time to visit before he starts the work.. José complete the concrete work to seal the top wall and will treat it with the waterproofing material tomorrow and Thursday they will put the drainage tube in an bury it again. Have the contract from Joules and we only have to find a time for him to start and me to transfer him the first money and we are ready to go.
here are some new pictures.