Gunk From First Flush

The water tank has started to fill up. I checked the first flushes and they are collecting a lot of gunk. One of the devices had even blocked. I put in wider apeture drippers.



I shone a torch into the tank. It had a slight brown tinge. Hopefully it will settle.

The system actually has a number of filters. A course and fine one in the form of a leaf guard. A fine mesh one into the tank. And finally a very fine one just after the pump.

I think the secret will be in cleaning out the gutters and leaf guards often.

Saturday

I'm only allowed to work on the site between 8am and 1pm on Saturdays.

I cleaned out the gutters. They were chockers. Anyway the best thing about it was that it only took me around 15 minutes to do so. This is because the roof has only a 9 degree slope and that the round gutters do not have over hanging clips. I won't get any leaf guard simply because it would take me probably around 4 hours to remove and replace it when I needed to clean it.

I managed to tidy a few things up. I finished putting in the balastrade wires, put in th brackets to support the first flush devices, put in the silicone for the bath and part of the kitchen bench and put in the fence between the building and the main fence. I won't be able to completely finish it off until the temporary toilet and water supply goes.

Last Day

Today was my last day. I go back to work next week. Aside from the electrics (which I not allowed to do), I can now apply for an interim occupancy certificate. The main reason why I can't apply for a final one is that I don't have airconditioning! Go and figure!

I'm happy how things have gone.

As an asside, the down stairs bathroom is complete. Shower, toilet and laundry sink (not shown).



Most of the day was spent connecting up the storm water to the tank and putting in the first flush devices.

Kitchen Bench Top

Along with putting back the doors (after tiling), I put in the kitchen sink and benchtop.



Interestingly, it is possible to remove the legs of the kitchen for finishing the floor. The reason being is that they are fixed to the wall.

Ikea Kitchen

I've spent the last couple of days putting in the Ikea kitchen. It is pretty straight forward.

The design does not give much flexibility in attaching the cabinents to the walls. It is not very good for my timber stud wall. To solve this I did one of two things. One option was to create horizontal anchor points by installing a piece of timber that spans the cabinet sides. The other option is simply to move the anchor angles from their standard position on the cabinent sides to the top and bottom.

The adjustable legs make leveling the benchtops easy. When attaching to the wall I did use packers to compensate for the lack of a perfectly straight wall.

I added some more bracing for the sink and gave it the sit test and it was fine. I may need to brace the stove top as well. I guess we will see.

Obviously the whole set up has been carefully engineered to avoid waste.

The plumber dropped in and expressed a desire to put in the fittings before the benchtop. I've got other things to do, so that is fine.



The council inspected my stormwater. No problems - yay! We discussed what is required for an interim occupancy certificate. Not too much. Probably the biggest thing is the electricity. Hopefully I'll be able to finish every thing I need to by the weekend