Sunday 13 July 2008

Me Shell Ma Belle



Finally the weather has improved a bit and I can get the covers off and make some progress. The main task now is to get the roof on.


First I need to cut it out of the caravan, and this didn't take long with a Sabre saw.

Now is just the small matter of moving it. Obviously this is a bit awkward, its not too heavy but cumbersome. I made up some T bars and the idea was to walk it into position along a plank. First though I had to get some help and Tubs just happened to be in the pub. So a quick ish pint or two and we set about moving the shell.


Here we are almost there and all going well. We didn't nearly drop it and the acrows didn't fall over just missing us, the T bars were fab and our judgment was not at all affected by beer, honest.




One more push and it on and fits like a glove.



Its starting to look more tangible now and Tubs kindly models on one of the potential seats, a future beer drinking moment. Well I think all that deserves a beer, so thats it for now.

6 comments:

Flinnys Mum said...

Funny looking spare room!

Hans Jenssen Illustration said...

Roof looks mighty fine, still a bit drafty around the sides though... Would you like me to design a WWI lozenge German airforce camouflage colour scheme for it?

Dicky De'builder said...

Wow now there's an idea.

http://www.wwi-models.org/misc/Colors/German/loz2/index.html

Anonymous said...

well its all well and good to go and make a camper van but wot about the british acconomy your putting coach builders out of a job.AND while i,m getting pissed off to your attitude to flouting the planni9ng systemwot about house prices?you cant go having your posey second home on the cheap .ITS SIMPLY NOT FAIR and while im about it going to the pub and useing saber saws this is a contravention of Health and safety at its very core.

Dicky De'builder said...

Hi Mr Anon
May I just say people who work in glasshouses shouldn't through stones.

;-p

Hans Jenssen Illustration said...

About time we had another post!