Update on the bar

Well, quite a productive weekend it was, well, Saturday was anyway. I got the glass for the shelving for the bar counter display on Friday on the way home, and commenced with the cutting to shape. No problem either, till I dropped on of the smaller glass sections, already cut and in place, onto another piece, also already cut. And both shattered. So I went down to the local glass place, where I bought two replacement panes, and paid through my nose in comparison to the prices at Builders Warehouse.

Anyway, it was a matter of distance. Back home, I got these cut and in place. 10 Sections, done! So, while showing my work off to the Princess, and she's chatting to me, I lift another corner piece to take it out so I can clean it, and drop it and it breaks. Send the Princess off to get another piece while I use the hot glue gun to fix the rest into place before I break anymore!! After she got back, I did the last piece, again, and glued it in. Job done. Now, the frame of the counter was not built to rigid specifications, and what should have been standard 60 deg. corners are not quite that. Which means the the cutting of the angles in the panes wasn't an exact science, and there was always going to be some gaps in between the panes.

Not a problem though. I have a nice collection of bar towels, brought back from the UK )amongst other places) by traveling friends, and have used these quite well to a) put them on display, b) cover up the "iffy" fit of the glass panes.

View from front right














View from front














View from front left













The front openings will be closed up with glass panels, probably 10 or 12 mm thick. I will however have to get a professional in to do that as a) The openings are not symmetrical, and b) 10/12 mm glass is not that easy to cut to shape. So I'll get the pro's in to cut / make the panels up on site, and fit them. Some things are just better left to the pro's!

While I was "playing" with the bar counter inside, I had a "freelance" worker, Alfred, who has done some work for me before, painting the boundary wall, followed by the garage retaining wall.
It was in a really bad way, and needed the fresh coat. The white is a universal undercoat. Haven't had a discussion with the Princess yet on her preferred choice of final color.







And finally,

And while Alfred was painting the garden wall, Witness, that old faithful employee, was busy resealing the deck. This is a once a year operation, always at the end of winter, before the rains. Next week he will do the upstairs balcony, and then It's all done for another year.
Total spent on Sealant - ZAR 1200.00
Total spent on Wall Undercoat - ZAR 1400.00






Salagatle!