Category Archives: Pitfield Makeover

Continuing on with making the spa cover I’ve reinforced the corners with paling off-cuts. The whole thing now holds it’s shape quite well when picked up and moved around.

Next job is to clean up the spa area and for me to make a new cover. I’ve already been working in that area to cut down and remove the spa pergola and the main reason for doing that job … Continue reading →

Moving on from the sides last stage with this job is the front. Like the top it needs to be removable to access the spa equipment. I’m down to the last of the palings including a few warped ones.

Having completed the spa top cover we can move onto boarding in the sides. About to add a couple of back supports for the palings to screw onto. Not everything is square here so decided to play safe and ‘screw … Continue reading →

After some planning and trial layouts we now have a very sturdy frame.

Next job on the list after demolishing the spa pergola is to hide the spa equipment itself to make it more presentable for sale. Had some thoughts about using fence lattice but we need to do better than that. Just … Continue reading →

One thing I noticed previously and nearly forgot about is that the spa air switch needs attention. The nipples have broken off with the ends still in the plastic tubes.                  

We also have some K9 helpers on the job site. Mindy and Willow

In between the bigger jobs I’m also taking care of err…smaller jobs. When cleaning up the side of the house I noticed that the garage side door does not close and lock properly. That’s the door behind today’s painting team. … Continue reading →

Moving on we need to remove the spa pergola as part of the clean-up. Cutting the beams with a power saw – straight forward.