Thought you may be interested in a project totally off the topic of motorhoming, but a major achievement for me.
Earlier this year I suggested to our Corowa church's Committee of Management that we could better utilise a courtyard between our church and church hall.
I suggested some outdoor seating might be good to encourage people to enjoy the outside weather while engaging in a little fellowship. But as there is no security for the area, ordinary garden seats would be too much temptation for those citizens with a rather wide interpretation of the laws of property ownership. I suggested a custom-built one made of treated pine sleepers.
"Great idea, Ray!" said the chairman, "You're in charge of the project."
After getting advice on materials & construction methods, and prices, I came up with a concept drawing and put a proposal to the committee which was immediately accepted.
Materials were purchased, and the Rutherglen Men's Shed began work, in the interests of Inter-Colonial Harmony.
The five planter boxes and the 16 sleepers for the seats were delivered a week ago and roughly positioned, with one un-cut sleeper per seat placed on the seat-brackets (but not secured) to give us an approximation of what the final product would look like.
Would you believe last Sunday people sat on the loose planks with their after-service cuppa! I thought then that we might be on a winner.
Last Friday a small team of us assembled the project like an enormous version of those plastic model kits: all the boxes were fully assembled (12 metres of sleeper in each! Took three fit men to lift each one!!), the boxes & planks coated with decking oil, and all steel seating brackets welded, pre-drilled and attached to the boxes. We started at 0900 and were finished by 1330 - including a 'smoko' break.
Because of a temporary mobility problem, I was limited to Project Manager and Drop-Saw Operator.
All we need now is some green-thumbed parishioners (definitely not me) to fill the planter boxes with flowers & whatever.
Here's some pix of the work in progress...
