No 1 : - Lifting the corner of Peter 11th April 2022
After many false starts in June and December 2021 to get the crane on site , we finally got to do the work on the 11th of April 2022 with many helpful hands .
Andrew had asked if we could lift Peter and Boris along the sides where the roof was supported as the containers had sunk into the ground more on that side due to the extra weight , causing water to flow back into the vehicle shelter area .
No 2 : - The custom concrete sleepers handmade by Rhy's father
The custom concrete sleepers are 300mm wide x 200mm high x 2440mm long for the 40-ft containers and front gate ticket booth to sit on , handmade by Rhy's father .
Leveling and placing one of the sleepers for the end of the Fire and Ice container .
A picture of me testing out the 20 mm ply placed on top of concrete sleepers to protect them as requested by an OC member .
No 3 : - Ticketbooth reorientation
Ticketbooth as it was with the door facing away from the road which now seems crazy .
Bolting the roof onto the old discarded and damaged ticket booth frame and floor .
Placing the shaded deck onto the Redgum sleepers in front of the ticket booth .
John Reid and I looking at reconnecting the antennas after sending the crane guys home guys home at the end of a long day .
The next day we worked with a crane guys for 3 hours lifting the containers around the contest site onto Redgum sleepers ( 2400 x 200 x 75mm ) with 75mm blocks on top giving them initially 150 mm clearance from the ground so that they will last .
No 4 : - Extended vehicle shelter
When the roofs from the old site were placed onto the new 40ft containers they did not follow the same exact lines .
They were also designed for 20-ft containers , so there were gaps between the old roof and ones we were putting on and the two roofs .
Glen Duncan and myself spent the day in Swan Hill scouring roofing suppliers finally acquiring eight sheets to fill the gaps .
The following day after Glenn had survived his shopping trip he and his offsider Gerardo Escobeda fitted and made watertight the roofs .
Glen Duncan was a great asset during the working bee , he was hard working easy to get on with and with his vast knowledge and skill set , the crane guys even offering him a job .
The existing wiring of the vehicle shelter lights was too small so I had to rip down and rehash the lights completely .
Lighting now runs the complete 80 foot length of the shelter , with a mixture of old globes & LED globes none being bigger than 40 watts , and switched on by an extra switch on the corner of Peter .