Slow days restoring windows & learning clay plaster - Finnish log house renovation
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ต.ค. 2024
- Hello from the Finnish countryside! On an old house renovation, the unexpected always happens. Our first time doing clay plaster was like a walk in the park; until we got mold. A problem that didn't even cross my mind. Makes me think that if the work ever feels too easy and nice at the plot, something's bound to go wrong. :D
At home my window restoration is still in the works. This too became a much bigger task than I though at first, but that's how the cookie crumbles here on my projects. I start with a snowball and end up with having to build a whole snow castle.
Now we're moving towards the heart of autumn and I feel a deeper connection to it this year than ever before. I used to just wait for the autumn to be over so that we could hop on to my favorite season: winter! But now I've been longing for crisp autumn air and jazz music on misty, chill mornings while having my breakfast with wool socks on.
For me, autumn always walks in with a Jazz playlist. Do your playlists change radically with the seasons?
I hope your autumn is bright and crisp!
All the best,
Saaga Helena
You can also find me here:
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You can find more info of the courses and clay paints of the Finnish clay plaster guru Suveka Kymäläinen here: www.savimestarit.fi
Music from EpidemicSound.
A Rainy Day - Victor Lundberg
Emerald Falls - Wildflowers
Forever Be - Victor Lundberg
November - Jakob Ahlbom
Odonata - Jakob Ahlbom
On A Wire - The Eastern Plain
Wandering Nomad - Cody Francis
Love to see this finally taking real shape after 3 years... i can 't imagine how disruptive this all has been to your lives. Much strength to see this through, it will be worth it in the end. Much love
Thank you so much. 😍 The rest of the house is still such a mess, but having one room with walls, floor and soon windows will be a damn miracle! Have a great weekend 🤗
I started working on my own windows this spring and not only was the kit really hard in many places.. some of the glasses was glued on the frames... I broke a lot of panes 😅 Sanding was a nightmare because of several layers of paint (not linseed), tree rot that we couldn't replace and rusty hinges and support angles.... I really hope you use the real deal when it comes to new kit, because the loose thing I ended up using was another nightmare to get somewhat clean 😂 So exciting seeing you work with natural and traditional materials! Keep it up and don't let the setbacks get to you ❤ Much love from Norway
@@defectivebunny Oh my, you've really got your share of troubles there too. 😱 I'm so sorry to hear that and I really feel for you! It sucks so hard if every step seems to slap you in the face when you're just trying to live your life. 🤣 Together in spirit, we'll get through this!! 💪🏼😄 Greetings to beautiful Norway! 🏞️
@@saagahelena I belive in both of our projects 💪
Me too, WOO! 🤩🙌🏼
Järnmönja 😆 Great tip on the linseedsoap to remove the paint from the hooks! I wanted to do a wall with clay but I have alot of moisture as well so maybe better in spring time.
Järnmönja saves lives and hooks! Definitely suggest May for this clay task if you can wait. 😅😅
@@saagahelena definitely it can wait because I still have to jack up the frame of the house and probably change some logs. Progress is very slow when I work mostly alone with no budget. 😅
@@savingsiskola I feel you! We are two people with occasional help and it's still tough as hell. I'm praising your work! 😍
@@saagahelena Thank you! ❤️
So interesting that you chose to use clay! I have been reading up on it and was thinking to use it too. We are along way off from that stage yet but I can’t wait to see how it turns out.
I can definitely recommend (I'm sure our mold issue wasn't normal, so don't be afraid to try 😅). It's so nice to work with, especially knowing that it's fully natural. 😍
Linseed oil paint is marvellous and a joy to use but it takes a very long time to dry especially on previously painted surfaces so you need to aim for several dry days if used outside.
@@HowardRice Yes, good point! It took about five days for the corner brackets to dry, even though they were drying indoors. 🥴 It'll be a long waiting game to get all three layers of paint done on the windows in this weather. But it sure is so nice to work with!
@@saagahelena Having said that although it is alarming to see lots of water droplets covering wet paint it still dries eventually but just not such a smooth finish - as I found out this week on a window frame.
@@HowardRice Oh shoot! 😅😅 Well, I try to think that the little imperfections tell that it has been made with human hands and love. And that's something to appreciate in this world where everything is now made by machines to achieve perfection and total symmetry as fast as possible.
Vanha kitti ilman kuumennusta on kyllä tuskaa irrottaa! Voimia irrotteluun! Muuten ikkunaentisöinti on hauskaa puuhaa!
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Olin liian kauhuissani ikkunalasien rikkomisesta, että en tajunnut pelätä erikseen tätä kittienkin irrotusta. 😂 Kohta pitäisi juuri tulla tuo toivon mukaan "hauska" osuus eteen, joten toivotaan parasta! 😁
An IR-lamp is good to remove oild paint and putty without heating the glass!
Oh yes, I will definitely try to buy or borrow that next time! Otherwise there's no way I'll maintain my sanity in the long run repairing seven windows. 😆 They are just so expensive, so that's something to prepare for in advance. 🥶
Rivettä vaan rakoihin eikä mitä savivelliä!
Rivettä on raoissa! 😆 Mutta savivelliä tarvitaan tasoittamiseen, jotta voidaan lopulta tehdä savirappaus sisäpinnoille. 😄
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On kyllä aina hyvä, kun vanhoja asioita ehostellaan ja korjaillaan. 5/5
@@ilmarinen79 Todellakin! En näe järkeä rakentaa uutta tähän maailmaan, jossa on ennestään jo niin paljon vanhaa materiaa hyödynnettäväksi. Mutta toisaalta myös ymmärrän kyllä jokaisen valintaa joka päätyy uuteen, koska tämä vaatii vähän eri tavalla omistautumista ja mielenkiintoa asiaa kohtaan. 😅😅
@@saagahelena Aattelin just et minkähänlainen matka tuossa on käyty läpi, kun kaikki työvaiheet on tehty ja on tuparien vuoro :D Tuli nyt semmonenkin mieleen, että olis hyvää matskua opaskirjaan...
Juu kyllä tässä melko perusteellisesti tullee tämä huusholli koluttua. 🤔 Joskin osa töistä on tarkoitus ulkoistaa. Tupareita tuskin vietetään siltikään tällä vuosikymmenellä.. 😁