New season approaches…

So with August looming, the nights are starting to draw in, so it’s time again to start getting the observatory ready for the new season…. This weekend I had a good tidy up, swept it out, hoovered it out – in the process, asking some of the arachnids holidaying in there if they wouldn’t mind...

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Maintenance Work Part 3

Wow! I can’t believe I have not posted since October ’14! That’s terrible!! OK, things have been busy with work, but I really should be able to do better than that!! So, what’s been happening at TANO since last year? Well, not a huge amount is the honest answer!! I still need to refelt the...

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Maintenance Work Part 2

Well, lots of activity since the last post – been busy, as usual, hence the delay. A summary of work on the observatory looks like: Replaced the pent roof – re-felted Applied a synthetic flashing to the base of the left hand wall to try and stop the last leaks Restained all the exterior walls...

Maintenance Work Part 1

So I’ve made a start on the schedule of works needed on the observatory. This is an excellent time of year to be doing this sort of work, as the shorter nights means I can do stuff when I get home from work and still have daylight! I’ve restained and resealed the deck boards that...

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