We, all 17 of us wound up in westport one night. Chopped up the newly purchased gher with chainsaws and fingers. Then proceeded to carry sections of it in piece by heavy piece. Anyway we made it in the end. Very wet. Stright away into carrying rocks to mound up a small elevated platform and stop the ground water, ( to some extent). Lots of assembly going on. Heres some photos of the erection and subsequent heating.

Tying it all together

Walkin the wall

Tying the walls on

Francie doing her bit

The glamorous inside with the water proof tarping under the floor boars and up the walls.

Jonah’s Wonderfully hot pot belly was installed the same day

With a kinky flue up through the middle

And here it is, one day transported, erected, heated, the SHV Gher/pleasure palace.

A shot of the site to finish

By Dan http://www.savehappyvalley.org.nz/blog/?p=82#comments