{"id":12651,"date":"2016-10-07T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T07:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=12651"},"modified":"2016-10-06T20:38:20","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T18:38:20","slug":"fai-da-te","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/fai-da-te\/","title":{"rendered":"Fai Da Te"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #333399\">The sweltering heat of summer has finally passed and I now have a window of opportunity to get some of those outdoor jobs done before the rain sets in.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12655\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/100_6858.jpg\" aria-label=\"100 6858\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12655\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12655\"  alt=\"La porta a vetri con il suo nuovo colore. The French windows with their new colour.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/100_6858.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/100_6858.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/100_6858-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/100_6858-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #666699\"><em><strong>La porta a vetri con la sua nuova mano di colore.<\/strong> The French windows with their new coat of colour. Photo by Geoff.<br \/><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: large;color: #3366ff\"><strong>Fai Da Te<\/strong> (D.I.Y.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">I have a long list of such jobs:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><b>carteggiare e verniciare la carpenteria <\/b><b>e<\/b><b>sterna<\/b> (sand and paint the external woodwork)<\/li>\n<li><b>far portare la legna e <\/b><b>ac<\/b><b>catastar<\/b><b>la<\/b><b> per l\u2019inverno<\/b> (have the wood brought and stack it up for the winter)<\/li>\n<li><b>ricostruire <\/b><b>i<\/b><b> pezzi di muri crollati<\/b> (rebuild the parts of walls that have fallen)<\/li>\n<li><b>potare i cespugli e gli alberi<\/b> (prune the bushes and trees)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Well, that\u2019s enough to be getting on with for now!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The priority has to be the external woodwork, much of which catches the full force of the sun, enemy of paintwork.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: large;color: #3366ff\"><b>Allora, cosa mi serve per questo lavoro?<\/b> (Now, what do I need for this job?)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>Ecco la mia lista: <\/b>(Here\u2019s my list:)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>vernice<\/b> (paint)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>pe<\/b><b>n<\/b><b>nelli<\/b> (brushes)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>acquaragia<\/b> (white spirit\/turpentine)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>carta vetra<\/b><b>ta<\/b> (sand\/glasspaper)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>banco di lavoro<\/b> (workbench)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>stucco<\/b> (stucco\/wood filler)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: large;color: #3366ff\"><b>Su, incominciamo!<\/b> (Right, let\u2019s get started!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>V<\/b><b>ado dal ferramenta per <\/b><b>far fare il colore giusto, <\/b><b>abbiamo scelto un verde chiaro tradizionale<\/b><b> <\/b>(I go to ironmongers to have the right colour made up, we\u2019ve chosen a traditional light green)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>G<\/b><b>i\u00e0 che ci sono <\/b><b>compr<\/b><b>o due metri di <\/b><b>carta vetrata<\/b> (whilst I\u2019m there I buy two metres of sandpaper)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>I<\/b><b> pennelli ce li ho gi\u00e0 a casa<\/b> (I\u2019ve already got the brushes at home)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>T<\/b><b>olgo le finestre dagli infissi e le appoggio sul banco di lavoro<\/b><strong>. Cos\u00ec lavoro molto meglio! <\/strong>(I remove the windows from their frames and lay them on the workbench. I can work much better like this!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>A<\/b><b>desso comincio a <\/b><b>carteggiare <\/b><b>la carpenteria<\/b> (now I begin to sand down the woodwork)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>P<\/b><b>oi devo togliere la polvere con uno straccio e passare l\u2019aspirapolvere<\/b> (then I have to remove the dust with a rag and vacuum)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>T<\/b><b>rovo qualche crepa da stuccare<\/b> (I find some cracks to fill)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>Q<\/b><b>uando lo stucco \u00e8 asciutto ripasso con la carta vetrata<\/b> (when the filler is dry I sand it down again)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>O<\/b><b>ra posso cominciare a <\/b><b>verniciare<\/b> (now I can begin painting)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>P<\/b><b>er le finestre uso un pennello abbastanza fine, di circa due centimetri<\/b> (for the windows I use a fairly narrow brush, about two centimetres wide)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: large;color: #3366ff\"><b>Ecco finito! <\/b>(that\u2019s that done!) <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>Per\u00f2 devo ancora <\/b><b>pulire <\/b><b>i<\/b><b> pennelli con l\u2019acquaragia <\/b><b>e un vecchio straccio<\/b> (However I still have to clean the brushes with white spirit and an old rag)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>D<\/b><b>evo ammettere che non \u00e8 mica il mio lavoro preferito, comunque ora la carpenteria sta decisamente meglio<\/b> (I must admit that this really isn\u2019t my favourite job, however the woodwork definitely looks better now)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/100_6858-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/100_6858-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/100_6858-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/100_6858.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>The sweltering heat of summer has finally passed and I now have a window of opportunity to get some of those outdoor jobs done before the rain sets in. 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