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ASHTON HUT

9/4/2021

 
​Eyre Mountains/Taka Rā Haka Conservation Park, Southland – March 2021
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PERMOLAT SOUTHLAND TEAM AT ASHTON HUT
​Ashton Hut is located above a gorge in the Ashton Burn, a tributary of the Oreti River in Southland’s Eyre Mountains. Between 20 and 23 March, a volunteer group of Permolat Southland members restored the hut, funded by the BCT.
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PREPARING TO FLY MATERIALS IN
​The team (Steve, Alastair, Marty, Annabel, John and John) flew in by helicopter, and their first job was to construct a better landing site using rocks to create a level space on the otherwise sloping bench. This enabled safer transport for the rest of the materials brought in by High Country Helicopters.
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HIGH COUNTRY HELICOPTERS PROVIDED THE TRANSPORT
Next, members dug a toilet hole, and began constructing a new long-drop, with a skylight roof to allow for additional lighting.
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NEW DUNNY
The next jobs included making a new table and stools for inside, and installing a new 1000-litre watertank on a purpose-built stand.
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NEW WATERTANK AND STAND
​After removing the old roofing iron, the team installed a new ridge cap and flashing, and well as new chimney stays. A few holes in the walls and chimney were repaired, and flashing installed over the window too.
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TACKLING THE ROOF
​Inside, the group replaced the old floor with treated ply, and fitted a new steel fire shield in the open fire. New shelves in the porch, a sign to show the way to the new toilet (hidden in nearby trees), and an overflow vent in the watertank completed the job.
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PORCH ROOF
​Altogether the team spent 162 person-hours on Ashton Hut over four days, leaving it in great nick for the future.
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A VISIT FROM THE BUILDING INSPECTOR
​Nice work thank you Permolat Southland!
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