Restaurant Build continue

Dad while building the restaurant still worked as an electrician and found and made time, to be able to fulfill his dream. He would burn the candle at both ends from his determination. But with his support of his amazing wife, always found the energy to keep on keeping on.

Working as an electrician meant traveling all over the place, he would always keep an eye out for things he would need. He had an eye on an old shed as he wanted for the rusty iron look. A friend renovated his house and went and pulled up the floor and re-laid. Had friends working in a skyscraper renovation, went up and got the glass. Note… He only had enough to do the job. I remember him trying to cut it to fit. He was getting frustrated as it was chipping, so he called a mate to come and give him a hand, who told him to get some old mattress and he will do it for him. I clearly remember the look on his face when his mate scored both side and dropped it on to the mattress. As he only had just enough, he was about to go off about breaking his glass, if looks could kill. but it fell and cleanly broke where it needed to, and the look of relief on his face was hilarious.

Allan had an eye for measurements. The big beams you can see in the photos are iron bark, which he would look at, look at the spot that it needed to go, and eye ball the cuts he needed to make with the chain saw, so it could fit level on the beam. Just an astonishing craftsman.

Every wall and surface of the restaurant is unique, thought about and hand created. There have been many beers drank, pondering each walls uniqueness. The toilet for example is one of the most famous build of the place. A room with a view. Must be seen to be understood and appreciated. He was an artist.

As the build got closer to being completed and more people started hearing about the amazing feat this man accomplished, people started to get excited about having a function there to show and share this man’s dream.