Tuesday, 29 March 2011

Roof day, take 2

Today was the the, the day before tomorrows forcasted rain. The day we get our roof.


 we had a crane, and we had the panels


and the men



the only thing we lacked in the end was time. So tomorrow is day 3 of the roof installation.

Monday, 28 March 2011

And still no roof

It's not quite a roof, but it's a step closer



And following a little adjustment .......

........ the shed base is finally the right size ready for the 175mm thick SIP walls and roof. I know it's a little over the top for a shed, but it's what was offered.


Friday, 25 March 2011

No roof today


Today was the day the roof panels were due to be put on the house, but this didn't happen.
Monday will now be the day.


On the plus side the brickwork is coming on and


how many houses let you look out of the landing window
and see your own house.



Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Wednesday 23rd March 2011

OK, it's not the best title, but I'm running out of ideas!

It grows again, with the guest wing being installed

and the brickwork is starting to appear.

Next will be the installation of the roof panels and then the SIPs are complete (almost)

Monday, 21 March 2011

Oh it's big

The Town Council said it would dominate the crest of the hill.



They were right.

Saturday, 19 March 2011

It's been a long time coming

but there it is on the right




At long last we're finally getting to see how big this house really is


And it grows by the hour.



but there are still a few dodgey characters hanging around site


Thursday, 17 March 2011

First Floor

Ok, it's only the deck, but it allows the walls to be erected


But only once the scaffold is up.



The carport joists are in


and the oversized base was the right level, it's just a shame the post had been fabricated too long.

Tomorrow should see even more progress, well that's what they tell me.

Friday, 11 March 2011

Steelwork's in

after moving the crane

to the front of the site

it's in with the rest of the steelwork

and then after a bit of levelling and adjustment

we'll be ready for the first floor next week.

Today is.....


..... Crane day (No2)

Monday, 7 March 2011

Stupid stupid man.

16 tonnes of crushed brick and concrete

+

7.5 tonnes of crushed stone

+



and totally inadequare tools.

=

an aching back, legs, hands and arms

Not one of my better ideas.

Sunday, 6 March 2011

Black!


After a morning of painting the carpport walls are black. It's not the finial finish, just a liquid DPM, but it's starting to look better every day.

This coming week sees the steelwork installed and hopefully the first floor installed.

Friday, 4 March 2011

It gets better by the day


I'm glad it's Friday. Any more progrees at this speed and my face will split from smiling too much.

This has had to be best week yet.

Thursday, 3 March 2011

Here comes the science

Ok, it's not science, but it's a bit more detail for those of you who want (need) it


1. Brackets are fixed to the blockwork upstand. Brackets accept shims to ensure the wall plate is level. 



2. Wall plates are bolted to the blockwork. Plates consist of 2No timber members. Bottom member is 150mm wide (width of SIPs) Top member is norrower by 22mm, allowing the 11mm OSB face to dress over.

3. I'm spoiling you here. there's the wall plate, a panel sat on it. The bracket and a loose shim and one of the bolts used to fix the plate down. And if that's not enough there's a panel in the background showing the OSB extending beyond the insulation


4. Panels are then positioned with the joints spliced together. The joints are glued with additional foam applied to the insulation faces to create an airtight joint.


5. Then final operation is to fill any open joint with injectable foam insulation and the installation is complete.

That's the end of todays CPD seminar. Don't forget to log your points.

Wednesday, 2 March 2011

Can you believe it.

Look at this! We finally have some real walls. You're looking at the side of the kitchen.

And this is the groundworkers leaving for the last time with a van full of scrap rebar ready for the cashing in at the scrap yard.

Bye bye TMW! A good day all round.