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Week 5, Scaffold, more ICF and internal structural walls.

Susie

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At the beginning of Week 5 the scaffold arrives.  The ICF walls get past window header height so they can be boxed in first with the ICF to close the side jamb, header and cill then the wood brace for the concrete pour.

 

The internal structural walls are started and tied into the ICF. These are to support the steel roof beams.

 

Its good to stand in the open plan kitchen and lounge area now and get the scale of the room, the three windows look down our field to the East and the slider door opening looks out South towards Dartmoor, visible on clear days.  The kitchen may look a bit dark but it will have 4 velux windows that as well as providing light help to zone off the open plan area.   The photo from the scaffold shows our workshop in the big barn and beyond that just visible is our current home.  

 

The weather has not been too bad during working hours, a mixture of sun shine, rain and strong wind with gusts of over 43mph so I will be happy to see the pour next week.

 

This week the car is our own Jensen Interceptor my husband took it out in the sunshine when he went to our local ‘Men’s Shed’ in Holsworthy.

 

Total man days of labour week 5 is 23 man days.

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SteamyTea
8 hours ago, BotusBuild said:

We want more info on the Interceptor 🙂

It will leak air like a Wimpey Home, especially around the doors.

 

When your husband got it, did the old mannequin get left behind.

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Susie
On 30/11/2024 at 20:24, SteamyTea said:

It will leak air like a Wimpey Home, especially around the doors.

 

When your husband got it, did the old mannequin get left behind.

The old mannequin purchased the Jensen Interceptor in September 2011 the car was a rusty wreck that many in the Jensen Owners Club thought was too far gone to restore.  In 2014 it won many trophies in the Jensen Owners Club Concours.  The old mannequin enjoyed restoring the car so much we bought a Jensen FF.   In September 2015 we came on holiday to Cornwall to meet up with other Jensen owners, on the way home we made a five year plan to move down here.  The original plan was to find land build a house and a big barn but less than a year later we had found our current home with a big barn.  We left our business in Manchester in the hands of his brother and staff who all became small shareholders in the company and started a new business in Cornwall restoring Jensen’s. 
Our current home has 3 staircases although you could just stay on one level if you chose too, ignoring the 3 extra beds rooms, snug and other rooms.  As you can see we’re no spring chickens, the bungalow will be great all on one level for both us and our elderly greyhound.

On 30/11/2024 at 11:29, BotusBuild said:

We want more info on the Interceptor 🙂

Follow this link https://www.oilyragclassics.co.uk/projects-gallery/jensen-interceptor-mkiii/ for more info on the Jensen Interceptor and for the full restoration blog click here https://joc.org.uk/joc-forum/?w3=dmlld3RvcGljLnBocD9mPTE3JnQ9MTI0NTg=

 

 

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