Where Am I Now?
By Crofter
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I'm going to jump right to the current status on site and at some point will go back and fill in the gaps.
A summary of major jobs completed to date:
- access created
- water and electricity on site
- septic tank and 'Puraflo' secondary treatment/filtration system installed and signed off by BCO
- footprint of house laid with membrane and chips
- concrete footings and piers poured
- Douglas Fir ring beam installed
- JJI joists installed on hangers
- All four walls of the frame built and sheathed lying flat, and now lifted and fixed into place
- Ridge beam built and installed
- Windows delivered and now stored inside building
- Rafters cut and installed
When you list it like that, it's no wonder I feel like I deserve a cuppa now!
So what's left to do? The pressing thing is to get wind and watertight whilst we continue to have good weather. This means installing the sarking, and breather membranes on wall and roof, and the first layer of battens to hold it in place. I will probably then board over the window openings temporarily and crack on with installing the floor. It's a bit lethal working stood on various temporary boards on top of the joists.
Once we are wind and watertight, I can start working on the interior, and get on with the cladding on the good weather days.
This is the site ready for installation of the ring beam.
Ring beam and most of the joists installed
Frame starts going up
Ridge beam and rafters on- this is as far as I have got so far. It's been fun!
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