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Where Am I Now?

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.

SAM_0654.JPGThis is the site ready for installation of the ring beam.

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Ring beam and most of the joists installed

 

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Frame starts going up

 

 

image.jpgRidge beam and rafters on- this is as far as I have got so far. It's been fun!

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ProDave

You will need some scaffolding soon.

Just waiting for my renderer to do my gable end then I will have some for sale (sorry for the blatant plug)

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Crofter

Thanks, it's been a lot of hard work but this stage is very satisfying.

I have decided to put the breather on the front and back walls first (tricky job by yourself in a 30mph wind!), then I will board the roof, then breather on the gables, then finally membrane on the roof. This sequence will work best in terms of working space and how the membranes overlap, I think.

 

I've been loaned a fairly basic scaffold tower (visible in picture above, inside the house) and am hoping that this plus the ladders will be sufficient. But if I find myself in a fankle I might well be looking for more/better scaffolding...

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mafaldina
11 hours ago, Crofter said:

You got me :)

Helen Danter is my oldest friend, we shared an enormous Victorian pram as babies.

 

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Crofter
1 hour ago, mafaldina said:

Helen Danter is my oldest friend, we shared an enormous Victorian pram as babies.

 

It really is a small world :D

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