Big Jimbo Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 So Joe, how are the doors and windows fitted. They cant be fixed to the logs because they have to be allowed to grow and shrink with the seasons. The Dunster house One's have clips on the logs, and the doors that allow the logs to expand and contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Big Jimbo said: how are the doors and windows fitted. They are fixed at the bottom and cover strips either side and top allow the “logs” to shrink, there will be a 35mm gap at the top of both to allow this (I will do you a diagram later, tea break in progress 👍). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jimbo Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 @joe90 Going to be sunny. crack of fella. Obviously a better design than dunster house . Pics later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 (edited) My team, yes some joints need a little “modification” and some warping but timber is “natural” so it’s going to move a bit. Hopefully weather tight this weekend 🤞 Edited August 19, 2023 by joe90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 35 minutes ago, joe90 said: My team Well not child labour, so must be modern slavery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 2 hours ago, joe90 said: They are fixed at the bottom and cover strips either side and top allow the “logs” to shrink, there will be a 35mm gap at the top of both to allow this (I will do you a diagram later, tea break in progress 👍). Mine was something similar, I describe it as over sized architraves that are only fixed to the window and doors that let these unit float in the opening, same on both sides 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Big Jimbo said: Going to be sunny. crack of fella. Well that put a jinx on it….raining now 🤯 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jimbo Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Just a shower, to cool you down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 Tiredness stop play today and off to the Indian for some din dins but pleased with progress, some joints needed altering a bit (good job woodwork is my thing!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Interesting. I'd put more wood treatment on those cut ends, however well they say it's treated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 28 minutes ago, saveasteading said: Interesting. I'd put more wood treatment on those cut ends, however well they say it's treated. Nothing is treated apart from the base plate (which I also inserted to the plastic battens. Yes I have the wood treatment ready and compressor etc to spray it (so it goes into all the joints). But i will be brushing an additional coat on the cut ends first. I am thinking of using flooring varnish on the inside 🤷♂️. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 20 hours ago, joe90 said: I am thinking of using flooring varnish on the inside While I am always uncertain about using vanished because of the unknown moisture breathability. Not that it will really matter on this as left untreated it would probably last 20+ years. The floor varnish I used on my cheap parquet flooring was a polyurethane one. First time I tried a PU vanish. Apart from where it is physically worn away, it has lasted very well. Where I had a leak in the kitchen (just a small one that went undetected for a couple of years), the adhesive holding down the parquet failed, causing the timber to swell, then bulge up. That was the sign that there was a leak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted August 20, 2023 Author Share Posted August 20, 2023 Well a couple of fruitful days and mostly finished, pottering to do with facia,s and eves etc and roof shingles, could not have done it without my Team, my mate and his wife who both worked very hard. Just need to talk to garage door people about what to buy but I think an ordinary up and over will be fine for what I want. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 (edited) On 14/06/2023 at 20:36, SteamyTea said: Have glued a bit of ply to it. Hope I held it in place long enough. Shall see what is what on my next visit. Remember me doing this, well I am back at the same place, bit of ply still holds firm. So ten weeks of emmets playing about and no failure. Not sure how long the bench will be here as the cafe us closing down. Hopefully the benches will stay. Edited August 26, 2023 by SteamyTea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 Well the neoprene gasket under the plastic base didn’t work despite being screwed down tight, rain hitting the outside slab runs under it in a few places so I guess I will be using brown silicone 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone West Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 8 minutes ago, joe90 said: Well the neoprene gasket under the plastic base didn’t work despite being screwed down tight, rain hitting the outside slab runs under it in a few places so I guess I will be using brown silicone 🤷♂️ I put three lines of Stixall under the plastic wood and the rain still ran under in a few places as well. So I sealed the outside of the join of the plasic wood to concrete with Soudal Fixall Crystal Clear and it's been OK since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Can you jack/crowbar it up an inch or two, then squirt some Lumberjack PU under it. It expands slightly so will fill the gaps up nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 11 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: Can you jack/crowbar it up an inch or two, NO, it’s screwed down to the concrete and screws not accessible 1 hour ago, Gone West said: I sealed the outside of the join of the plasic wood to concrete with Soudal Fixall Crystal Clear and it's been OK since. Sounds like a plan, just need to wait till it’s dry 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 On 20/08/2023 at 16:54, joe90 said: Just need to talk to garage door people about what to buy but I think an ordinary up and over will be fine for what I want. I have no regrets getting a cheap ebay electric roller door. It fits on the inside and there is no reduction in the opening area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 2 hours ago, ProDave said: I have no regrets getting a cheap ebay electric roller door. It fits on the inside and there is no reduction in the opening area. I too had an electric roller door on my last workshop which was brilliant but I don’t have the headroom in this “log” type garage fir one unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted November 1, 2023 Author Share Posted November 1, 2023 (edited) Sit rep, garage door finally arrived, looks good, now I can fill it with my toys, and I made a matching window to the rear 😎 Edited November 1, 2023 by joe90 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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