Built a Template and Cut More Slots
Today, we made a long flat template that will hold 12 lengths of 63mm wide CLS planks and guide our router machine to make a series of 40mm wide slots,…
Technical Drawings Updated and Slots Cut into Footplate
Today, we updated the electronic CAD drawings to reflect the new position of the windows along the wall that has the back door in it (this wall is next to…
Two Layers Glued and Template Constructed
On a dull, windy and slightly damp day, we went around the Perimeter Wall and glued down the first layer of the 89mm CLS treated timber we had cut last…
Doors and Windows Marked Out
This morning, we finished off the final section of the inner wall footplate that had wet mortar from yesterday. All concrete screws are now tightened down, including 3 of them…
Final Wet Mortar Is Shoved In
This morning, we mixed up the final load of mortar to finish off the last 15metres or so of the Inner Wall Footplate. We also went around tightening down all…
Leveling and Fixing Footplate Almost Done
We had a long day of adjusting and setting the exact height of the wooden Inside Footplate for our External Wall. We decided that we would plane and trim the…
Inner Wall Footplate Screwed Down
Today, we went around fixing into place the bottom layer of the Footplate timber pieces that makes up the inner structural leg element of the External Wall. We drilled a…
The Inner Leg: Marking the Position and Cutting the First Layer of the Footplate
This afternoon, we went around the whole perimeter and finished marking out where the footplate is going to go. We used a can of spray black paint and an old…
Surveying The Inner Footplate On Concrete
This afternoon, we made a measuring tool to allow us to survey the height of the concrete floor around the base of the External Wall, log the results down on…
All Tidied Up!
This afternoon, we finished off the tidy up operation around the base of the External Wall, clearing the last small section of the concrete floor of leaves, dirt and rubble. We…