New Replacement Flood Light Created and Mounted
A week ago we put up one of the 300W LED floodlights. We made a timber bracket and mounted it above the pole above the camera. The bracket snapped in…
Last 4 Cross Struts Painted
The last 4 steel cross strut members were painted this afternoon. The next job is to weld and make joist brackets to anchor the hip ridge and valley box beams…
Steel “Cross” pieces Cleaned and Painted
Today was the job of cleaning and painting the newly formed Cross steel framework pieces. All 9 were washed in hot soapy water to remove all the dirt and oil…
Welding Commences on Roof Superstructure!
Today, the first major welding task was done, putting together the 9 pieces of steel framework that will fix the two long side of the box shaped superstructure (the steel…
Platform for Scaffolding Tower
Yesterday, We constructed the 1st platform for our scaffolding tower units, using 18mm OSB boards, made into 3 sections to straddle across the top of the scaffold sides, using 89mm…
Work Continues on Steel Preparations
This afternoon, more holes were drilled into the I beams, this time, the webbing received dozens of 5mm holes for wood screws to hold more timber in place. The I…
Electric Box Wired Up
This morning, we wired up a 4 way socket strip inside the Electric Box with a RCD unit inline, but only after we had to change the supply mains cable…
Day 7 of Steel Roof Framework Preparations
The task continues to prepare all the steel pieces ready for assembly. Today, the big I beams sitting outside, got dozens and dozens of small 5mm holes put into the…
Electricity Box Installed
The wooden box was painted with the bitumen rubber solution yesterday to provide a good rainwater protection, and today, it was installed outside beside the huddle of conduits in where…
Temporary Electrical Box Constructed
This afternoon, we constructed a wooden box to provide electrical sockets and a place to store a reel of cable, all inside a rain proof cabinet. This cabinet will be…