Installed the Last Two Middle “H” Rafters and Measured Up The Next Sections
This morning, in bright sunshine but chilly air, we finished installed the last two middle rafters on the “H” section of the roof. Then we spent the rest of the…
“L” Now Complete, “P” Middle Section Done and Half of “H” Finished
Today, in a quiet and chilly but with lovely sunshine, we got most of our rafters we had manufactured up and installed into the roof structure. The “L” section is…
“L” Rafters All Done and the Nine “P” and “H” rafters Tidied Up
After repairing the Bevel Slicing machine, we proceeded to finish off the final two “L” rafters to have their bevel ends sliced in. So we now have five “L” rafters…
Bevel Slicing Machine Repaired
Today, while it was snowing outside, we got down to repairing our Bevel Slicing Machine which suffered from a burnt out electric motor. We had ordered another handheld circular saw…
Snow!
We woke up to a lovely coating of snow over everything! It isn’t a real stoppage to our work as we have things to do in our workshop but there…
Nine Rafters Created for “H” and “P” Roof Sections
After finishing the preparation work this morning, like filling up the glue dispenser bottle, cutting some more straight noggings as well as eight little “filler” noggings too, then collecting 14…
“J” Roof Section Fully Complete and Preparation Begins for “H” and “P” Sections
First thing this morning, we hauled out the five “J” rafters outside and got them installed up into the roof. This cleared up some much needed space in our workshop.…
Bevel Slicing Almost Complete Until ..
This afternoon (the morning was skipped due to other commitments), we got down to the task of slicing the bevelled ends on all the remaining rafters for the “J” and…
Remaining Rafters for “J” and “L” Now Manufactured and “H” and “P” Measured
We resumed our work (after a two day break) on manufacturing the remaining rafters for the “J” and “L” sections of the roof. There were 10 individual elements plus an…
Half of “J” and “L” Sections Completed
This morning, in slightly breezy conditions, we took out the six rafters we have previously created and then completed the cutting of the bevel ends yesterday and got them all…