Back wall up!
Yahoo! the first wall of the building project is completed! We started the day by using the mini-digger to lift the wall to the just above horizontal, this reduces the…
Started the heave-ho
With the ramps ready it was time to start moving the wall into position to be lifted upright. We have bought a few sets of double pulley blocks and lots of rope!…
Ramps to lift back wall ready.
We have made the four ramps needed to lift the back wall over the conduits and pipes and up to the level of the mass wall. We have probably over…
Finished back wall
Spent the last few days finishing off the back wall now the cement boards are here… First we fixed a sheet of thick polythene over the OSB as a final…
Ladder brackets ready
Finished cutting and drilling the pieces for all six ladder brackets. Shaun carefully washed and dried all the parts, then we assembled them. Finished them by Applying three coats of Hammerite…
Cement Boards are coming!
We phoned today and were told that our cement boards will be delivered this Friday! Well we will see won’t we!?! Fingers crossed!
Preparing the front wall
We are continuing to build up piles of timber and pieces of jigsaw pieces ready for the day (or days) after the cement boards comes! We have been working on…
Cement Boards delays!
The supplier for the cement boards are being very slow in delivering them. We found out today that they are waiting for other orders to come in, to make it…
Stack of Cut Timber
We spend the afternoon cutting up most of the timber for the left side and the right side of the garage. We are still awaiting the cement boards to come…
Cut out Windows!
I waved the router around and cut the windows out in the back walls! Because the router bit has a ball bearing wheel exactly the same size as the diameter…