Category: Build Progress

This morning, we suddenly heard a “beep” “beep” while we were still indoors and discovered that the next delivery load of building material was arriving! Quick! Put on Shoes! Rush…

We have done the job of mortaring and setting the Footplate into the right height position, now all the way around the external wall. We mixed up two more loads…

Today, we started the process of bedding down the timber Footplates on the external wall so it is set at a precise height and level above the floor. It took…

This morning, we went around air blasting the 89 holes we drilled yesterday to clear out the rubbish. We undid all the concrete screws and lifted off the timber plank…

Today, we went around drilling holes in the footplate we  cut yesterday. We were delayed in starting as we had to do a quick indoor job for our manager as…

Finally, we finished off the day by cutting the treated 100mm by 50mm planks to fit on top of the wall, all the way around the Building. We started at…

We spent the afternoon after we had finished doing a “door” for our rain covering house over the stack of plywood, doing a survey of the exterior wall. We wanted…

 Today, we had our first delivery of the huge order of building materials we got coming, namely the 300 sheets of the 12mm plywood. It should have been 330 sheets…

This morning, we had the confirmation of prices for the rest of the building material for constructing the exterior skin of the house. Nearly everything needed to build the complete…

Today, at last, we have started the ordering process! We have got the last of the prices in and we have selected our suppliers. The first item ordered is 320 sheets…