Footplate Holes Blasted Clean!
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…
Drilling Holes in Exterior wall footplate!!
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…
Cut and Positioned the Timber Footplate on Wall
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…
Measuring Height of Exterior Wall
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…
First Delivery Arrives – 300 Sheets of Plywood
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…
Part 1 – Exterior Building Materials Are Now All Ordered
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…
Ordering Starts at Last
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…
Wood Construction Glue Tests
We did another test, this time using a sample of the non-creep crossed linked construction grade wood glue. This time, we took pieces of CLS timber, one was left as…
Day 1 & 2 of Processing Quotes
Over the last couple of days, we have been receiving a number of quotes for our materials. Today, we had a good price from our own local timber merchant (in…
Results of MS Polymer Glue
This morning, we went back to our test pieces after having 24 hours to set and cure. The first one under the spotlight is the dry wood: The rubber piece…