Hoisting Crane Framework Is Constructed
Today, we worked on designing and building a simple crane/hoist framework so we can haul up our steel pieces into place. Using a steel pipe we had lying around (an…
Day 2 of Assembly of Roof Steel Framework
We started today, in amongst the showers of snow and hailstones, by finishing off the scaffolding tower with the installation of the wooden platform at the top. This took longer than…
Assembly of Steel Framework Starts At Last!
Today, we started the big task of assembling the central steel framework that makes up the key structural core for the whole house. it was a very interesting start to…
Platform Number 2 Completed
We finished the 2nd platform today with a paint of exterior shed treatment which will help repel the rain water. The wooden safety hand rails were made using 50mm square…
Quick Tidy Up
We also spent some of the morning tidying up and doing minor servicing tasks around the site. We dismantled the painting tent and framework. We moved the 7 painted steel…
Scaffold Platform Number 2 Being Constructed
Today, we resumed work on our house building project after the disruptions of Christmas and new year holidays, some illnesses and a jury call up!! We needed another platform for…
The Legs All Painted
We started to paint all the legs yesterday but ran out of paint, after ordering some more of the metal primer paint, we finished painting the last steel legs and…
Final Odd Jobs Completed
Over the last couple of days, We took in the shortest steel I Beams into the workshop where a short piece of the top and bottom flanges, at both ends was…
Final 4 Legs with Pieces Welded On!
This afternoon, we unloaded the 3 heavy legs and loaded the remaining 4 lighter legs onto the trolley and transferred them into the workshop. The Foot plates and Top plates…
3 Big Fat Legs All Completed!
Today, we tackled the heavy duty legs (number 1, 4 and 7), each measuring 160mm by 80mm by 5.4metres tall and with a wall thickness is 8mm!! (Each weighs about…