Begin the Metal tie downs!
We started installing the metal brackets on the iBeam rafters. We have done the back and front walls. We are using hardened nails, 38mm long ring shank for extra grip…
A DIY Selfbuild by Stephen, Shaun & Daphne
We started installing the metal brackets on the iBeam rafters. We have done the back and front walls. We are using hardened nails, 38mm long ring shank for extra grip…
The Snow and ICE have finally let up! We had a little bit of rain and that helped to melt the ice on the garage floor so we managed to…
We have a thick layer of snow over everything! It is minus four degrees Celsius (-4oC)!! (the garage) (down the garden) The concrete floor slab has a thick layer of…
We got half the iBeams up! That is 11 of them. They are nailed into place. They are fitting very nicely! We are still having to walk each iBeam out…
The morning was spent trimming all 22 iBeams to exact lengths! We got out our chop saw on the bench and along with two extension benches proceeded to very carefully…
The iBeams have been brought out of storage today! The first job was to nail on a whole load of small OSB pieces at both ends of the beams in…
We decided to repair our temporary storage come accommodation’s roof. The wooden building is over 8 years old so the original roofing felt is cracking up! We had the job…
We have been looking at the sample panels for the last few days. There is agrement that the Shakes look just a little too rustic… So it will be shingles…