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Build Progress Garage Phase 1 Roof

Half a Roof!

Dec 15, 2010 Shaun

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…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1 Roof

iBeams trimmed!

Dec 15, 2010 Shaun

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…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1 Roof

iBeams are involved at last!

Dec 14, 2010 Shaun

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…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1 Walls

Stainless Steel Mesh!

Dec 14, 2010 Shaun

42 square pieces of stainless steel mesh was cut and stapled over all the holes previously drilled a couple of days ago. The metal mesh will reduce the possibility of…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1 Walls

Interior Dividing Wall Framework is UP!

Dec 12, 2010 Shaun

Our middle wall inside the Garage is assembled and is UP! This wall is ready for the iBeams (roof rafters) to be thrown up, sit on the supports and fixed…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1 Walls

Bolted Down & Holed Out!

Dec 11, 2010 Shaun

Yesterday and today we bolted down the two side walls, there are over twenty thunderbolts in each wall! We pulled out a string to make sure the walls are straight…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1 Walls

Front Wall completed!

Dec 9, 2010 Shaun

The front wall of the garage is now completed! All the 18mm OSB boards is up and trimmed around each of the door entrances. Also we have cut out the…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1 Walls

GluLam Beam is up!

Dec 8, 2010 Shaun

The front of the garage is getting there! The central pillar is up and bolted down! Now the huge single piece timber called GluLam has been hoisted into place! It…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1 Walls

Cladding OSB Boards on left side is UP!

Dec 6, 2010 Shaun

The structural OSB Boards are up! The left hand side of the garage was covered in seven and a half boards in just a couple of hours! It was much…

Build Progress Garage Phase 1 Walls

OSB Boards cladding is up for the right side!

Dec 5, 2010 Shaun

Today was the day for mounting the OSB 11mm boards onto the framework! We started with the right hand side of the garage and we soon discovered that none of…

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  • Home
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Design
    • Electricity
    • Energy
      • Solar Electricity
      • Solar Thermal
    • First Floor
    • Garage
    • Ground Floor
    • Ground Works
    • Roof
    • Site
    • Ventilation
    • Walls
    • Water
      • Rain Water
      • Sewage
  • Find Us
  • Pictures
    • Material Samples
    • Temporary Building
  • Plans
    • Structural Engineer Apr 2013
    • Groundworks September 2010
    • Building control May 2010
    • Planning April 10
    • Planning October 09
    • Planning August 2009
  • Tasks
  • Webcam Feed