First White Coat Starts Today
Today, we rubbed down the second layer on all the pieces to get rid of a small number of drips and dribbles, plus also doing this coat of transparent base…
Rub Smooth First Layer and Applied Second Undercoat
Today, we rubbed down all the pieces of our Skylight framework, making sure that any dribbles, drips and sags were removed. It was a slow process and it took most…
Day 1 & 2 of Painting Skylight Framework
Yesterday, we started the process of painting the framework of the Skylight. We first removed all the tarpaulins we had covering things against any possible rain showers, and then unscrewed…
Last Set of Wedge Shaped Battens Fitted
Over the last couple of days, we have been fitting the final set of wedge shaped pieces to the outer rim of the skylight framework. We got interrupted by rain…
Secondary Glazing Battens Fitted
With yesterday’s short afternoon and today’s full day, we continued with the task of fitting the extra battens to all the rafters, the ridge and the outer rim areas, to…
Next Set of Glazing Holders Created
Yesterday and today, we worked on creating a set of glazing holders that will take the triple glazing units (TGU) that goes up inside the Skylight later on next year…
More Materials Ordered and Batten Glued on Rafters
We have been spending the last two days finalising the material bits and pieces we will need for concluding the work on our Skylight. Yesterday, we did lots of tests…
Both Ends with their Hip Rafters Are Done and First Batch of Glazing Battens Created
Yesterday, we proceeded with the job of creating the four Hip Rafters, two for each end of the skylight. The tops were planed with two 10.5degrees sloping edges and then…
Front Set Rafters Fitted and Two Ends Now Sliced!
Today, we continued with the task of adjusting and fitting each individual rafter to fit smoothly both at the Ridge beam and at the outer rim edge too. Another 14…
Main Front and Back Skylight Rafters Created
Today, we got on with the task of cutting and slicing the complicated shaped ends on all the rafters, each having five particular cuts in total, using our band saw…