LVL Timber Arrives!
At the crack of dawn this morning, well perhaps not that early but early enough at 7:40am, the delivery of our special LVL timber arrived. LVL is Laminated Veneer Lumber…
Steel Support Arm Created to Hold Up Chimney
This afternoon, in the dry and warm workshop, we cut up various steel pieces, for example, 3 lengths of 50mm by 50mm square tubing, a small length of 50mm by…
Finished Off Putting Up Plywood Panels on I-Beams Before Thunderstorms arrived!
This morning, we went around and finished off mounting the plywood coverings on the Steel I-Beams before the thunderstorm arrives. We did dash in for 15 minutes at around 11:30am…
Inner Plywood Covering Up On I-Beams Starts
It was a gloriously hot day today and the thunderstorm weather front we were originally planning around wasn’t due to arrive until tomorrow so we dashed out there and started…
Sliced Up Polystyrene Foam and Inserted in the I-Beams
Today, we got out our Hot-Wire Cutting Machine to slice up two sheets of our 120mm thick polystyrene foam and also a scrap sheet we had lying around for years,…
Built Rain Shadow protected Storage Area
First thing this morning, we planed the four half-done long timber pieces left over from last week, down to the required 69mm thickness, using our power assisted planer machine. Then,…
Production of Bits and Pieces for the Skylight Continues
Today, we carried on in our workshop to prepare and create all the bits and pieces we will need for our Skylight framework. We sliced up the plywood strips we…
All Day in Workshop Slicing and Chopping Timber
Today, to avoid the rain and wet afternoon, we worked in our workshop, slicing and chopping lots of timber. But first, we made a quick solid sound barrier for our…
Finished off Lower Wooden Support on I-Beams
The other half of mounting a series of wooden support timber pieces on the lower flanges of the I-Beams, on the inside of the Skylight was completed today. This is…
Vertical Slots All Done – External Wall Almost Completely Finished At Last!
Today, after a delayed start due to a dentist appointment, we resumed cutting the little vertical slots into the top of the cement panels on the walls. The wall O…