Septic Tank Serviced and Workshop Tidied Up
This morning, we had the Septic Tank serviced and emptied. We then gave it a once over, cleaning the various inlet and outlet pipes to make sure they were all…
Chop Saw Adapted for Modular Work Table and Spring Clean in Workshop
A mixture of sorting out and tidying up our workshop and also adapting our large chop saw for our modular workbench system. The chop saw is our old one we…
Final and Double Check Measurements
This morning, we went around with a spirit level and our talking tape measure, to measure the distance from the upper wall level, the 89mm wide footplate, down to the…
Final Inner Footplate Layer with Slots Gets Glued and Nailed
We had a slightly delayed start today’s work because we had rain overnight of about 3mm and we wanted to make sure the wood planks already out there will be…
Built a Template and Cut More Slots
Today, we made a long flat template that will hold 12 lengths of 63mm wide CLS planks and guide our router machine to make a series of 40mm wide slots,…
Technical Drawings Updated and Slots Cut into Footplate
Today, we updated the electronic CAD drawings to reflect the new position of the windows along the wall that has the back door in it (this wall is next to…
Two Layers Glued and Template Constructed
On a dull, windy and slightly damp day, we went around the Perimeter Wall and glued down the first layer of the 89mm CLS treated timber we had cut last…
Doors and Windows Marked Out
This morning, we finished off the final section of the inner wall footplate that had wet mortar from yesterday. All concrete screws are now tightened down, including 3 of them…
Final Wet Mortar Is Shoved In
This morning, we mixed up the final load of mortar to finish off the last 15metres or so of the Inner Wall Footplate. We also went around tightening down all…
Leveling and Fixing Footplate Almost Done
We had a long day of adjusting and setting the exact height of the wooden Inside Footplate for our External Wall. We decided that we would plane and trim the…