Tuesday, July 01, 2008
1st July progress
2 guys on site from Alan Tough's carpenters mostly notching rafters and preping the roof structure.
Solar hot water
About £2,000 all in. Considering installing. Thing that is putting me off is the aesthetics rather than the cost. Above various images from the interweb of the evacuated tubes.
Monday, June 30, 2008
30th June progress
Topped out!
Main progress on gables and ridge beam. Neil notches shadow gap to Post. Shock discussions with contractor on price - I'm paying his team for travel to and from the site. Shock.
Main progress on gables and ridge beam. Neil notches shadow gap to Post. Shock discussions with contractor on price - I'm paying his team for travel to and from the site. Shock.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Stoves
From greymetal.co.uk I have narrowed the list of stoves down to 3:
The Luna, will heat 100m3, cost £359.
The Taro, will heat 100m3, cost £360.
The marinella, no info on heat output, cost £499
The Luna, will heat 100m3, cost £359.
The Taro, will heat 100m3, cost £360.
The marinella, no info on heat output, cost £499
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Telehandler - lift and shift
12m crane with fork lift, a jcb body and all terrain tyres. Available at Robert Purvis Plant Hire in Fife.
available at amazon
Wednesday 25th June
The steel beam being lifted into place by a telehandler, possibly the most amazing piece of plant I have ever seen.
The semi complete corner panels.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
23rd June - installation of the post
Not that much to report. Some seriously huge plant is about to arrive on Wednesday which is a worry as there is no space on site. Run out of money now so have started the mortgage which means from now on we are paying two rents.
From the top of the scoffold 21st June
Not that high but enough to give me wobbly legs on the wobbly scaffold.
Disspointing week overall. T. Fleming Homes were late delivering the kit; all the rwong bits came; and they couldn't make more than one delivery. Meanwhile the joiners were not around much - in total 1.5 days all week.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
Daikokubashira burnt oak post 2
When wet the post looks very black but as it dries it fades down to a matt finish.
As you can see the grain gets exposed similar to sand blasting the timber. I think this efefct is very successful - it is what I was trying to achieve. The next step is top try and avoid it going very black again when it has a oil or varnish finish.
As you can see the grain gets exposed similar to sand blasting the timber. I think this efefct is very successful - it is what I was trying to achieve. The next step is top try and avoid it going very black again when it has a oil or varnish finish.
Daikokubashira burnt oak post
Blackening the burnt oak post using a propane gas burner (normally used for taking off road markings)
test area
burn the wood
dry brush down
I was surprised about how shallow the veneer of charring was
wet brush the log
More images to follow (blogger allows maximum 5 images per post!)
test area
burn the wood
dry brush down
I was surprised about how shallow the veneer of charring was
wet brush the log
More images to follow (blogger allows maximum 5 images per post!)
Construction continues Friday 13th
Friday morning
Saturday morning
Saturday afternoon
Very satisfying work.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
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