Putting on the roof

Putting on the roof

Finished off the walls by fixing the structural posts and beams in the near corner (these will frame the window and door). walls done – there are solid wood post and beams around the door and window openings.A post is needed to support one corner of the roof.  When I did the drawings I arranged...

Finished off the walls by fixing the structural posts and beams in the near corner (these will frame the window...

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Erecting the Walls

Erecting the Walls

There was a welcome break in the weather between Christmas and new year, and we ended up with a couple of sunny days in which some construction work could be done. Happily the two clear days were in succession and coincided with my brother staying over, so we got a lot done. I am eternally...

There was a welcome break in the weather between Christmas and new year, and we ended up with a couple...

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Speed Square

Speed Square

we continue to enjoy rain and wind of biblical proportions, but I managed to get an hour or two on Saturday to cut the remaining osb splines. Saturday: merely dampThe weather forecast looks grim for the near future so I have revised my plans and now will attempt to get the walls and roof up...

we continue to enjoy rain and wind of biblical proportions, but I managed to get an hour or two on...

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Constructing the floor

Constructing the floor

A surprisingly nice day today and I even saw the sun on a couple of occasions. I had a few more hours to finish the floor, which was good Re. the weather – I do realize the sensible thing to do would be to wait for dry conditions, but this is the only spare time I...

A surprisingly nice day today and I even saw the sun on a couple of occasions. I had a few...

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Building with Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)

Building with Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)

what is a SIP? A SIP is a prefabricated panel consisting of two layers of Oriented Strand Board (OSB) sandwiching a layer of expanded polystyrene or urethane foam. The history of building with SIPs SIPs are a relative novelty in the UK – the majority of our houses are still built with brick and block – but...

what is a SIP? A SIP is a prefabricated panel consisting of two layers of Oriented Strand Board (OSB) sandwiching...

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