Author: gjj
BBQ/Workshop 6
The final bracing beams are fitted and the rafters are laid out for fixing.
BBQ/Workshop 5 and Bike Store
As I am doing the pergola, Esteban is installing more beams between walls. This time it is for the bike and garden stores that need to be roofed. Roof bracing elements are now going in ....
BBQ/Workshop 4
The structure takes shape. Adding the main beams has made it much more rigid and the wobble effect has disappeared.
BBQ/Workshop 3
The pergola does use some nuts and bolts but the main method of fixing is old fashioned hard wood pegs. The whole structure wobbles a bit as they are driven home. The problem I have ....
BBQ/Workshop 2
The first support is prepared with its foot and then stood in place on its bolted base resembling a Canadian Totem Pole. Ivo finds a comfortable spot to hide (under the caravan) while Luc decides ....
BBQ/Workshop 1
The first footing for the post of the pergola is quickly followed by the remaining five. Meanwhile, Esteban has been preparing the holes for the attic beams to support the joists for the attic floor.
The Pergolas Arrive
The Douglas Fir pergolas have arrived together with the roofing materials. The three wheeled forklift was an amazing machine that could turn its wheels through 90 degrees to access difficult positions. Each pergola has been ....
Sand Blasting
If you have never seen it, this is sand blasting in progress. Jonathan has cleaned the wall (that will be exposed in the Lounge) and is here cleaning up the joists that will remain visible ....
Hoists not Joists
I need to lift a lot of materials to the upper floors so I have bought and installed an electric hoist identical to the one I had at Le Chai. Making a start on the ....