Jointing and Joists 1
After our trip to Sancerre I returned to find that the entire end wall had been jointed and the two stores virtually finished. Looking good. The slightly darker mortar helps the stones to stand out ....
Month: August 2023
Jointing Begins
Where the walls have been cleaned, joints chiselled and jet washed, the team can at last start filling them with the chosen colour mortar. We are using a premixed coloured mortar to give consistency over ....
More on Hoists
Well the electrical hoist packed up (the control handle simply came apart and cannot be put back together again. So I have invested in a slower but reliable manual alternative. While installing it I captured ....
BBQ/Workshop 8
The parking roof nearly finished but I am missing some pieces as they did not allow for trimming at rafters. Time to tidy up and store the PV equipment under cover.
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 ....