Upper Mezzanine Floor 4
As the oak came from the supplier with marks on it I have decided to plan and/or sand it back to fresh wood. The belt sander dealt with it quite quickly. I then installed the ....
Upper Mezzanine Floor 3
As part of the balcony installation I need to install a fascia for the bolts. As I only had one beam left I decided to cut it in half lengthways. What a job! Even cutting ....
Upper Mezzanine Floor 2
I need to cut some of the oak beam ends and they are heavy. Much too heavy to balance on the chop saw now it is on its stand. So, a sawhorse is required and ....
Upper Mezzanine Floor 1
Just a half day on site today and it was slow progress as I have been cutting and drilling oak beams. Only on photo of the first section of beam cut, drilled and positioned under ....
Tidying Up
Another miserable, wet day. Not an issue as I planned to work inside today. First job was a serious tidy up as I need to get the ground floor cleared and ready for the underfloor ....
Windows and Timber Frame Installation 21
Alain Chergui arrived first thing and delivered back the left over tiles from the floor he has just installed. The tiles are well travelled. We bought them initially for the new floor at the Chai ....
Windows and Timber Frame Installation 20
The morning began dry and bright so I was able to work on the cladding over the smaller set of doors. I managed to install the piece on the left easily enough but the right ....
Windows and Timber Frame Installation 19
More rain stopped me working yesterday but today it is relatively dry. I used the time yesterday to visit a metal worker to discuss the metal trays for the window cills and catch up on ....
Windows and Timber Frame Installation 18
The weather is not good again today and I need to leave early to collect some furniture near Poitiers. The supplied windows do not have an extended cill tray so I will have to organise ....
Windows and Timber Frame Installation 17
The weather continues to be a problem and working outside is impossible most of the time at the moment. This morning I had to be on site early to let the window company in to ....