BBQ Roof 1
With the sarking wood finished I started to install the covering. First the paper that I stapled to the roof temporarily before then laying out the battens. Drawings and instructions would have been useful. I ....
Storage
At the moment there is just me and Esteban on site as everyone else is on holiday. Progress has slowed but not stopped. The tiles have been set on the two stores and the bike ....
Jointing 3
The rear wall is bing cleaned and the joints prepared for filling while I get on with removing more of the ivy in the BBQ. All finished (except for the bits that keep growing back ....
Attic Trapdoor 2
Trapdoor structure finished. Looks like the far wall needs reinforcing to support the beams! View from the attic that will eventually disappear. I am waiting on some final beams to allow me to finish both ....
Attic Trapdoor 1
Start made on the trapdoor to the attic. Doubled beams inserted for the opening with shortened joists either side.
Garden Stores
Esteban has started to roof the two stores. Exterior and interior views of the rear store for the garden and the front store for the bikes.
Jointing and Joists 2
More progress on the small stores which are almost ready for roofing. They have also moved onto the rear wall which is exciting. The window detail shows we are planning to leave the raw concrete ....
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 ....
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 ....