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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:42 pm
by IanMelb
cant throw owt away
Yeah, I think that's one of the reasons that I'm having to build this thing - extra storage for my hoardings.
PS, LLL, I know the joints between the blocks look quite large again, however I used a 15mm spacer between em all - the largish looking joins are definitely down to the way I've pointed (ahem, smeared) the mortar over their old, rounded corners :0
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:39 pm
by Dave_L
lutonlagerlout wrote:I'm the same ,bit of a pikey really
Wanna come on the tarmac game with us Tony? You'd fit in well! 
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:23 pm
by lutonlagerlout
never said a word ian :;):
LLL
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:07 am
by matt h
good on ya. thought you might have ended up with a swimming pool rather than a base, the way the weather is. Agree with LLL take time with levelling, end up with better finish. done brill so far why ruin it:)
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:39 pm
by IanMelb
At lunchtime the rain stopped and the sun came out to play :laugh:
Got the sole-plate secured and first frame knocked up. Had to ask for a bit of neighbourly aid to raise it though 
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:23 pm
by IanMelb
Chucked it down most of the day, but in the odd spell that wasn't a downpour I managed to get the second frame built and raised and also a smaller section next to the door opening.
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:46 pm
by Stuarty
Looking good Ian, starting to take shape now
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:45 pm
by IanMelb
Another hour of no-rain tonight ...
Front frame with window casement:
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:37 am
by seanandruby
was thinking how many bunk beds you could get in there ...at £60 /70 a week for the illegs, you could coin it. :;):
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:17 pm
by IanMelb
Back wall and window fitted and tatty awning stretched for a bit of rainproofing. That's all the walls done - now for the roof. The window was a penny, off ebay 
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:40 pm
by lutonlagerlout
looking good ian
flat roof is it?
LLL
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 11:19 pm
by IanMelb
flat roof is it?
It is at the moment Well, flat-ish apart from the poles holding the awnings up - it'll be apex when it's finished...
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 3:23 pm
by IanMelb
Wall plate fixed to the top of the frame and ridge beam suspended in place (with temporary supports).
Note the safety rope strung around the 'ceiling height' and the safety hats by the doorway. There is also a full wooden beam placed across the top of the frame in the middle of the structure. I'm trying to mitigate the human damage that a falling beam could cause...
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:47 pm
by nelly05
Looking good fella. Some nice weather due as well this week so fingerscrossed for the roof;)
Regards
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:14 am
by IanMelb
Cheers, I was quite pleased with the ridge board as it's made out of two lengths (it was a pain to find a 7m length of 6x2) joined with a 'scarfed-splay' joint.
In the above picture, the join is the slightly lighter coloured bit of wood about 150cm before the rear support.
