Framing: last stages

16Dec06

Work on the house frame looks like it is just about finished. Roof noggins have been fitted between the Hyspan (laminated timber beams) bearers that support the angled roof. Timber for the horizontal ceilings in the bedrooms and bathroom is still to be fitted. Nearly all the bracing under the house is in place except [...]

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Framing: nearly finished

07Dec06

In what seems like hardly anytime, the framing is nearing completion. The roof beams to carry the skillion roof are in place as are the purlins to support the galvanised corrugated iron sheeting. Noggins for the studs are going in as are the stiffening panels of plywood. In the bedroom end of the house, the ceilings [...]

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Framing: looking like a house

29Nov06

Amazing what can be achieved in a few days: we’ve almost got a house! Most of the basic wall structure is up and we can move from room to room, though we do have to duck under temporary braces across doorways – a minor and temporary inconvenience. Nogins and stiffening sheets of plywood are still to [...]

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Framing: first stage

27Nov06

First of the framing is going up. Erik has pre-cut the timber for the various sections of the wall frames at his workshop and delivered these to the site. The pine studs for each section of wall are in bundles. These are unwrapped, assembled into the section of wall and raised into place. The ‘house’ [...]

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