Friday 9th March 2012 / 12:19
Ben is a little way into the dig. The DeWalt breaker is a great tool.
4
Friday 9th March 2012 / 13:06
Heavy, sticky, sucking clay. It has to be scraped off the spade into the bucket.
5
Friday 9th March 2012 / 14:00
The hole is nearly down to the right depth now. About two tonnes of clay have been removed and carried one bucket at a time out into the skip.
4 Bathroom 4
Sunday, 1 March 2015 / 13:51
Corner strip glued into position
4 Bathroom 3
Sunday 2nd November 2014 / 20:11
Straps to keep the corner together as it’s not very well joined and there’s a crack in it. Battons packed out with Gripfill ready to screw Versapanel to.
3 Bathroom
Sunday 9 February 2014 / 11:06
Old bath is upturned and sledgy is smashed through the bottom of it.
Roof 4
Thursday 16th February 2012 / 07:27
The new apex is built, felted and battoned.
Roof 4
Friday 17th February 2012 / 09:48
Apex and south west side tiled with existing tiles, capping still to go on.
Roof 4
Friday 17th February 2012 /14:07
Working on the North East side of the roof adding the final battons.
Stud Walls
Monday 4th February 2013 / 19:50
After two days I’ve pushed the board right round. I’ll leave it for a while until it loses its spring and takes the shape before putting the screws in.
Stud walls
Friday 8th February 2013 / 11:36
A door has just been delivered so I’m making the rebates for the hinges prior to installing the frame and hanging the door.
Stud walls
Friday 8th February 2013 / 16:57
The door is in. A pretty good job really. I’m going to varnish it before it gets dirty.
Roof
Friday 3rd February 2012 /
Roof
Friday 3rd February 2012 /
Taken from on top of the garage roof.
Roof
Friday 3rd February 2012 /
Roof
Friday 3rd February 2012 /
Roof
Friday 3rd February 2012 /
New rafters are bolted to the old ones.
Roof
Friday 3rd February 2012 /
Looking down from the top.
Roof
Friday 3rd February 2012 /
The remains of the old roof timbers are gradually turned into fire wood.
Roof
Saturday 4th February 2012
Rafter ends are bolted to joists with coach bolts. It used to be done with a couple off big nails, but everything’s done better now. There’s a thing with spikes on which goes between the two bits of wood to prevent them sliding on one another too, but I can’t remember the name; it’s something like crab.