House build
- Thread starter Colin Grigson
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Almost caught Upton @JhnBssll Colin.Just teasing, coming along brilliantly. I do like the solid rather than timber cavity wall approach.
When he's done I'm fully expecting to gain a labourer
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Colin Grigson
Bass guitarist - Bad News
- Location
- Slovakia
Following a few days of shuttering in preparation for more steel and concrete, the concrete truck and pump arrived yesterday and emptied into place another 4m3. These concrete beams will hold the main roof beams so they’re kind of important … it means the roofers can come in and make a start once the concrete has gone off. While we wait for that we’ll build the walls of the shed so the roof can be done whilst the roofers are here … it’s coming along slowly …
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Colin Grigson
Bass guitarist - Bad News
- Location
- Slovakia
I’m starting to wonder myself … what’s coming
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Colin Grigson
Bass guitarist - Bad News
- Location
- Slovakia
A little more progress to show. Roofers arrived yesterday and already have a few large timbers in place. They‘ll leave today for a couple days whilst the end apexes are bricked up and then hopefully back on Monday for the week to complete the job. The shed is ready for it’s little roof too at the same time. I’ll be signing the window / exterior door order today (and paying a 35% deposit) for delivery and fitting during February I think … once the windows are fitted the exterior blinds boxes can go in and the facade insulated, rendered and silicon structure applied.
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Colin Grigson
Bass guitarist - Bad News
- Location
- Slovakia
I can’t help but be very impressed with these roofers - amazing work they’re producing and so quickly. This joint for example is 4 different pieces meeting together, with another of different size going diagonally across and at an angle upwards … and that was all cut with their precision device called a chainsaw … I could watch them all day … if it wasn’t so cold
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Colin Grigson
Bass guitarist - Bad News
- Location
- Slovakia
A little more progress on the roof … thankfully !. We’ve snow forecast and I don’t want to be shovelling snow from inside the house … hopefully get some felt and tiles on this week …
GM
Legendary Member
- Location
- North of the river
Great job there Colin, can I book the first 2 weeks in July! 
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Is your house in an earthquake zone???? I don't think it's going to fall down.
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Colin Grigson
Bass guitarist - Bad News
- Location
- Slovakia
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Colin Grigson
Bass guitarist - Bad News
- Location
- Slovakia
You can have my great roofers … when they’ve finished mineLooks fab, you'll be round helping me with my lead flashing in no time at this rate
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Colin Grigson
Bass guitarist - Bad News
- Location
- Slovakia
The roof won’t be blowing away in the wind either … the whole house seems to have been designed with longevity in mindIs your house in an earthquake zone???? I don't think it's going to fall down.
