Monthly Archives: December 2009

The following video take shows the steps needed to get a Truss rafter in place – executed by a team of well coordinated volunteer workers!!!!

28th December – another cold day – about -5 degrees centigrade at 10am but work progressed on the garage project. I had a great team of helpers – a huge thanks are due to Allan, David, Richard, Philip – who … Continue reading →

Work continues on the garage in the evening hours! Snow still around and temperatures are low…. However – every step forward is a step nearer completion Fitting the horizontal straps which will support the cladding material. It is certainly rather … Continue reading →

Work abandoned after only two trusses erected today due to falling snow ;-( Ahh well it will have to wait for another day!!!! Such is life. So we hope for some nicer weather during the next two weeks!!!! However some … Continue reading →

First truss rafter in place – more progress but snow is now falling which may well impeed work over the weekend. As Robert Burns said in his poem – to a mouse “The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men, … Continue reading →

Making slow progress – but the next few days will be productive I hope with the Truss rafters arriving on Friday morning and also the other roofing materials. It will be a busy weekend weather permitting And today it started … Continue reading →

Continuing to make progress on the garage project – although its hard work due this short days and having to work on the construction of the timber frame walls in the evenings. However, I believe we are on track to … Continue reading →

Work is proceeding well with the garage. Yesterday it rained all day so now a good day for building but the builders never stopped as you can see the block wall is almost up to ceiling height! Today we have … Continue reading →