Monthly Archives: December 2009

How to position a Truss Rafter – action shots

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

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Great progress – thanks to great team of friends

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

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Working under floodlight!!!!

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

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Garage Project

Show continues to fall in Kemnay and the temperatures remain sub zero So little prospect of getting any work done on the garage project before Christmas

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Garage Progress 19th December

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

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Mary – happy birthday ;-)

Well today is a very special day for the Buchan family. It’s Mary’s birthday I dare not mention her age – that would be too indelicate – but suffice to say she is not 16 today We had a really … Continue reading

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Garage first Truss Rafter in place

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

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Garage progress 17th December 2009

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

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Garage progress 10th December 2009

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

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Garage progress 4th Dec 2009

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

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