Straps and restraints
Straight strapping has been fixed from the rib flange over the plinth wall plate and down to the plinth wall itself to provide vertical...
Bridging the gap
The gaps at the bases of the inner flanges of the rib beams caused by the poor trimming of the beams by Vision have been plugged, glued...
Let the crane take the strain
Yesterday, with the help of a crane, the remaining 11 cruck frames were lifted into position and braced. Ideally all the cruck frames...
Spaced out
Today we were joined on site by Lew and our friend Richard. The spacing for the rest of the crucks was determined, locators for the first...
The circle is squared
Yesterday Mark and Lew adjusted the first cruck frame so that it is plumb and square with the timber frame gable end. This cruck can now...
Brace, brace
We've had heavy rain today. Fortunately we had lightly covered most of the timber yesterday evening and that stopped the wood from...
Crux of the matter
We have had an anxious few days since discovering the rib beams for the cruck frame had been made incorrectly. Several phone calls and...
Silence speaks volumes
Vision received my notification of the error in the production of the rib beams together with the accompanying photographic evidence just...
A trying try-out
We gathered an extra 3 pairs of hands on site this weekend to try-out assembling and raising a cruck frame. When we brought the first two...
Plate Spinning
Yesterday we mounted the plinth wall plates. They were HEAVY! We wouldn't have managed to raise them without the engine crane that we...
