Noggings
We have 6 lines of noggings, horizontal timber members, running between the beams along the length of the upper floor. These noggings...
Doubly sure
The double glulam beam that isn't adjacent to a rib beam has been given a second purlin for additional support. We're also doubling up on...
Sou'westerlies
Most of our wet and windy weather comes from the south west so it's the western end of the building that we have concentrated on...
Get a grip
The I-beams and glulam beams span the width of the building and sit on two purlins which run along its length on either side. These...
Deja vu
To maneuver the beams into position it was necessary to remove the battening on one side of tarp. And so, once the battening had been...
Battle of the beams
Yesterday our friend Richard came over from Devon to help Mark and Lew get the glulam and I-beams into place. The boys put in a long...
At last
Finally we have some straw bales in our strawbale house. We've put in just enough to give us some elbow room to maneuver the glulam and...
Lifts and separates
The straw bales are cuboid. They are to be stacked between the cruck frames which are curved. To get them to express a curved shape they...
A load of old lintels
The blockwork external leaves of the gable end walls are now complete. Timber frame ties have been used to tie the block work to the...
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...
