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...
Here's one prepared earlier
Cruck Cottage in nearby Briantspuddle was known to be occupied in 1620. I wonder if our strawbale cruck framed house will still be...
Sorted
Last night we had the mother of all thunderstorms - long, loud and accompanied by a deluge. The rain came through the holes in the...
Sealed lips
The tarp has only been a partial success. It was still covering the roof after last Friday's gusty winds. These fortunately came from the...
Tarp pulling
We've had a few downpours which have soaked the timber since the cruck frames went up. The ply is already showing signs of degrading...
Give me strength
The timber frame company provided us with I-beams for the first floor but only specified the glulam beams that we require. Over the last...
Camouflaged
This migrant Convolvulus Hawk-moth is well camouflaged against the concrete block.
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...
The first straw
Yesterday the first load of straw arrived. Lew, Mark B and Anne W helped us off load the bales. The bales were passed over the fence and...
