My Self Build - Dorset

[anonymous-user]

VEX said:

Please make it Jan / Feb I dont think I could fit in another 'In By Christmas 2012' deadline!

Good Going Gary, looking great.

V.

Should have a CAD drawing of the final lighting layout for you end this week.

[anonymous-user]

ali_kat said:

garyhun said:

Hold on, hold on; I said a there is a VERY SLIM chance of being in for Christmas

NYE on the beach

Blimey - how long you staying for?

[ali_kat]

garyhun said:

Blimey - how long you staying for?

Ever

[anonymous-user]

Well pretty much all the lower steel frame is now complete. The carpenters (not the pop group) are in later this week to construct the flat roof that goes all round the edge and then the steel company can come back next week to complete the steel for the mono pitch roofs.

View from the rear:


View from the front:


View from front left corner:


Steels above the kitchen taken from living room:

[straker]

any updates please?

[anonymous-user]

straker said:

any updates please?

Will update later this afternoon when back home.

[anonymous-user]

So in the last few weeks the carpenters have been in to complete the flat roof rafters.










Once that was complete it gave a platform for the steel guys to fit the pitch roof.

First the left side.








And then the right joined it.








So now you can begin to get a feeling for the height of the inside along the hallway toward the living area.




And from the rear.








So from the road it's starting to look big again.






So that was as of Friday just gone.

This week they are finishing the roof carpentry, starting to build the fireplace and, weather permitting, putting the pitched roof on the garage.

[catfood12]

Great work neighbour ! I was wondering who was doing this, and if it was a private build ! Steelwork looks great, who did the fabrication ?

I'd love to swing past and take a closer look.

[anonymous-user]

catfood12 said:

Great work neighbour ! I was wondering who was doing this, and if it was a private build ! Steelwork looks great, who did the fabrication ?

I'd love to swing past and take a closer look.

Thanks - so who are you are where are you?

Steelwork is by Strukta.

[straker]

looking good . . . thanks for the update, is the trampoline for the carpenters to get up to roof height?

[anonymous-user]

straker said:

looking good . . . thanks for the update, is the trampoline for the carpenters to get up to roof height?

Yes, much cheaper than scaffolding

[Nick_MSM]

Looks good, really starting to take shape now.

[anonymous-user]

Weather permitting, the Zinc roofing starts next Wednesday.

[anonymous-user]

Quick update.

Fireplace almost built in Living/Dining Room.



Left hand Zinc roof almost complete.


Internal walls nearly all complete to full height - this is the kitchen wall you can see under the middle roof section.


Hopefully all roofing will be complete in the next 2 weeks and then the windows can go in.

Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 7th November 17:13

[worsy]

Still in for Xmas?

[anonymous-user]

worsy said:

Still in for Xmas?

Which one?

As I said earlier, Xmas was a long shot and end of Feb was my real expectation.

[straker]

looking good . . . I'd love a zinc roof one day

do you know the reason for the different bricks on some of the walls? some are large blocks, and some
are shallow blocks laid in pairs, its probably obvious but I'm a bit slow today!

thanks

[anonymous-user]

straker said:

looking good . . . I'd love a zinc roof one day

do you know the reason for the different bricks on some of the walls? some are large blocks, and some
are shallow blocks laid in pairs, its probably obvious but I'm a bit slow today!

thanks

Some blocks are supporting the roof and steels so are laid on their side or doubles. That's all I know!!

[5potTurbo]

Is the zinc roof coloured or natural zinc finish?

We have zinc on the dormers and their surround of our new house (2nd floor attic rooms) and the roof around the front door recess. It's finished in very dark grey to match the colour scheme of the house.

[anonymous-user]

5potTurbo said:

Is the zinc roof coloured or natural zinc finish?

We have zinc on the dormers and their surround of our new house (2nd floor attic rooms) and the roof around the front door recess. It's finished in very dark grey to match the colour scheme of the house.

If it's VM Zinc, which I am using, then the colour you have is probably the Anthra whereas I have the lighter Quartz. Quartz is a natural zinc colour as you can see below.