These photos show the framing and the recent plumbing work, one diamond saw and a jack hammer later, still more work to do on the plumbing, but for now the show must go on and so to must the roof!.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Update
These photos show the framing and the recent plumbing work, one diamond saw and a jack hammer later, still more work to do on the plumbing, but for now the show must go on and so to must the roof!.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Roof on before xmas (fingers cross)
Hi Folks,
It's been awhile since the last update and things have definitely been moving onsite since October!, we are making good progress with some dedicated carpenters working hard to keep things moving. unfortunately we had a not so dedicated plumber who put the under-slab plumbing in the wrong place - this was a most upsetting incident and something that we are dealing with, he will be back out onsite next Monday to cut the slab and shuffle the plumbing into the correct position!. with the incessant rain, the slab took 3 weeks longer than projected and cost a-bit more money than anticipated - all part of being in the building same!
Every day we get more rain, we have a lake in our backyard! not ideal baling or rendering conditions. Speaking of which I have been experimenting with different rendering mixes to determine the best combination for our wails, I have hit this jack pot with a local find of pure clay just down the road, so we plan on using this as the basis for our earthen (sand, clay, lime) render which we will slop down in three lavers inside and out!. Owner Building has proved challenging, particularly in relation to bridging the gap between traditional building practices and straw bale specific building. Because we are running with a post and beam infill though the design is pretty standard and hopefully we have done everything right!
We have submitted our Owner Builder Finance Book, which hopefully will now be processed, hopefully we should seeing some bank money soon, which we assist us to keep thin8s on track.
Overall things are moving along well and if all 8oes according to plan we should have a roof over our heads and be ready for straw baling just after XMAS.
Aj and Leesh might just have a house yet!
It's been awhile since the last update and things have definitely been moving onsite since October!, we are making good progress with some dedicated carpenters working hard to keep things moving. unfortunately we had a not so dedicated plumber who put the under-slab plumbing in the wrong place - this was a most upsetting incident and something that we are dealing with, he will be back out onsite next Monday to cut the slab and shuffle the plumbing into the correct position!. with the incessant rain, the slab took 3 weeks longer than projected and cost a-bit more money than anticipated - all part of being in the building same!
Every day we get more rain, we have a lake in our backyard! not ideal baling or rendering conditions. Speaking of which I have been experimenting with different rendering mixes to determine the best combination for our wails, I have hit this jack pot with a local find of pure clay just down the road, so we plan on using this as the basis for our earthen (sand, clay, lime) render which we will slop down in three lavers inside and out!. Owner Building has proved challenging, particularly in relation to bridging the gap between traditional building practices and straw bale specific building. Because we are running with a post and beam infill though the design is pretty standard and hopefully we have done everything right!
We have submitted our Owner Builder Finance Book, which hopefully will now be processed, hopefully we should seeing some bank money soon, which we assist us to keep thin8s on track.
Overall things are moving along well and if all 8oes according to plan we should have a roof over our heads and be ready for straw baling just after XMAS.
Aj and Leesh might just have a house yet!
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