Pushing Back .......
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Just about to leave the man cave for tonight having finished some prep work for tomorrow .....
Floor joist and roof rafters cut and ready to go ....
the Proxxon mini table saw has earned its keep today .....
it makes light work of all that cutting ..... over in minutes ....
cheers for now ....
toto
Floor joist and roof rafters cut and ready to go ....
the Proxxon mini table saw has earned its keep today .....
it makes light work of all that cutting ..... over in minutes ....
cheers for now ....
toto
Back on the case ....
It's roofing time ....
and the victim ....
Should look the part once it's done....
time to hit with the glue .... normal PVA with a touch of black primer ....
and we commence .....
They will be secured further with some noggins but I had to wait for now ..... as usual ..... try to do too much in the one go ..... and you end up with a mess. I think the first load of glue will dry relatively quickly and let me bash on making further progress.
cheers for now
toto
It's roofing time ....
and the victim ....
Should look the part once it's done....
time to hit with the glue .... normal PVA with a touch of black primer ....
and we commence .....
They will be secured further with some noggins but I had to wait for now ..... as usual ..... try to do too much in the one go ..... and you end up with a mess. I think the first load of glue will dry relatively quickly and let me bash on making further progress.
cheers for now
toto
Lol takes me back to when I was a surveyor, I'm checking the work mate, did you do structural calcs for those timbers? Gotta take the loads... 
Started doing the noggins .... but came to a halt as its too much .... too quick and I am starting to distort things ..... so I may call it a day for now ..... a couple of pic's before I go though.....
All the bare woodwork will get the wash treatment at some point.
an idea with the upper floor in place .....
and a bit of an ariel shot ..... not great but holding camera and floor ..... a bit of a faff.
hope you've enjoyed, cheers for now
toto
All the bare woodwork will get the wash treatment at some point.
an idea with the upper floor in place .....
and a bit of an ariel shot ..... not great but holding camera and floor ..... a bit of a faff.
hope you've enjoyed, cheers for now
toto
It looks like it is all coming together very nicely Tom, nice work
So .... back in Dounreay then ..... I'm spending my time looking up various window shutter types. I also have to decide .... just how much of the actual window frames survived the blasts.
My tasks this weekend will be to finish the roof and upper floor ceiling. I am thinking of putting flooring in the attic level. I don't think they would have had it but I need it to give strength to the ceiling structure itself.
Also .... once the roof joists and noggings are done ...... some battons to take slate tiles. I have sent away to diorama debri for three slate tile moulds. They should be here by Friday. ..... so ... more plaster casting at some point.
( update ..... slate moulds have arrived )
I think the underside of the upper floor ceiling will be created from daler board rather than attempting lathe and plaster. One of the other buildings lends itself better to the lath and plaster ceilings as the roof / ceilings has three sides for support rather than two. We'll see, not cast in stone yet ( or should I say plaster
).
More on my idea's later
Toto
My tasks this weekend will be to finish the roof and upper floor ceiling. I am thinking of putting flooring in the attic level. I don't think they would have had it but I need it to give strength to the ceiling structure itself.
Also .... once the roof joists and noggings are done ...... some battons to take slate tiles. I have sent away to diorama debri for three slate tile moulds. They should be here by Friday. ..... so ... more plaster casting at some point.
( update ..... slate moulds have arrived )
I think the underside of the upper floor ceiling will be created from daler board rather than attempting lathe and plaster. One of the other buildings lends itself better to the lath and plaster ceilings as the roof / ceilings has three sides for support rather than two. We'll see, not cast in stone yet ( or should I say plaster
).More on my idea's later
Toto
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OK ..... in the mancave and immediately took a couple of steps back ...... I took out the noggings that I started installing as they were squint .... and just .... well ..... crap.
Started again.
there we go ..... no noggings but ...... an attic floor. I'll bet this would not be installed in the real thing but for additional structural purposes ..... we have one here.
and another shot.....
getting on now though ..... noggings back in ..... a bit straighter ....
and again ..... all this to be given several washes as yet .....
and the inside story ..... I'm hoping that these diagonal supports will be able to go once the overall structure is complete. we'll see.
and another look ahead shot .....
and one more for now.
tomorrow, its tile batons on the roof and ...... not sure after that.... washes ...... casting tiles.
I need to start thinking about painting the building...... oh and ceilings and window surrounds ...... never ends ..... but like the pain.
see you tomorrow.
toto
Started again.
there we go ..... no noggings but ...... an attic floor. I'll bet this would not be installed in the real thing but for additional structural purposes ..... we have one here.
and another shot.....
getting on now though ..... noggings back in ..... a bit straighter ....
and again ..... all this to be given several washes as yet .....
and the inside story ..... I'm hoping that these diagonal supports will be able to go once the overall structure is complete. we'll see.
and another look ahead shot .....
and one more for now.
tomorrow, its tile batons on the roof and ...... not sure after that.... washes ...... casting tiles.
I need to start thinking about painting the building...... oh and ceilings and window surrounds ...... never ends ..... but like the pain.
see you tomorrow.
toto
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