Marsh Flatts Farm Self Build Diary

It will be nice when it's finished

Posted on 2016-01-11 by dMb

Week 13, Day 1:

There’s just one steel beam forming part of the second-floor floor structure, sitting on the masonry to help support the floor under the home office on the west side. That got installed today and is just visible above the concrete blocks at the top of the photo.
The rest of the second floor structure (wooden beams and boards) is due to go in next, but that is waiting on confirmation of how the SIP roof structure will attach to the top of the masonry.

Week 13, Day 1

Posted on 2015-12-10 by dMb

Week 10, Day 4:

More blockwork and steelwork, mostly on the southern elevation
Because of the long spans over the lift-and-slide door openings, the lintels for the outer cavity walls are Rectangular Hollow Section (RHS) steel rather than concrete as used for the smaller openings
There’s another steel joist over the open-plan room on the south side, to support the wall between the bedrooms on that side

Week 10, Day 4

Steel joists over kitchen doorway