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- The top of the steel frame is at the eaves level of the first floor \/ floor level of the second floor. (The ground floor will be higher than the top of the block-work shown in this photo.)<\/li>\n
- This camera position isn’t going to show the top of the roof \ud83d\ude41<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- The outer skin of the foundation walls is approaching a consistent four-block height all the way round.<\/li>\n
- Delivery of some more concrete blocks and some blue engineering bricks.\n
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- The “blue” (dark grey) bricks will go into the outer skin of the cavity wall, above the fourth course of blocks (at finished ground level)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a>Week 5, Day 1<\/p><\/div>\n
That’s me (dMb) in the hi-vis, taking the photo below.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Steel column at south-west corner – the bottom plate is packed up off the concrete using thinner steel plates (so it’s at the right height, and precisely level) and then clamped down using the nuts<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>The steel columns are attached with ~500mm long studs secured into the foundation concrete using polyester resin<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Outer skin of cavity walls four blocks high, blue bricks to go on next<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Another view of the steel frame – finished floor level will be the same as the ground where the tele-handler is<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Week 5, Day 1: A cold and foggy day following equally foggy but much warmer weather all day Sunday. The most visible progress was the erection of the main steel frame for the south-west corner of the house. The top … Continue reading
- The “blue” (dark grey) bricks will go into the outer skin of the cavity wall, above the fourth course of blocks (at finished ground level)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n