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Timber works: July 2008

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The development of our house building project exposed. Tuesday, 29 July 2008. Still raining, with at least another 5 days of nasty weather to come. Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Sunday, 27 July 2008. Confined to the beamery. We are definitely in the grip of winter now. The open sided barn has been converted into a beamery which keeps most of the weather out most of the time. . Sunday, July 27, 2008. Friday, 18 July 2008. Top plate/bond beams are 200 x 100, columns are 200 x 150, floor beams are 250 x 150 and r...

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Timber works: August 2008

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The development of our house building project exposed. Thursday, 28 August 2008. The floor is on. A few consecutive days of fine weather gave me the opportunity to complete the ground floor frame, build the floor joists and place the plywood floor. Thursday, August 28, 2008. Thursday, 14 August 2008. Two fine days in the last two weeks! Work proceeds slowly between frequent rain showers and hail storms. No let up forecasted :-(. Thursday, August 14, 2008. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). 1&1/2 story post and ...

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Timber works: Windows and cladding

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The development of our house building project exposed. Friday, 9 January 2009. Window reveals are machined from milled Lawson Cyprus timber and fitted to the doubled glazed joinery supplied by NZ Windows. . The gable ends are bevel-back weatherboard, also from Lawson Cyprus and finished with Sikkins Cetol HLS and Filter 7. Friday, January 09, 2009. The only neg. side is that the smell of it can be over bearing to some when used internally. 23 June 2009 at 4:49 PM. 14 December 2009 at 10:52 PM. Part of th...

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Timber works: Plumbing and electrical wiring

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The development of our house building project exposed. Friday, 20 August 2010. Plumbing and electrical wiring. Progress so far on the plumbing, wiring and insulation. Friday, August 20, 2010. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Employ good design and use quality materials to create a modest size family cottage home that incorporates elements of:. Permanence (100 year structure). Sustainability (locally sourced materials and low energy footprint). 250-300k plus owners efforts[lots] and innovation. Lawson ...

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Timber works: February 2008

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The development of our house building project exposed. Saturday, 2 February 2008. We ended up with 20 cubic meters of millable logs and large pile of firewood rounds. The 20hp Jinma tractor was able to skid all but the 3 largest logs. The vegetable garden sustained only minor damage despite being where most trees would have liked to fall. Saturday, February 02, 2008. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Permanence (100 year structure). Sustainability (locally sourced materials and low energy footprint). Stanley E...

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Timber works: October 2008

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The development of our house building project exposed. Tuesday, 14 October 2008. Stage 2 - level 1 frame assembly. I am very pleased indeed. The pre-cut timber frame elements all  fit. Measuring 27 times and cutting once has paid off! Tuesday, October 14, 2008. Saturday, 4 October 2008. Stage 1 - Rafters over living room. Saturday, October 04, 2008. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Employ good design and use quality materials to create a modest size family cottage home that incorporates elements of:. Valley a...

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Timber works: March 2008

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The development of our house building project exposed. Sunday, 30 March 2008. Building profiles are set out. We are taking advantage of the long dry weather. No word on the Building Consent, but we proceed reasonable confident given all the preparation in the consent application. Fingers crossed. . Sunday, March 30, 2008. Saturday, 8 March 2008. Saturday, March 08, 2008. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Permanence (100 year structure). Sustainability (locally sourced materials and low energy footprint). Built...

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Timber works: The building hiatus is over...

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The development of our house building project exposed. Sunday, 30 May 2010. The building hiatus is over. Well its been a long while. I took a break from house building in Feb 2009 and set about to establish a beekeeping business. Well BEEWORX Ltd operations are well established and its time to get on with construction during the winter. The last month has seen covers removed and the house made fully weather tight. With that, the wet weather arrived as if on que. Work begins on the interior. Lawson weathe...

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Timber works: January 2008

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The development of our house building project exposed. Thursday, 31 January 2008. Involved removing a stand of pine trees on the north west boundary. About 30 trees in all, the largest being over 25m tall and approximately 27 years old. Thursday, January 31, 2008. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Employ good design and use quality materials to create a modest size family cottage home that incorporates elements of:. Permanence (100 year structure). 250-300k plus owners efforts[lots] and innovation. NZWindows -...