The Side Extension Ground works
Once the new oak frame is up it was time to turn attention to the side extension ground works. Yes more digging, yes more concrete,block...
Frame Raising - the original flat pack!
Finally the day has arrived to raise the frame. I had some help from my friend Peter and his lorry in getting the frame from the workshop...
Rear extension oversite
In preparation for the oak frame raising I've spent most of July getting the trenches dug, and the Oversite pad ready. Here is the first...
Rear Wall brickwork repairs
A few photos to show progress this week on the rear wall. When we originally cleared the garden we found a stack of the original Fletton...
More repairs to the frame
Before the new oak frame is raised I have to repair the back wall as I wont be able to access it once the frame is up. To say it needs a...
Oak Frame Finished
The new green oak frame is now finished, and stacked up in storage, ready to be raised sometime in July. The last job on the frame was...
The New Frame - oak arrives
This is a fairly major part of the whole project - the framing of the new oak frame that will form the basis of the rear extension. Here...
Green Oak Frame - Roof
Now that all the cross frames are done its time to turn our attention to the roof - namely the purlins and windbraces which will in turn...
Green Oak Frame - Sling Brace Cross Frame
I thought this cross frame deserved its own post because it looks so flippin' awsome! This is the last truss to frame and will form the...
Green Oak Frame - Cross frames
Now that the both side walls are complete its time to begin the first of four cross frames. As usual the main component timbers the make...
