Preparing the Patio for Concrete.
The Lounge patio has been boxed up for almost a year. Couldn't stand it anymore so we finally put down the mesh.
Scaffolding.
As our build is in it's sixth year and we are only just boxing for the second floor, we know we have a few years to go yet. With this...
Mosaicing the Crenels
We bought a new batch of blue tiles like the roof tiles, enough to mosaic all the Crenels. I thought it would be a lot easier to mosaic...
Moulding step treads for the Staircase.
After many months of working through ideas of how to box up the spiral staircase, Francis had decided to make moulds and cast the treads....
Moulding Crenels.
This month after a lot of nudging from me we finally made the first two Crenels. These are part of the castellation of the Castle and...
Boxing for the Second Floor Slab.
Very exciting stage to be finally starting to box the rooms for the next slab. January is not the best month to do this job though. ...
Concreting the lintel.
We got both sides of the lintel bricked and tied in the 16mm reo bars. We then hand mixed the concrete in half batches that I would be...
Started the Lounge Lintel.
This month we made a start on the lintel on the outer wall of the lounge. The two steel posts had to have plates and reo bar welded to...
Front Corbelling.
Francis installed the five corbels over the front door. The next day, he clamped strips of tin to each side of the corbels and rendered...
Hive of Activity.
We were able to spend 19 days on the Build this month. We put up scaffolding in the stairwell and brought this area to height filling...
