Re-starting the Castle Build!
It's been six months since we have done any bricklaying on the Castle. The development of the upper dam was responsible for this delay....
Inner walls on Castle Phoenix
December 2014 and January and February 2015 we worked on the inner walls and setting out all the rooms.
Upper Dam Development
Francis cleaning the rock while Mark makes a start on one of the towers.
Upper Dam Development
Early in September 2014, Francis breached the upper dam and diverted the stream to go straight to the rivulet rather than feeding the...
Front doorway for Castle Phoenix.
We bricked the front doorway to the Corbel height.
Bathroom Windows.
The bathroom windows are the only ones that are Gothic inspired.
First Doorway.
We were able to bring the kitchen walls up this month and reached the top of the door level.
Reo bars.
Drilled in all the reo bars for the inner walls. Hit the underfloor heating in two places so had to grind the concrete away for the...
Inner rooms.
Setting out the inner walls makes the build finally start to look like something to live in. We have started with the kitchen and dining...
CORBELS.
The Corbels are the first elements that make the build a Castle. Francis made a wooden mould and cast eight corbels in a strong 2 to 1...
