Monthly Archives: April 2021

Thursday 29/4/21 After putting up the first three short jack rafters yesterday, I realised that I was going to need the scaffolding tower to safely install the two longer jack rafters of each jack rafter set. But before moving the … Continue reading →

Wednesday 28/4/21 Today I got the key elements of the softwood roof in place in this order: Ridge King rafters (these are the common rafters in the hips of the roof which attach directly to the ends of the ridge) … Continue reading →

Tuesday 27/4/21 After days of prevarication, I finally got the epoxy resin out and set about injecting it into the brick plinth holes I’d prepared before the barn frame went up.  The task was to get 150ml of epoxy into … Continue reading →

Saturday 24/4/21 Although I will need the scaffolding for the next phase – the building of the softwood roof – I decided to clear the site, take a break and take stock. I will start to put up the roof … Continue reading →

Friday 23/4/21 This morning Ben completed the pegging of the building and I prepared for the raising of the hip rafters and secured the righthand wall plate and ties. The raising of the hip rafters is probably the most dangerous … Continue reading →

Thursday 22/4/21 I started today putting up the scaffolding and chamfering the elements of the trusses. Then in the afternoon we put up the trusses and dropped in the ridge. Again, things went really smoothly and I was very pleased … Continue reading →

Wednesday 21/4/21 Today as my phone was fully deployed recording time lapses – one in the morning and one in the afternoon. In the morning we worked to get the remaining four posts ready for erection: we cut them to … Continue reading →

Tuesday 20/4/21 Today we started using the Genie Lift for the first time. It’s a great piece of kit. As part of the hire, I ordered the aluminium fork extensions and it’s just as well I did. The job would … Continue reading →

Monday 19/4/21 Although the hire company had given me a delivery slot of between 8am and 5pm, the Genie Lift arrived at 9am. But there were a few jobs to before we could put it to use. I finished off … Continue reading →