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MG you sound like me neighbours! You been talking to them?
Mark, lots of insulating to be done
Im half way through fitting the base trusses and have managed to do all bar 3 of them on my own :yikes:
The other trusses shown halfway throught he roof are the top hats that make up the full triangular truss. These have to be lifted by hand, they are 80 kgs a pop and so far not managed to get one up on my own.
By the way, i have never built a roof before
They are the safe walking areas, contrary to popular belief that red = danger for us it safe. The most visible colour when you are walking around, especially when carrying really heavy trusses!
Im going to do a thread on adding noggins when the time comes and will do a step by step bathroom installation from this stage up to the finished room.
It's just a guess Ken, this approach is used when separating and rejoining sections of mosaics in the reverse method, so I thought something along those lines may apply here? Basically you have one big area that needs taking to pieces for whatever reason and replacing later - this could be the case here (as said, just a guess) if the boards have been cut to size beforehand. You draw squiggly lines all over the area the lines of which are then easy to marry /match up later when faced with having to organise similar looking pieces.
Then again, in this case it might be some sort of shorthand for underfloor heating? Quite curious myself! :smilewinkgrin:
Oh wow, so that's what it is, ignore eveything I said then Ken! :lol:
no you are quite right and that method is used in many trades, carpentry, stone masonary. Mainly when templating but does get used on finished product too, although the marks tend to be made on the join between two pieces rather than the whole area as above.
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Scott
Roof is now off, steels in and finaly after many delays the roof trusses arrived last Friday and they are MASSIVE!
I didnt really gauge just how big they would be, nor how heavy. Just over 12 1/2 metre long and 179kgs each!
I didnt really gauge just how big they would be, nor how heavy. Just over 12 1/2 metre long and 179kgs each!
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Progress photos :hurray: we love them! But why is the scaffolding so high? Looking forward to the rest
Blimey!! SOME loft conversion!!! Exciting or what?!
MG you sound like me neighbours! You been talking to them?
Mark, lots of insulating to be done
Im half way through fitting the base trusses and have managed to do all bar 3 of them on my own :yikes:
The other trusses shown halfway throught he roof are the top hats that make up the full triangular truss. These have to be lifted by hand, they are 80 kgs a pop and so far not managed to get one up on my own.
By the way, i have never built a roof before
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ive been rained off much of this week scott, i nearly dropped by to see how your getting on but got side tracked by the mod, wish I had now as I could have given you a hand to shift the trusses , im off to france tomorrow so I havent got time now
these pics are deceptive, that little bungalow is actually a nice size bungalow and the tophat is massive, its going to be a rather nice house when its finished . plenty of room for a growing family
these pics are deceptive, that little bungalow is actually a nice size bungalow and the tophat is massive, its going to be a rather nice house when its finished . plenty of room for a growing family
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Scott
They are the safe walking areas, contrary to popular belief that red = danger for us it safe. The most visible colour when you are walking around, especially when carrying really heavy trusses!
Im going to do a thread on adding noggins when the time comes and will do a step by step bathroom installation from this stage up to the finished room.
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user123
It's just a guess Ken, this approach is used when separating and rejoining sections of mosaics in the reverse method, so I thought something along those lines may apply here? Basically you have one big area that needs taking to pieces for whatever reason and replacing later - this could be the case here (as said, just a guess) if the boards have been cut to size beforehand. You draw squiggly lines all over the area the lines of which are then easy to marry /match up later when faced with having to organise similar looking pieces.
Then again, in this case it might be some sort of shorthand for underfloor heating? Quite curious myself! :smilewinkgrin:
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Oh wow, so that's what it is, ignore eveything I said then Ken! :lol:
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Scott
I know what you mean though Ken i dont normally get to see or do the 'bones' of it. Im really enjoying it as its a ll anew challenge.
Still looking after the kids and doing the cooking and house chores as well sucks! Roll on next week for the start of the summer holidays then i can really get stuck into it.
Still looking after the kids and doing the cooking and house chores as well sucks! Roll on next week for the start of the summer holidays then i can really get stuck into it.
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user123
Oh wow, so that's what it is, ignore eveything I said then Ken! :lol:[/QUO
:lol: Oh well Liz, it was an interesting read anyway
Ehm..it's Gisela :smilewinkgrin:.... Liz is Girl Racer Red
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Colour Republic
no you are quite right and that method is used in many trades, carpentry, stone masonary. Mainly when templating but does get used on finished product too, although the marks tend to be made on the join between two pieces rather than the whole area as above.
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Oh wow, so that's what it is, ignore eveything I said then Ken! :lol:[/QUO
:lol: Oh well Liz, it was an interesting read anyway
Wrong name Ken, its Gisela mate..............Liz is GRR................:lol:
Ehm..it's Gisela :smilewinkgrin:.... Liz is Girl Racer Red
I was hoping you wouldn't notice Gisela
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I was hoping you wouldn't notice Gisela
NO idea! :lol: No harm done... :smilewinkgrin:
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Scott
Some pics of the latest developments.
All the trusses are in and dormers already for panelling and roofing. Bricklayers have also been in and by tomorrow should have finished all the brickwork. (I hope they have as they are wthout doubt the worst trade to have on site, ive never known such messy untidy people in all my life)
All the trusses are in and dormers already for panelling and roofing. Bricklayers have also been in and by tomorrow should have finished all the brickwork. (I hope they have as they are wthout doubt the worst trade to have on site, ive never known such messy untidy people in all my life)
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