Week 3: walls

Still perishing cold although mostly dry now

Week 3: taking shape

And all the while I was languishing with flu..

Week 3:ridge beams

The cold and wind and sleet and various set backs don't seem to affect Paul and John R, such good people!

Week 3: forklift day, 22nd Jan

At last we are ready for the forklift to come and lift frames into place, 3 in total. It rained continuously...

North east frame, next to Stephanie. Paul is guiding it carefully carefully

South west frame (bathroom) fitting on the wind frame below

North east frame: after all the day's effort, John R had to move in to the North a few inches!

Bathroom frame

Welding bathroom frame to the wind frame for more stability

Gurnard under the snow Shore Rd treacherous

Snow has arrived!

First floor is up

John managed to tape the gaps before snow came

Week 2

All is going well, scaffold is up, but weather forecast not good and snow did indeed come on Friday!

Baling

Torrential rain yesterday, more than 5 cm water which we baled out at great length this morning. No doubt it will fill up again very soon. Baling is very meditative, a little bit like our sweeping leaves at the Buddhist monastery in Thailand a couple of years ago..

Week 1 timber frame erection

Soleplate arrived on Monday 7th January, lowest wall section arrived Tuesday, wind frame Wednesday, eco-joists and flooring Thursday, scaffolding Friday. John R and Paul worked like magicians to put all the Lego pieces together and we have now half a HOUSE!