Walls, windows, doors and power
Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen
Awesome progress. I just need my camera back to post some photos :((
Anyhoo, had the sparky out for a quote, 80 meters of 16mm cable, nearly 30 GPOs, tons of lights, down lights etc, Not looking forward to his quote, but I gotta have power.
The bricky has fitted most door frames, the windows are about to go in in the next day or so and the walls are at full height, looks AWESOME. :2tsup::2tsup: Can't wait to get in and make a mess.
To top it off, my pumpkins I planted are going crazy, probably wrong time of year, but I had them, so thought I would bung em in
Cheers
Willy
Jarrahland
Not enough bricks!!!!!!!!
Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen
Got a phone call from the bricky Monday, 'Willy, you didn't order enough bricks'.
Hmmm, the brick manufacturer was supplied with the plans and they did the calculations, not me. They reckon 7,500 will do the job. Nope, you need another 4000!!!!!! That's more than 50%
So, I need 11032 brichs apparently. So everything is at a standstill until they arrive Friday.
Having said all that, the workshop is looking AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!
Willy
Jarrahland
Brickies are nearly finished
Well, it's all happening. yaaaaaayy
Brickies are on the home stretch now, one internal wall and the last of the double brick.
I have to hire a genie lifter and lift the 6.6 meter garage lintel into place. My son and I hope to do this Friday after lunch, I will knock off a little early and hire the lifter.
The 19 steel trusses are almost completed and should be delivered soon. Trying to find an installer
The roof.
I was looking into installing cool room type roof panels which are a skin of metal either side and insulation sandwiched in between. My roof, with the other bits and bobs would cost $19,000 or so. I decided it wasn't worth it and have now opted for a True Oak, in deep Ocean Blue, with 55mm Anticon underneath, some chicken wire will keep the anticon from sagging.
Sparky, the lecky installation is scheduled for a bout two weeks time, all going well, once the roof is on
Crikeys, all getting exciting now
Cheers
Willy
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6.1 meter lintel- Lifted into place
Good Evening
The bricky was finally ready for me to lift the lintel into place, a mere 2.5 meters high and 225 kgs. He reckon 4 blokes no worries.
I decided a genie lifter would be better, safer and easier.
I was smart (too smart as it it turns out). I thought, get my son to get the lifter, I would knock off early Friday and meet him on site. Between me and my son, we are both 100 kgs and 187 cm, so reasonably capable, plus the two brickies and the apprentice, between us, we should be able to lift it no probs.
Well, as it turns out, brickies aren't on site Whattttttttt!!!!
Oh well, have hired the lifter for a 1/2 day, $90, might as well have a crack. I did need to trim 300 mm of the steel lintel, down to 6.1 meters. My son was the spotter. Fired up the 9 1/2 angle grinder (my dad found this at the tip in about 1979, broken wire in the plug and still going strong today) so strong in fact, that the sparks set fire to my overalls, with me in them, burn't a hole I can put my fist through. Bugger
Long story short, after some heavy lifting and moving, got the lintel into the garage area, bit of problem solving, brainstorming, maneuvered it into position and lifted it. Sooooooooo Eeeeeeeasy. I did enjoy the mental and physical challenge and working with my son was also enjoyable, we make a good team.
Lowered it into place and all done in 1 1/2 hours
The genie lifter was well worth the $90
Cheers
Willy
jarrahland