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The Oak Arrives

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Brian

Monday 10th Sept.  Well the Oak Frame arived and has started to go up.  Supplied by Border Oak it looks fab.  They had a wee bit of trouble with the soft ground and a fright that the ridge height was … Continue reading →

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The U-Roof Frame is Up

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Brian

Well 3 weeks on and the steel frame is up.  It has been a little tortuous and not as quick as I had hoped.  Some of that is down to inexperience and some is down to manufacturing and design errors. … Continue reading →

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Photos and Video

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Brian

I have uploaded some photos to my Google+ account and also some Video files to YouTube from my Time Lapse camera.  The latter has been quite good but I have had some teething troubles in that firstly the USB stick … Continue reading →

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The Frame Arrives

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Brian

So the day arrived – but the frame didn’t – well not when it was supposed to anyway. The frame was supplied by u-roof based in Yorkshire.  There had been a huge amount of discussion as to how to deliver it. … Continue reading →

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The Slab is Complete

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Brian

Well it has taken 2 weeks from blockwork complete to getting the slab poured.  The rain has been relentless and really slowed us down.  We got to last Friday Morning and Eddie suggested he would have to cancel the concrete … Continue reading →

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