Floor joists

Dovetailed floor joist timbers cut and installed. The straw will be in soon...

Timber frame is going up

So, the corner posts are up and the ceiling beams are on. Hopefully next week I’ll have the floor joists in.

 

 

Day 128

I’ve been getting on with the timber work, I also had some help from Harry and Carl, thanks guys, hope you’ll be back again soon. I got the principal rafters up to see what they’re going to look like and to make sure it all fits. 

Happy New Year

The Timber has arrived! I’ve been cracking on with cutting the post’s down to size and making the joints. It’s going to be traditional mortise and tenon jointed frame. I’m cutting all the timber and joints by hand, using just a hand saw, chisel and a drill. It’s slow work, but very satisfying when the pieces all fit together nicely.