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Hi Robin, that's an interesting point you make, I hadn't really thought about the fact that some of the deflection (dead load stuff) occurs before the doors are in place, and the rest of the deflection (dynamic - such as snow, people etc) occurs after the doors are in. I didn't separate out the...

In the below picture you can see the subframes. For some reason I am levering up one of the subframes, no idea why I was doing that, possibly to put more nails in, I don't know. The below picture is a good representation of how I was constructing the subframes by the end. Note that this still...

Jun 2021 - Base (Timber Frame) I was pretty pumped at this stage because it marked (in my mind) the real start of the build; everything else up until this point felt like preparation so it was good to finally do some work that felt like I was creating something instead of just pushing dirt...

Lol, I didn't notice those, looks like you were enjoying yourself 😅

Yup. It's not so straight forward to simply stick to one system however... there are constraints. So you have to get creative. Martin

I think you mean imperial not metric. I wouldn't normally mention this but the typo appeared twice so thought best to clarify. Unless I'm missing something....

:ROFLMAO: future self is feeling a bit worn down and has resorted to writing this build log in order to avoid doing the work he is supposed to be doing. At the moment my activity splits most days seem to be about 20% building, 80% researching, head scratching and decision making....

thank you Duncan! glad you are enjoying it :-) plumbers pipe cutter is a great idea, unfortunately the water pipe had a large valve on the end and the outer conduit was not wide enough to slide over it, so i had to cut along the length of the conduit to get it off. I am starting to think i need...

May 2021 - Wood Delivery Towards the end of May I received my main materials delivery This was pretty much everything needed for the base/floor, walls, roof including wall and floor insulation (but not roof insulation, that would arrive later) Mistakes Mistake 1 I made a big mistake at...

Hi Mark, no I'm not planning on adding the drainage channel as shown on the low-pro drawing, I don't think I need it. I did spend some time thinking about adding an ACO drain along the front and looked at the options, but I decided that it isn't necessary. I will have composite decking in front...

May 2021 - Bi-Fold Threshold Decision So around the same timeframe as doing the trench I also needed to decide what threshold I needed for my doors, which at this stage had just been kicked off. I had a really hard time deciding on this one, because I wanted a low threshold bi-fold for a...

Some additional trench pictures showing some other details: Skip needed for removal of dirt - this ended up about 80% full just from dirt The SWA cable was just pushed through the plastic conduit from one end and then popped out at the other end. The CAT6 was pulled through after first...

Marking out the sides with string Marking out the placement of the waste pipe for the toilet Down to depth for the first section of the trench second section of trench now complete - the kink was deliberate as i wanted to keep the trench the maximum distance away from the groundscrews...

May 2021 - Trench for Services The goal with this stage was as follows: 1. Design a trench 2. Dig a trench 3. Install services in trench 4. Backfill trench 5. Dispose of excess dirt in the neighbours garden (in the style of The Great Escape) So this was yet another topic...

Mark, I will do - thanks for the positive feedback. Fitzroy, brilliantly summarised, that is EXACTLY what's happening! :)

Apr 2021 - Beam Calculations (for above the doors) I spent way too long looking into different options for door headers. I was a little paranoid about deflection as I didn't want to have any problems with the doors working properly over time. I have heard of a few people that have had issues...

cheers Pete. Robin thanks for the tips on the box section, I will do a drawing and get back to you to confirm I understood it. That will be in a few weeks probably :) I wondered if the noggins were even needed if the PIR was foamed in like that - like you say it makes a mega difference to...

I forgot to add the pictures of my base design with groundscrew placements, I know some of you were not able to get to sleep last night because of that, so here they are: This is the first design, which had three rows of bearers and 21 screws in total This spacing was in line with span tables...

Hi Robin, thanks for the comments, really appreciate it. The renderings are not accurate for the cladding, I will have Cedar on front and left side, and some cheaper alternative on right side and back because it will never be seen (box section like you say, or cement board cladding - your...

haha Pete, I should have added the comedy giant screwdriver. Funny you make that comment about not seeing this type before, my research threw up 5 or 6 companies and only 1 of those used the type you are familiar with, and that was mostly for large construction projects it seems. Were yours...