Tommy Walsh eat yer heart out!

[mailee]

Well as promised I here is the start of the gazebo job. As usual it rained on the first day, but true to Tommy Walsh fashion we erected a gazebo to work under:

I cut the mortices in the rather large posts with the router:

I made a jig up for the tennons due to the lenght of the timber sections:

It took me most of the day but I managed to get them all cut:

All 20 that is! I have just started to joint the sections together to make up the four side frames but will have some more pictures tomorrow. :wink:

 

[Paul Chapman]

Great stuff, Mailee

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[DavidE]

Looking Good - the Gazebo looks like a useful thing to have.

I hope the weather fairs up for you.

Cheers
David

 

[wizer]

Well done for working in the wet, I wouldn't have

 

[mailee]

Ah weather much better today got on well. I managed to cut out all the sunbursts.

All of the sides are finished now ready for a good sanding and then installation:

My new Metabo RAS was playing up though and kept throwing disks off the pad! I think the velcro hooks on the pad are cream crackered! Not even a year old yet! I shall have a look at buying another locally if I can as I will need it. Keep you posted as to how things progress. :wink:

 

[Paul.J]

Mailee.
That's looking really good.I like the sunbursts.
Might copy the idea,if you don't mind,and put them on our Pergola :shock:
Paul.J.

 

[tombo]

lookin good mailee...

just one thing what is the perceived wisdom for the effect of that amount of sawdust on a lawn? its not going to be east to clean up maybe the mower would get some. Will it kill the grass or is it a good thing and the sawdust will produce an extra green patch?

just wondering

 

[mailee]

I have no idea about the effect of the sawdust on the grass? What I know about gardening you could write on the back of a postage stamp! :? I did warn the customer about the mess though and there is no problem.
Well another good day today with the main frame erected and secured. If you look closely you can just see the flutes runing up the main posts, a nice touch I thought:

Then it was on to the layout for the roof. I suppose you could call this part scaffolding:

I finally managed to get the first two sets of hip rafters in on all four corners too so I was happy:

You will notice the absence of the pop- up gazebo today too, the weather was great today and I think I have a little sunburn to boot! More work on the roof tomorrow and if the weather stays like this should see it almost complete ready for the sheeting. Will keep you posted as usual.
It is a pity I haven't got an apprentice to help me with these type of jobs really :wink:

 

[DomValente]

It is a pity I haven't got an apprentice to help me with these type of jobs really

Yeh, Yeh, just get on with it, we want to see the finished job. :lol:

Dom

 

[mailee]

Ha ha ha, I like that one Dom. Must be my age I am always whinging, bit of a Victor Meldrew I think. :lol:

 

[Paul Chapman]

Great progress, Mailee

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[mailee]

Well here is todays update:

As you can see I got all the rafters in place. Then it was on to the sections which will house the windows:

Finally I managed to get some of the roofing panels on too, covering two sides and part of the other two although I didn't take any pictures of that yet as it was getting late. Sorry Dom I am going as quick as I can. :lol:
Tomorrow should see the roof panels all fitted and on with the felt and shingles if we can buy enough that is. :roll:

 

[DomValente]

Looking good Mailee, just hope the weather up there is better than it it is down here this morning.

Dom

 

[wizer]

looks fantastic mailee, i have my eye on one of those hotubs for the new house

 

[ByronBlack]

Fantastic work mailee - i'm very impressed with the roof construction and the speed at which you are working at. Keep up the good work.

 

[mailee]

Well guys, this morning was trying to say the least! I got there at 9am after getting all the roofing supplies and found that the bar area where my tools are was locked! I contacted the cutomer who drove home from work to open it up for me. (worst of all is that the tea and coffee facilities are kept in there too!) By the time he had arrived and I got started it was lunchtime! undeterred I forged on and managed to get all the roofing boards on:

I then started the felting and managed to get this finished too:

Yes Byron I do enjoy this sort of woodwork as it is a bit of a challenge with all those angles to cut. I didn't do too bad as I only made two wrong cuts in all the roof beams and I managed to use the timber on another part anyway. Shows you what can happen if you are not concentrating! As for the speed I am working on it all day long from around 9am to 8 or 8.30 pm so am putting plenty of time in.
By the end of the day or should I say night I had got all the felting on the roof ready for the shingles and the facia boards which I hope to fit tomorrow. I had better as he is entertaining tomorrow night in the hot tub:

I also have some roof windows to fit when they arrive and some trellis and log lap for the two rear sides but that will be in a week or two. I shall get the trellis ready to fit this week in the workshop and then I can return and finish the job off after that. Next weekend I will have a well earned break by taking my wife and son to the Leeds Armouries as his treat for his help. I did promise him some money too so he will get paid when I do. :wink:

 

[PowerTool]

Fantastic piece of work,Alan - and it's been great to follow it being built

(Hope it's not eligible for "shed of the year" or you might have some competition from...errr...you :wink: )

Andrew

 

[mailee]

Got rained off today I am afraid. This is a shot of the rafters taken from inside while I waited out the rain:

In between the rain I did manage to get two sides covered in shingles. It got a bit too wet up there and I decided to call it a day as I was soaked by then. Before I left I covered over the two roof lights so the customer could use it tonight . I am praying for better weather tomorrow. :roll:

 

[Dave S]

Really enjoying the thread, mailee. It looks great.

Dave

 

[OPJ]

This is a really nice job, mailee. I especially like the flute and 'sun' details, not something you'll see too often in outdoor woodwork. I don't usually give a lot of thought to anything that's going 'in the garden' but this really is something else - you certainly couldn't buy one down B&Q!

I thought that, like us in the south west, the rest of the country was having the very worst of luck with regards to the weather this week - but look at what you've achieved! Well done so far, keep it coming, please!