Category Archives: Warmboard

Joists and More As we finish installing the remaining bearers and accompanying joists over the “Secret Men’s Business “room, the curved template arrives from Brad. It was actually three templates, all about 2m in length which we could tape together to … Continue reading →

 Extra Steel Needed: Problem beam Tuesday May 10 2016: While constructing the framework for the floor, Nino had been worrying about the lack of steel for support over the top of “The Secret Men’s Business” on the bottom floor. Also, he … Continue reading →

Timber work begins Nino (builder) arrived last week and oversaw the ground floor “Secret Men’s Business ” concrete pour. Monday 25 April 2016: The strapped bundles of bearers were found then cut to length, positioned and bolted onto the steel footplates … Continue reading →

The concrete floor: Friday April 20 2016 Its time to pour the floor of “The Secret Men’s Business” It’s the only cement floor in the house, all the rest being upstairs with timber over warmboard or a subfloor with carpet or tiles over. … Continue reading →

Timber arrives onsite: The timber order arrived onsite from Perth 550 kms away today. The truck and semi- trailer had a challenge negotiating our drive-way to the house site. The one man unloading operation began. Unfortunately he has placed it too close … Continue reading →

PRELIM: The engineers specifications have been sent to a steel fabricator to design, fabricate and galvanise the steel needed for the structural skeleton. Today it arrived onsite, and is being erected by the fabricators. ERECTING THE STEEL   As the steel is … Continue reading →