Building an house ... long task !

[Olive]

Above this level you will find the kitchen, bedroom for guests, dining room, seating (level "0"). There is again 1 floor (not yet done) with 3 bedroom, 2 bathrooms and a dressing room. Difficult to explain

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by Olive

Above this level you will find the kitchen, bedroom for guests, dining room, seating (level "0"). There is again 1 floor (not yet done) with 3 bedroom, 2 bathrooms and a dressing room. Difficult to explain

that is a very long but not very deep beam

hope the floor isnt too bouncy

[northernjim]

Looking good olive keep cracking the whip!

Originally Posted by shimmy

Olive, that looks like a mightily long single span beam!


What is it holding up above?

The beam above the props? That looks temporary? Isn't it just a block and beam floor above with screed on top- at 90deg to the props?

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by northernjim

Looking good olive keep cracking the whip!



The beam above the props? That looks temporary? Isn't it just a block and beam floor above with screed on top- at 90deg to the props?

Yep could well be temp just during the process, but it just looked similar to the beam behind above the conc wall

[Neil M]

Originally Posted by Olive

Above this level you will find the kitchen, bedroom for guests, dining room, seating (level "0"). There is again 1 floor (not yet done) with 3 bedroom, 2 bathrooms and a dressing room. Difficult to explain

Level 0 (Sub-Level/Basement) Level 1 (Ground Floor) and so on. Makes it much easier using floor plans
Hollow Pot & Beam floor with reinforced screed? (timber 'I' beam on acrows giving mid span support, till it all goes off) Still looks a long span though, unless 8"/200mm beams used.
Two considerations; bounce and drumming if it's stretched. (aren't they members?)

Good progress Olive - you'll be in before Christmas.

[Bounce]

Originally Posted by Neil M

Level 0 (Sub-Level/Basement) Level 1 (Ground Floor) and so on. Makes it much easier using floor plans
Hollow Pot & Beam floor with reinforced screed? (timber 'I' beam on acrows giving mid span support, till it all goes off) Still looks a long span though, unless 8"/200mm beams used.
Two considerations; bounce and drumming if it's stretched. (aren't they members?)

Good progress Olive - you'll be in before Christmas.

A cross member.

[Olive]

whowww ... no way... we plan to be inside in 1 year (better to take some security margin). The big work is fast and the guys are very good and quick, but for the finishing ...
It will be more long to paint a wall than build it

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by Bounce

A cross member.

Just slightly miffed

[Olive]

Quick news.

Walls in the ground floor are now finished :




Tomorrow they will start the first floor level.

[Neil M]

Olive if you keep this sort of progress up and you'll be choosing colours and wallpaper by September