Oak round window

Bread boards

Progress on the round window. 

I just need to build a steamer to bend the beading and it'll be done. 

ROUND WINDOW

Right . I got theise bits and I got to make a round window. 

So first I cut all the oak , wedged it in a jig . Neatend up the joints , glued it then screwed it

Then started routing the shape. 

Just need a longer router bit then I can Finnish it. 

Glazing oak frame

Today I popped down to Lustliegh so that me and Liam could glaze his frame. 

Always feels good to weathertight a frame. 

Makes me feel warm and comfortable , a bit like when you put a nice clean bandage on. 

Timber frame extension in Devon

I haven't posted on this blog for ages as I've been flat out finishing this job. 

I also didn't want to show too many progress pictures as it was a mess of wood , insulation and other materials for quite a while. But during the last two weeks it has suddenly lept forward in progress , no small part being due to Liam and myself working hard to keep crossing things off of lists. 

This is it then the finnished article. 

It just needs decorating inside , this is a job that the client wishes to do. 

The outside is clad in Western Red Cedar , finnished with "Osmo" oil. 

The edge details are folded Zinc to match the edges of the rubber roof. 

The steps and small veranda are oak as is the glazing detail. 

The joinery windows and French windows are painted hardwood made by a local workshop (Bond Joinery ) . 

This has been a really fulfilling job and there's no way I would have been able to do it without Liam, a massive help also from Pat and Dan made it possible. 

It's strange to think of the ammount of work that we have done on this place in 9 weeks 

7 weeks was the orriginal aim but 5 days of bank holidays then another week of unplanned work made it so that we wernt far off the deadline . 

The client is well chuffed and I'm so stoked that , not only are they happy but also that it looks so brilliant. 

Progress on the Dartmouth job.

This Week I framed up the outside steps then we dug some holes for the footings for them. 

We are waiting for the western red ceder cladding to arrive till we can Finnish the outside. 

But we did get the stairs in the inside this week . 

Finnished roof

Finnished the roof an it looks bloody great. Even if I do say so myself. 

I even welded the lead without blowing it full of holes. 

Rubber / zinc roof

We have had some really sunny days so I managed to Finnish off the roof on the extension in Dartmouth . 

It's a rubber roof sheet and it was a treat to lay. 

Normally they are supplied with a plastic facia , but I didn't like the look of this so I had some sink cut and folded so that I could edge the roof in that insted. 

I am really pleased with the end result. Although the photo is a bit crap.