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Foundation trench, June 26 2012 -
Foundation trench filled with schist rubble -
First section of foundation walls -
Cob socks from mixing mortar -
João chiselling joints in timber frame pieces -
First section of timber frame -
First section of timber frame with olivewood entranceway - outside view -
First section of timber frame with olivewood entranceway - inside view -
Ridge pole and uprights of A-frame in place -
Constructing stem walls -
Next section of stem walls complete -
Chestnut tree trunk carrying eucalyptus beam -
View from above with the main parts of the timber frame in place -
The first rafters in place and the A-frame transformed into a W -
View from the other direction -
Wonky W from the inside -
Framework getting some cat loving -
Completed stem walls from above -
Completed stem walls from below -
Rafters down one side complete, linseed oiling the timbers -
Rafters on both sides complete -
João and Lester fixing rafters in place -
One month on, framework substantially complete and treated with borax and linseed oil -
View from the front -
View from above -
Maritime pine planking for roof, boraxed and linseed-oiled -
3rd coat of linseed oil on the framework -
Planking the roof -
Planking and barge boards complete -
Planking and barge boards complete -
Planking and barge boards complete -
Bath in position -
Clay mortar for setting water-heater schist plinth -
Schist plinth for water heater goes in -
Cork insulation goes on the roof -
The bath gets its first use -
Roof with membranes and flue complete -
Zinc sheeting covering barge boards and forming lip over roof membranes -
Roof with zinc work complete -
Gravel drainage along eaves -
Straw base being laid on roof -
Straw covering complete -
Extending the trench for bathwater soakaway -
Two months on, earth layer laid on roof and succulents planted
February 20, 2020