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