Roof is progressing well

The main roof structure is now in place apart from some steels which will be installed over the coming week. We can now start to weather proof the building in order to start work inside. The main students used in the construction of the roof is a third year group tutored by steve who have produced some very good work to add to their college assessments. As the building takes shape and we can now start fitting it out, pressure for the building to be completed also starts to build. Timing is critical especially for the rendering of the straw as rendering too early before compression is complete will result in the bond being broken between the render and the straw. Rendering too late and we will not have time for the lime to cure and the students to carry out the work as they start to complete their work at college and leave for their summer break. I am sure anybody visiting the site will agree the building is starting to look impressive in its surroundings at occombe farm.

Roof work begins

It is now time to start to push on with the roof work but recent weather has slowed up progress. although the storms have not affected the building structurally I am unable to work on the roof if there is a threat of rain as the bales are still vulnerable and require constant protection. This coupled with a sequencing issue regarding the installation of structural steel works before we can complete the structure is giving me a headache. The students are still gaining valuable experiance with a whole group of third year students constructing the main roof structure with assistance from their tutor Steve.