Day 141 – Thursday 26th January 2017 – phase 2
A very important day for the build – the huge new steel beams lifted into the correct position, more scaffolding going up, a 2 day job with 4 men to create a canopy right over the house, which will mean that work is not so weather dependent and the house will be more protected when the roof comes off. Also from phase 1, air vents over flat utility room roof going in, to try and allow air to flow and to stop build up of condensation.
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High Ab Crane for lifting the Steel Beams
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Pre-preparation of crane, house and roof, and the beams
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Steels on the grass ready for lift onto roof and final position
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Steel beams with slings
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Supporting stand for crane
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Steel beams showing their full size and length
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Beams propped up ready for lift by crane
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Builder now cutting into roof, where tiles have been removed previously, for beam to inserted onto a prepared strengthened area on an existing original wall of the house
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Crane begins lift via radio control, operator in high viz jacket whilst the other builder controls the direction of the beam using an attached guide rope
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Beam is lifted
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direction still controlled by rope
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beam rising
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First beam going up
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Beam going up pic 2
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Beam going up pic 4
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Beam going up pic 5
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Beam going up pic 6
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Beam going up pic 7
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Beam going up pic 8
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manoeuvring beam
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beam going into position
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view of crane
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Beam going up pic 9 – wrong angle – beam has to be readjusted
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Steel beam has to be repositioned as scaffolding is preventing the beam from locating in its correct position in the roof
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Beam being manoeuvred over scaffolding
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Beam being manoeuvred
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beam now at correct angle to be manoeuvred into position
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close up
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manoeuvring beam
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First beam in place
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Pictures from scaffolding of the first beam in place – pic 2
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beam 2 to go here
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Second beam being craned in
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second beam in position
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different view of beam 2
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Two new steel beams in place under new scaffolding
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More scaffolding going up to create a canopy over house
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scaffolding arrives
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scaffold unloading
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unloading scaffolding
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Phase 1 the fibre-glass-roof-and-new-condensation-vents-to try to eliminate damp patches on utility ceiling
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Phase 1 pointing-on-roof-tiles-over-new-kitchen
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