a cornish obsy build

[Bizibilder]

Are those overhead wires as "in the way" as they look?

[tony]

Are those overhead wires as "in the way" as they look?

not 100% sure exactly what you mean but not had any problems with them , i image in the back garden anyway.

they're near enough level with the back wall though, so that pigeon could drop one right in the shed if theres a light breeze in the wrong direction. luckily they're not about at night lol.

[tony]

didnt bother with the bracing for the pergola, the forecast was heavy showers this evening and for the next 3/4 days so needed to get the roof on.

first the brackets, needed to make these then fit a pair so i know how much overhang on the end i have and then i can cut the front and back pieces.

one length of unistrut narrow channel.

and some fittings. the threaded bar isnt in this pic but its 12mm and 115mm long.

and all 6 assembled

not fixed yet but this is where it'll go.

and fitted. i forgot to take a pic from the outside but its fixed in place with an m10csk hexbolt from the 2nd pic above.

took the brackets off to get the roof fixed down,

and a few more pics of the roof.

nothing doing now until friday as i'm nightshift this coming week.

Edited July 27, 2013 by tony

[tony]

forgot to add that the roof is covered with a sheet of dpm now. much better than the tarpaulin.

[tony]

a few spare hours spare before i went to work this evening so got the braces on the pergola, much tidier now too.

just need to have a dry afternoon tomorrow and saturday to get the wheel brackets and track on, then get the roof covered.

[yesyes]

That looks really good! Well done.

[tony]

got all my wheels and brackets on this afternoon, sorry no pics as it started to rain and had to re-sheet very quickly.

tomorrow is forecast dry so fingers crossed i can get my track on and the roof rubber.

[tony]

my roof is on and rolling today at last

track on and some temp buffers fitted front and back

wheels and track from above

view from behind closed and open

rubber put on and left for about and hour to settle

no pics whilst sticking it down, went as planned with no hassle apart from the wife moaning she didnt like it on the roof, well i needed a hand and no one else was available

first end done

never took a pic of the other end, it looks the same anyway

brushstrip seal against the facia to gether with a bit of bird poo

brush on rear

brush on the front

and an offcut of cladding showing the front brush

the rubber looks a bit bumpy here although it is stuck down pretty well, this is due to using sterling board, maybe ply should have been used, but its stuck anyway, and whos going to look at it after.

a few bits to do on the front corners and the front facia, latches to fit inside and some permanent buffers.

rain forecast so i doubt a lot will get done tomorrow but overall happy the roof is more or less done now.

[Gina]

Great progress My rubber roof is rather bumpy too - doesn't matter.

[r3i]

Splendid job on the roof Tony - very nicely done.

[tony]

not had much time on it this week but guttering is up and latches fitted inside to lock the roof down when closed, will get some pics tomorrow.

fitted the window today

hopefully i can finish the front tomorrow afternoon.

[tony]

a very misty afternoon here so in between that coming and going the front is half done, but at least the bottom half is the easiest.

supposed to be sunny tomorrow so maybe the cladding can be finished.

Edited August 10, 2013 by tony

[r3i]

Looking good Tony - I do like the look of that cladding.

[red dwalf]

looking a real quality build,

can i ask where you got your roof track and wheels from ? i`m strugling to source something simular

[tony]

From here red dwalf

http://www.fhbrundle.co.uk/groups/13SWV200__200_kgs_Weight

[MikeP]

I've been following this thread for a while and I'm very impressed with the work that you have done. In some ways it will be a shame when you finish.

Mike

[red dwalf]

thanks Tony

[Stargazer33]

Wow! I can't believe how much you have got done since the last time I looked in!!

It's coming along really well. I bet you must be chuffed with it so far. Looks like you could live in it if you wanted!

I bet you can't wait to get in and use it in earnest.

[tony]

I've been following this thread for a while and I'm very impressed with the work that you have done. In some ways it will be a shame when you finish.

Mike

thanks mike.

i could always start a garden landscaping thread after.

[tony]

Wow! I can't believe how much you have got done since the last time I looked in!!

It's coming along really well. I bet you must be chuffed with it so far. Looks like you could live in it if you wanted!

I bet you can't wait to get in and use it in earnest.

be in in a couple of weeks hopefully.

[tony]

because of the slightly higher walls than planned i'm 4 lengths of loglap short so a quik phonecall tomorrow and i should have them by the end of the week.

front finished

and as far as i could go on the end wall

and a start made on the door end

and this is one of four latches locking down the roof.

[Bizibilder]

Exellent progress - A swift question - How do you propose to cover the corner end grain of your log-lap?

[tony]

Exellent progress - A swift question - How do you propose to cover the corner end grain of your log-lap?

thanks bizi, i have a 25mm strip to cover these.

[martin_h]

My solution.

[twintin]

can i ask where you got your latches, they are exactly what im after for mine? Either those or hasp and staples as an alternative.