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Hello, In 2019 I built my own observatory.

An astro-friend asked me if I wouldn't want to build a new observatory at his place to replace his current one.

As this is a welcome change from the usual projects I do I said yes off course !

We discussed the requirements and soon we had a design ready and construction could start.

You can follow the construction below

1) digging

Graafwerken.thumb.jpg.19a8c111c9e71ac9711578de35474142.jpg

 

2 ) Formwork

Bekistingswerken.thumb.jpg.602c28811850c0ff14995fa6b04265be.jpg

 

3) Rebar

Wapening.thumb.jpg.e227142dce4ed64832a0d7b632c0da2e.jpg

Wapening2.thumb.jpg.0f95b0b26804ffff43062d534ab68ebb.jpg

4) Getting pumped

Betonpomp.thumb.jpg.35271d310932c57565f240b6b19034f5.jpg

5) Concrete done

Betonplaat.thumb.jpg.6f6e682b72af02e7089a4f9c7b51f92b.jpg

6) 2 concrete blocks for piers and insulated blocks placed for the walls

Betonsokkelsenkimblokken.thumb.jpg.252a15f3a91fb30b7f98eddcdf700dd1.jpg

7) Timber !

Wanden.thumb.jpg.2acdb7bd738cf2ece942e8f0e5b515e7.jpg

8 ) Dropped it off on site

Wandengeleverd.thumb.jpg.4cd4b73a72f2103f98d9ac9186993da4.jpg

Bad weather....

Slechtweer.thumb.jpg.218231b8d24af84d17bf246b7b96a9ce.jpg

Sokkels.thumb.jpg.cd2fe747cd78e0d2a48bdce10f9f15c6.jpg

9) Timber goes up

Wandenplaatsen.thumb.jpg.3e96183c524619e215c48d5c5d8cbc94.jpg

Wandenplaatsen2.thumb.jpg.758d62150a5a869d99b0f93f26d2f3f2.jpg

Wandenplaatsen3.thumb.jpg.5e86c945f52d6ff3ad5be5be48b0fb9b.jpg

10) Sliding base for the roof

Schuiftafel.thumb.jpg.0be8f1fcd230e14013e1c0148af79591.jpg

Schuiftafeldetail.thumb.jpg.3e6d98a57ed45a5a9d778f42d38d8dcb.jpg

11) Vapor barrier

Dampscherm.thumb.jpg.43707d447bb86f6eee5d9df67ae9ccea.jpg

Dampscherm2.thumb.jpg.452367fd12a3d912eb3fd9efce6b161b.jpg

Dampscherm3enschuiftafel.thumb.jpg.43bb6c4ca5a4143913a5024d2f5b191f.jpg

12) Some Hulk-timber is needed

Latwerk.thumb.jpg.86bead119c51fe2980da40eddce10df6.jpg

13) Roof frame is up

Meerlatwerk.thumb.jpg.2eca1ec968f44236efe4a81da343ca9a.jpg

riding on these wheels

Wielen.thumb.jpg.7a0c451e62c710f836497efc6ce844c8.jpg

14) Roof structure

Daksctructuur.thumb.jpg.d95e9319bb5f7379d6e7f214171038b9.jpg

15) I feel hot

Isoleren.thumb.jpg.1c6eb3eabebc4331013e04b4a71316fb.jpg

very hot...

Nogisoleren.thumb.jpg.786e71246cb733cb7b599b4e5aeac74d.jpg

need some Polar Bear...

Dampschermbinnen.thumb.jpg.5c7e3a839c7af089f1e90454e772f17a.jpg

DampschermbinnenenOSB.thumb.jpg.00b7c0dd430b98470a23ec81e848afa3.jpg

16) Brooms for draft and bugs all round

Borsteldetail.thumb.jpg.f5fff0a9ef1e2deaa0cc2b541b5aeea3.jpg

17) Cladding in thermowood

Thermowoodenborstel.thumb.jpg.86fef92daefad49d4e50f0913c6b6418.jpg

 

Gevelthermowood.thumb.jpg.4d81b35fc2d3b1a60fd39808aa5623f4.jpg

Gevelthermowoodenschuiftafel.thumb.jpg.ae68c04963e4f2f8ee3143485e38896a.jpg

18) Roof is done

Gevelklaarfunderingpad.thumb.jpg.4adfd344ce67eedac466f5fd50f8c964.jpg

EPDMgeplaatst.thumb.jpg.34bfd50e8dea3acd29739d94d321915d.jpg

Dakgoot.thumb.jpg.48e34a487fe1164d8469dc672a698efd.jpg

19) Pathway to the stars ?

Borduren.thumb.jpg.55868037175e9b1925380edf38c940a1.jpg

Egaliserenpad.thumb.jpg.4b8f6a22a9ca4aa8722b1696a509e736.jpg

Honingraatmatten.thumb.jpg.853dce466800e51b480e71a41e1773de.jpg

20) Outside work is done

Padklaar.thumb.jpg.9f6c57d76bc5f50f43736837361d2627.jpg

Buitenwerkisklaar.thumb.jpg.7a81f5103ad8685957205125e2dfff24.jpg

 

 

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Posted
10 hours ago, Mr H in Yorkshire said:

Thermowood - is that heat treated to make it inedible to insects etc? That build is a serious bit of woodwork and construction.

Thermowood is made from European coniferous wood.
Characteristic is the heating process that makes the wood insensitive to moisture, fungi and other influences.
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You could set yourself up as an observatory building business with your quality builds Miguel!

Very nice obsy👍

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Posted
23 hours ago, Miguel1983 said:


Hello, In 2019 I built my own observatory.

An astro-friend asked me if I wouldn't want to build a new observatory at his place to replace his current one.

As this is a welcome change from the usual projects I do I said yes off course !

We discussed the requirements and soon we had a design ready and construction could start.

You can follow the construction below

1) digging

Graafwerken.thumb.jpg.19a8c111c9e71ac9711578de35474142.jpg

 

2 ) Formwork

Bekistingswerken.thumb.jpg.602c28811850c0ff14995fa6b04265be.jpg

 

3) Rebar

Wapening.thumb.jpg.e227142dce4ed64832a0d7b632c0da2e.jpg

Wapening2.thumb.jpg.0f95b0b26804ffff43062d534ab68ebb.jpg

4) Getting pumped

Betonpomp.thumb.jpg.35271d310932c57565f240b6b19034f5.jpg

5) Concrete done

Betonplaat.thumb.jpg.6f6e682b72af02e7089a4f9c7b51f92b.jpg

6) 2 concrete blocks for piers and insulated blocks placed for the walls

Betonsokkelsenkimblokken.thumb.jpg.252a15f3a91fb30b7f98eddcdf700dd1.jpg

7) Timber !

Wanden.thumb.jpg.2acdb7bd738cf2ece942e8f0e5b515e7.jpg

8 ) Dropped it off on site

Wandengeleverd.thumb.jpg.4cd4b73a72f2103f98d9ac9186993da4.jpg

Bad weather....

Slechtweer.thumb.jpg.218231b8d24af84d17bf246b7b96a9ce.jpg

Sokkels.thumb.jpg.cd2fe747cd78e0d2a48bdce10f9f15c6.jpg

9) Timber goes up

Wandenplaatsen.thumb.jpg.3e96183c524619e215c48d5c5d8cbc94.jpg

Wandenplaatsen2.thumb.jpg.758d62150a5a869d99b0f93f26d2f3f2.jpg

Wandenplaatsen3.thumb.jpg.5e86c945f52d6ff3ad5be5be48b0fb9b.jpg

10) Sliding base for the roof

Schuiftafel.thumb.jpg.0be8f1fcd230e14013e1c0148af79591.jpg

Schuiftafeldetail.thumb.jpg.3e6d98a57ed45a5a9d778f42d38d8dcb.jpg

11) Vapor barrier

Dampscherm.thumb.jpg.43707d447bb86f6eee5d9df67ae9ccea.jpg

Dampscherm2.thumb.jpg.452367fd12a3d912eb3fd9efce6b161b.jpg

Dampscherm3enschuiftafel.thumb.jpg.43bb6c4ca5a4143913a5024d2f5b191f.jpg

12) Some Hulk-timber is needed

Latwerk.thumb.jpg.86bead119c51fe2980da40eddce10df6.jpg

13) Roof frame is up

Meerlatwerk.thumb.jpg.2eca1ec968f44236efe4a81da343ca9a.jpg

riding on these wheels

Wielen.thumb.jpg.7a0c451e62c710f836497efc6ce844c8.jpg

14) Roof structure

Daksctructuur.thumb.jpg.d95e9319bb5f7379d6e7f214171038b9.jpg

15) I feel hot

Isoleren.thumb.jpg.1c6eb3eabebc4331013e04b4a71316fb.jpg

very hot...

Nogisoleren.thumb.jpg.786e71246cb733cb7b599b4e5aeac74d.jpg

need some Polar Bear...

Dampschermbinnen.thumb.jpg.5c7e3a839c7af089f1e90454e772f17a.jpg

DampschermbinnenenOSB.thumb.jpg.00b7c0dd430b98470a23ec81e848afa3.jpg

16) Brooms for draft and bugs all round

Borsteldetail.thumb.jpg.f5fff0a9ef1e2deaa0cc2b541b5aeea3.jpg

17) Cladding in thermowood

Thermowoodenborstel.thumb.jpg.86fef92daefad49d4e50f0913c6b6418.jpg

 

Gevelthermowood.thumb.jpg.4d81b35fc2d3b1a60fd39808aa5623f4.jpg

Gevelthermowoodenschuiftafel.thumb.jpg.ae68c04963e4f2f8ee3143485e38896a.jpg

18) Roof is done

Gevelklaarfunderingpad.thumb.jpg.4adfd344ce67eedac466f5fd50f8c964.jpg

EPDMgeplaatst.thumb.jpg.34bfd50e8dea3acd29739d94d321915d.jpg

Dakgoot.thumb.jpg.48e34a487fe1164d8469dc672a698efd.jpg

19) Pathway to the stars ?

Borduren.thumb.jpg.55868037175e9b1925380edf38c940a1.jpg

Egaliserenpad.thumb.jpg.4b8f6a22a9ca4aa8722b1696a509e736.jpg

Honingraatmatten.thumb.jpg.853dce466800e51b480e71a41e1773de.jpg

20) Outside work is done

Padklaar.thumb.jpg.9f6c57d76bc5f50f43736837361d2627.jpg

Buitenwerkisklaar.thumb.jpg.7a81f5103ad8685957205125e2dfff24.jpg

 

 

Truly beautiful!  Your observatory is a work of art!!

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Impressive, reinforced raft, large structural framing, hardwood cladding, almost built to a timberframe dwelling standard!....bet that wasn't cheap!

Peter

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Got to say that is some first rate construction going on there.  You have gone well beyond what would be considered necessary.  

Posted
23 hours ago, Swoop1 said:

You could set yourself up as an observatory building business with your quality builds Miguel!

Very nice obsy👍

What he said

Posted (edited)

Im curios why the warm room has to be accessed via the scope area, would not a separate external door into there would be more practical ?

Edited by Earl
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Very impressive.

Looks like a fantastic quality build, built to last.

I want to ask the embarrassing question, but better not...

🤔

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1 hour ago, Earl said:

Im curios why the warm room has to be accessed via the scope area, would not a separate external door into there would be more practical ?

That was my plan also, but the client is king ☝🏻

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1 hour ago, Andy ES said:

Very impressive.

Looks like a fantastic quality build, built to last.

I want to ask the embarrassing question, but better not...

🤔

What's on your mind ?

 

Posted
28 minutes ago, Miguel1983 said:

What's on your mind ?

Sorry to be so crass, but just wondering how much this project would cost, apologies if this is private of course.

Posted
13 minutes ago, Andy ES said:

Sorry to be so crass, but just wondering how much this project would cost, apologies if this is private of course.

That all depends on design, size, location, choice of materials...

But ballpark for a similar size and finish between €30k and €45k.

In 2019 i made my own ROR/carport and I had to calculate the cost for the insurance and I came up to about €45k.

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9 hours ago, Miguel1983 said:

But ballpark for a similar size and finish between €30k and €45k.

 

It would be a struggle for me to get the sign off for that level of expenditure!

A truly beautiful build and a pleasure to see the photos. Recessing the roof rollers is a good idea to keep the gap small. The two stage, below and above ground level pier block design gives you a huge mass. Will the total mass of concrete do away with the need for pier block isolation?

Graeme

 

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23 hours ago, Graeme said:

 

It would be a struggle for me to get the sign off for that level of expenditure!

A truly beautiful build and a pleasure to see the photos. Recessing the roof rollers is a good idea to keep the gap small. The two stage, below and above ground level pier block design gives you a huge mass. Will the total mass of concrete do away with the need for pier block isolation?

Graeme

 

22000 kg of concrete won't jiggle ! 😆

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