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#170dayHouse day120 front door is hung, needs to be clad same as external walls. Painter starting ceilings, architect has a special colour
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Delusions of Grandeur
I am a big fan of Architectural folly, those needless ornamentations and decorations that make buildings truly memorable. The English have a great tradition of adding false turrets to make buildings look more imposing and Italianate architecture, like Como House pictured here, is symbolised by urns and balls decorating parapets.
Sadly today budget constraints often spell the end of folly. Continue reading
Tell me again about your problems.
As a child if I complained my mother would always tell me that someone was worse off than me. Somebody had it tougher than me and I should suck it up.This is who she meant
http://youtu.be/TjjN99I1uZE
Posted in By Marcus, profile piece
Tagged arm less, building construction, carpentry, disability
Working at Heights
Just hold it there, steady, steady….. back a bit
Posted in By Marcus, just for kicks
Tagged building construction, workplace deaths, Worksafe
Weeks 16 and 17 of the 170 day house
We are keeping a diary on the construction of an architectural home. These are the events from weeks 16 and 17.
Our stonemason has started on the fireplace. He will turn a pile of rough stones into a wall of absolute beauty. Situated in the main living room this fireplace will become a talking point in the home. The firebox is constructed from steel and has a steel flue. Continue reading
Posted in 170 day house, By Marcus
Tagged #170dayHouse, architecture, building construction, floor laying, house building, plasterer, stonemasonry
Weeks 14 and 15 of the 170day house
This diary of a construction of an architectural home. These are the activities from weeks 14 and 15.
This week we fitted lightweight polystyrene cladding over some of the windows instead of brickwork. The polystyrene will eventually have a render finish and will look just like the brickwork it is adjacent to. The polystyrene is a cost saving measure and it requires no steel brick lintel. Continue reading
House footings
In this video, builderforlife shows you how easy it is to dig and pour your own footings.
Posted in By Marcus, It's easy if you know how
Tagged Builders, building construction, house footings, how to build
Cleaning house bricks for reuse
Posted in By Marcus, It's easy if you know how
Tagged Builders, building construction, clean bricks, house bricks, how to build
Weeks 12 and 13 of the #170 day House
We are documenting each day on the construction of an architectural home. This is the work from weeks 12 and 13
Aluminium windows are being fitted into the timber frame before bricklaying is done. The commercial aluminium frames are are basically 100 X 50 mm rectangles. In the past aluminium was a significant source of heat gain in a building as heat was transmittedthrough the frames. On a moderately warm day west facing frames would be uncomfortably hot to touch. These modern frames are thermally improved. Continue reading
Posted in 170 day house, By Marcus, technical matters
Tagged #170dayHouse, architecture, brickwork, builder, house building, lock up, residential, Stonemason
