Dom in Dorset Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 We have a roof!!! I laid on quite a spread for the topping off party,. Sparkling wine and two types of crisps. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Surely “just a pipe of Pringles” would suffice? Good enough for Alan partridge ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 That’s a very low workbench ... you’ve recruited the elf workforce already ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, Geek99 said: Surely “just a pipe of Pringles” would suffice? Good enough for Alan partridge ... We are watching that series at the moment. As I wasn't sacking anyone I thought I'd splash out. The work bench is for child labourers, (once they are too big to go up a chimney ) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Good - I approve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 Almost a floor and I closed the base in. The electrician has gone AWAL and I can't start the ceiling or lining until he's done the first fix.. I may have to go back to my mother's shed for a while. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 BBC slashes budget for Dr Who sets And I'm still waiting for the electrician.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTool Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 That's an interesting build process Dom, I've always built from the floor upwards, with wall framework coming up from the floor itself Never seen it done with the floor installed last, but it's worked for you What have you used for insulation? Looks like laminate flooring underlay? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 9 hours ago, BassTool said: That's an interesting build process Dom, I've always built from the floor upwards, with wall framework coming up from the floor itself Never seen it done with the floor installed last, but it's worked for you What have you used for insulation? Looks like laminate flooring underlay? Partly inspired by some houses I saw build a few years ago. They were built on precast concrete "rafts". My walls sit on the edge of a wooden raft with the floor inside so any water running down the walls is already bellow the floor by the time it reaches the bottom of the wall. this is the insulation: https://www.screwfix.com/p/ybs-airtec-double-reflective-foil-insulation-25-x-1-5m/50913?tc=HA3&ds_kid=92700058021678550&ds_rl=1249407&ds_rl=1241687&ds_rl=1245250&ds_rl=1245250&gclid=CjwKCAjw7diEBhB-EiwAskVi17gya7l5DsRsy2QE1yOavmmU3EUoJ4zih9YBIaMmYgmxSmbyoM4TyRoC6ocQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 (edited) What is the most satisfying thing about making instruments? - Digging, it's all about the digging. Electrician number two has put in a quote and can start next month. Before then I have to dig a trench for the cable not less than 60cm deep. As we are also putting power into the summer house I have another 30' stretch to do as well. I'm on s budget so it's just me with s pick and shovel. I'm done for the day , lying down in a dark studio for a while. Edited May 23, 2021 by Dom in Dorset I kant spell. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Digging holes....reminds me of Trace Elliot (well...bad backs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Been there and done that, I share your pain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTool Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 On 22/05/2021 at 15:13, Dom in Dorset said: What is the most satisfying thing about making instruments? - Digging, it's all about the digging. Electrician number two has put in a quote and can start next month. Before then I have to dig a trench for the cable not less than 60cm deep. As we are also putting power into the summer house I have another 30' stretch to do as well. I'm on s budget so it's just me with s pick and shovel. I'm done for the day , lying down in a dark studio for a while. Armoured cable Dom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 13 hours ago, BassTool said: Armoured cable Dom? Yes ...42 Metres . Another 9 barrow loads of earth removed from "The Slot" as I've come to call it. I have to stand with one leg in the hole to dig, for some reason it makes my buttocks ache like crazy. I'll should finish the digging this afternoon or tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 The electrician has done the first fix and I've been busy with the lining. The Tate have already shown an interest in my latest installation. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 I have to say that that's a lot more art worthy than the unmade bed or the pile of bricks. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 Finally moving out of here: Into here: Total chaos 😁 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si600 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 27 minutes ago, Dom in Dorset said: Total chaos 😁 I was going to say, you've got the opportunity to move and reorganise and look at the state of it already Serious question for a moment, why didn't you go mad fitting shelves and storage whilst it was empty? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 48 minutes ago, Si600 said: I was going to say, you've got the opportunity to move and reorganise and look at the state of it already Serious question for a moment, why didn't you go mad fitting shelves and storage whilst it was empty? Nothing to put on them 😁 In an ideal world I would have done so, time is against me, the priority is to make instruments asap. I'm doing a trade stand at a festival next month and I need stock. The work bench by the window has storage shelves built in so I don't need much right now. I still have to move the bandsaw and some of the plastic shelves from my mother's shed and I'm planning some sort of rack for work in progress. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTool Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 If you put shelves up, I guarantee you'll find stuff to put on them 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) These are brilliant. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203221794216?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D233036%26meid%3D5c91e0f234c4477da17ab68643a67f90%26pid%3D101195%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D224022776741%26itm%3D203221794216%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv8MlcUltbPairwiseNativeDarwoXgbV1&_trksid=p2047675.c101195.m1851&amdata=cksum%3A2032217942165c91e0f234c4477da17ab68643a67f90|enc%3AAQAGAAACAC0NmjteTe1mzLeOCA5gAPn8kRkq%2FjxVaEgAJyfjFzOyVAsRM4seoWyArOb9dNDIOZKenWv2gWNImoPEGiKK%2B2W%2BBSBzaNUgHZ5QmKqOhY5B8EOzoiS2bZHS8lAoLzLTcmGGy%2FH60tpi7EZPp4Txjb176UBsJrAY6k366e%2FKI6UccYrazke3Ni%2FvdFDGrD7gJIDj5oBS7iN4CbRtVYjL0vTtIRTHyCulUtfW2wQ3DzDALi3dExJ5QwnxuSeWJcK3%2BHNljG4BXe%2BLll14Ea0HaGKWXcPNx3V6Dbj37hOq6kcIokyfdLTT9I0sQAXNaN8UMiFLRqow4KxENiUd4dmYTqinKndUg2BU8%2Fz%2BRAlAF3jRxsjhRQEkFY%2BobKVhJVVufMIm3kvq1ximq6S1PEq5kQQl7HCZxE5K1abTq1txeDSrfJmdJeGlBm4PzRe3TV0vMtWHZ%2FflWKMvyrTfNMZ%2B5VtGcbImtIXWyxrJ4j2SHekdJNMUMFi24hSoXPrrgF9aUxTqEsI400Q9WuJsHO%2Bx%2BY3wD1RjvHVxr0LSeQPef7JR%2BqeqGaU6GJsTT845Mz3%2BK%2Fh%2BUUi61cSQdDU4KoLnTd09rvNVUCKPZ2TQDk0HAaLtFAF3pDJ%2Fw4Lm9hsLZ8DtfFORXH8M2audoGyNJ1ySCYsEJDi%2FpBcigsrrGwukII%2Fs|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2047675 That's a surprisingly long link. Edited July 4, 2021 by bertbass 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Simplified version, for those of us that don't play jazz: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203221794216 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) There's still a few loose ends to tie up but I'm pretty much there Edited July 9, 2021 by Dom in Dorset 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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