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| Pictures from site November 01 - August 02 |
 Here it comes |
 Tailor made for our site - and arriving in style along the new southern entrance! |
 The steel tube diet to keep matters busy |
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 The first pile for Cloud 8 is prepared for driving |
 The first pile marked and ready to go |
 The rig is radio controlled by Steve (right). Another 4 meter steel section is prepared. |
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 The protected trees prove a challenge |
 And once in the ground, the piles need to be tested for their load bearing capabilities |
 The steel piles protrude from the earth |
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 The Cellcore goes into the trench and is covered with blinding |
 A Cross section showing how Cellcore creates the void to protect the ground beam |
 The blinded trenches before piles are cut to length |
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 The cut piles with the starter bars in position - Pecafil at the ready |
 Pecafil in place - 3 men, 1 day - a great result |
 Reinforcement bars awaiting mesh to create reinforced wall |
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 ReBars connected and now most of the starter bars in place for the reinforced wall |
 The Pochins lorry prepares |
 Gives you an idea of the reach we needed |
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 As the photo was described to me - 'some sad old git playing with the big boys toys.' |
 Everything in this picture - a clear idea of the days operation |
 Lower level - pour complete. Upper level continues |
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 Utility and drainage being installed. Note kicker for reinforced wall. |
 Shuttering trays for reinforced wall being positioned |
 Soakaway for the internal pond |
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 Shuttering the rebar and mesh visible |
 Reinforced wall being poured |
 Stirling Lloyd (tanking/waterproofing) undercoating the primed wall |
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 Topcoat being applied - whole job complete in 6 hours |
 Blockwork set out in preparation for the beam and block flooring |
 Level 1 beam and block flooring finished and ready for grouting |
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 Level 2 almost complete and ready for grout |
 Level 2 appearing - at last better weather is with us again |
 As a result of the shape of the window Tony, one of the Blockies, wanted to know if I had a pet giraffe |
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 The chaps from Drill-Cut the diamond drilling firm who came to sort out THE error - 2 missed windows in the reinforced wall! Don't ask! |
 Front elevation of the living area awaiting steels |
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 Northern wall of the accommodation area showing the flying window |
 Western accommodation elevation awaiting steels. |
 Western elevation of living area |
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 Level 1 ready to receive structural steels |
 Level 2 ready for steels |
 Fabrication at L G Kimbers - the largest column in the paint shop |
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 More columns in the paint shop |
 Welding a column fixing arm |
 Tidying up a Parallel Flange Channel for the paint shop |
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 One of the large horizontal beams on Level 1 having a cover panel welded into position |
 Ainscough arriving down our narrow lane |
 The first steels being lifted into position |
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 Chris the Ainscough driver (mit cigar) in laid-back mode while Grand Designs and Kevin McCloud film in the background |
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 Steels fixed to create the cantilevered bay window over the rear pond |
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 Steels in place around the pool and the first flight of stairs |
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 Hanson's precast flooring being lifted into position by Ainscough |
 The red bags are known as Crash Bags and are designed to protect a falling man |
 Some of the floor planks require straps (the red steel) to hold them in position |
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 The flooring fit was filmed and my damaged foot was the cause of some mirth and questioning |
 One for the anoraks (that's me) - a Junction point for several steels and difference in the thickness of the floor plank from 150mm to 100mm - can you spot it all? |
 With planks in position grout is lifted to fill the gaps |
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 Another grout delivery |
 Grout is swept into the gaps which further strengthens the structure |
 Level 1 complete except for some ungrouted planks to facilitate a further fitting of steel columns |
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 Level 2 all done |
 Levels 1 & 2 - the whole job complete in a day |
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 Students from the Oxford School of Architecture visiting Cloud 8 |
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 Level 3 - this gives you the idea of progress |
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 The Gilbert protectors do their bit as the building goes skywards |
 Main bedroom - wonderful airy rooms will be created |
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 Stairs rebar and formworks between level 4 and 3 with the large landing |
 Same stairs after the pour |
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 The trial wingform roof section 900mm wide |
 Three sections will be bolted together and craned into position |
 An idea of scale |
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