After around 4 months with builders Draper and Nichols on site

under Gary's watchful eye the building is really taking shape. 

 

Adam & Steve are fixing the cedar cladding outside

This side is completed already

After some years weathering the timbers will turn a silver grey colour,

but they will last for over 50 years

 The concrete screed is being laid inside

in readiness for the main hall heating pipes

and then the wood floor

The walls have been clad inside and are being skimmed with plaster.

The whole place is looking really good.

The underfloor heating pipes are being laid 

in the entrance hall and smaller rooms

 

They all terminate on a manifold in the store area of the boat store

 

A concrete screed is laid over them to form a 

giant concrete radiator

This will take a number of days to warm up

and will give a background heat for the building

The first fix of the electric wiring has been completed

and here's what it looks like inside

 The mezzanine floor has a temporary rail for safety

The pile of insulation board has been fitted last week

and the ceiling has now been plasterboarded

see next posting later this week

The zinc roof is now complete.
The panels are made from rolls of sheet zinc then fixed on the roof
and crimped by hand to make it water tight.
The gutter is also made of zinc

See how its made here
or on YouTube

One of our Funders 

The Lafarge Environmental Trust

visited on 18th September.

At this stage of the project they released funds

which enables the building work to progress.

Two months work

and

reasonable weather

has meant good progress on the building

Its up to the top of the roof

and

we can see what it will look like when complete.

Work on the site has been moving forward for just over a month

The base is in and the first payment has been made to the builder