Day 35 - October 14th
The steel beam that will support the upper level floor has to be winched up into position at the top of the two steel columns and bolted in position. Chris uses a nifty little hydraulic lifter to raise up the 150kg beam and soon we are underway with the top balcony.
The massive steel beam bolted in place at the top of the square steel columns.
Chris has cut the front of the existing verandah off with the concrete saw to give a flush edge and expose the 150mm concrete slab that is the upper level's floor. Two courses of bricks also come off across the front to create a bearing surface for the floor joists.
A timber support beam is then bolted to the edge of the slab and fixed with long bolts that are chemically bonded into the concrete slab. It's amazing how construction technology has advanced since the last major building work I did some 30 years ago!
Next, the floor joists go in.
After they're all secured in place, the flooring goes down. It's a brand new product called INEX - like the old compressed fibre cement sheets but lighter, stronger and the sheets have a tongue and groove system to make the joints rigid.
Pretty soon the floor is all but laid and we have the makings of our newly extended front deck.
The massive steel beam bolted in place at the top of the square steel columns.
Chris has cut the front of the existing verandah off with the concrete saw to give a flush edge and expose the 150mm concrete slab that is the upper level's floor. Two courses of bricks also come off across the front to create a bearing surface for the floor joists.
A timber support beam is then bolted to the edge of the slab and fixed with long bolts that are chemically bonded into the concrete slab. It's amazing how construction technology has advanced since the last major building work I did some 30 years ago!
Next, the floor joists go in.
After they're all secured in place, the flooring goes down. It's a brand new product called INEX - like the old compressed fibre cement sheets but lighter, stronger and the sheets have a tongue and groove system to make the joints rigid.
Pretty soon the floor is all but laid and we have the makings of our newly extended front deck.
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