5th October 2015 Robin the JCB, returned today from Llanberis to reduce the levels at the entrance to the Barn, lift a steel beam and sort some stone for the new retaining wall and the wall cladding to the kitchen.
After last weeks summer weather, a depression wound its way in with gale force southerly winds and non stop drizzle.
Ready to start the job
And we are off
That stone weighed in at more than a ton
We had to make sure then we didn't undermine the funky starfish factory barn.
Reducing the levels
The laser is an amazing tool, for getting the levels right- Robin could just about do it without the laser.
Hundreds of tons moved which will be moved to make the pond later
Then the blockwork arrived to finish the build on the kitchen- Mac brought the blocks but they were hollows and we needed solids so he went back and brought solids- Thanks Mac.
Robin then set about lifting the gable beam in place- which is to take the gable ridge. We tied the straps so that they couldn't slip.
Artistic shot of the beam going up and the blocks being lifted off the lorry
Safely in place
End of the day we now have an entrance - just waiting for the gable frame to arrive so that joiners can finish off the roof.
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