The other progress since the last entry has been some work on the cladding (or cladding prepraration on the first floor). Zac and Tommy have covered the wood fibreboard in the black waterproof membrane and then covered in a series of battens to attach the cedar cladding to.
They also mocked up a sample detail:
This confirmed suspicions that the battening needed to be stained black so it could not be seen between the relatively large gaps in the cladding (8-9mm). A number of people have raised concern about these "big gaps" but we think they look good and will really help movement all around the cedar to keep it dry and prevent static moisture. So I painted the battens black last weekend.
Jonathan suggested doing away with the cedar and white rendering the gaps between the black timbers for a Tudor look! In fact is it too late to make it look a bit more like...
In other news...
The pressure testing is booking in for Thursday..
Then the Knauf Superfil 34 blown in insulation is coming on Monday - lets hope its more like this:
and less like these geezers:
They also mocked up a sample detail:
This confirmed suspicions that the battening needed to be stained black so it could not be seen between the relatively large gaps in the cladding (8-9mm). A number of people have raised concern about these "big gaps" but we think they look good and will really help movement all around the cedar to keep it dry and prevent static moisture. So I painted the battens black last weekend.
Jonathan suggested doing away with the cedar and white rendering the gaps between the black timbers for a Tudor look! In fact is it too late to make it look a bit more like...
In other news...
The pressure testing is booking in for Thursday..
Then the Knauf Superfil 34 blown in insulation is coming on Monday - lets hope its more like this:
and less like these geezers:
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