Thread: Marmite's Pad

pictures, Marmite, pictures...

When the roof is on, I shall take more. Chill dude.

So, I popped over to the site a wee while ago. The crew had knocked off for a late lunch so I couldn't ask 'Wtf have you done it like that for?"

Here's the front of the house from the road. The 'master suite' is on the left, the living room on the right.




A closer look at the main bedroom showing the Shera sofits and roof trim.




The roof has the insulation pre-fixed.




This is how they fixed the Shera to finish the roof.




And last one for today. I'm not convinced that concreting is up to the job, but bpor bpen yang. I also asked why there was no structural bracing to stiffen the structure. Not needed on a light roof like this according to cousin Dta.

Good luck with the build mate and a Merry Christmas to you and your family.

^ Cheers mate. The Midget says 'thank you and merry chritmut duai'

Blimey, that roof frame mate, , are you sure?

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

Blimey, that roof frame mate, , are you sure?

Well, if the outlaws get flattened, then c'est la vie...

I am sure cousin Dta. is quite right, although I doubt that they have done the appropriate wind load calculations, but its a light and sensible roof covering. Ticks all the boxes for me

Originally Posted by peterpan

I am sure cousin Dta. is quite right, although I doubt that they have done the appropriate wind load calculations

If my Thai is correct, he did do the calculations. When I asked him the maximum load and lift for each post he said 'alai wah?!" That means, 'loads' doesn't it?

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

Blimey, that roof frame mate, , are you sure?

Leave it, Nige! If Marmite wants to live in a factory that's his business...

Seriously though, it's gonna be ok that place, nice space, nice design, should be fine. What could possibly go wrong?

Don't tempt me to return the serve

Plenty of gardening for you to be getting on with, Marmite - you may lose a bit of weight...

I can draw from that last remark Betts you still believe in father Xmas

Nice pictures and progress! I like the way they mounted the Shera wood to your roof, it's pretty inventive.

Now let's just hope no hurricane is going to hit your house, you might want to check the weldings of the crossbracings because they look kind of fragile and they are welded to the middle of the vertical steel framing instead of at the top of that frame (that makes a very big difference in strength/stability).

Originally Posted by lom

Maybe they intend to fill up the missing bit of pillar with a concrete pour?

I see they did that. Well it will be hidden so you wont see it..

Originally Posted by Koetjeka

Now let's just hope no hurricane is going to hit your house, you might want to check the weldings of the crossbracings because they look kind of fragile and they are welded to the middle of the vertical steel framing instead of at the top of that frame (that makes a very big difference in strength/stability).

Not sure what you mean without you adding some nice arrows pointing out the offending welds.

We were offered a wall price of 200k (rendered walls, leccy conduit and pipework included). The SiL has been harassing him to do it for 150k. He caved in at 180k today.

We're going to sit down with him at the end of the week and ask him to complete everything for 400k. I think he could do it for 500k, but I really only want to spend another 400k.

If I did manage 400k to finish then that would mean a build cost of about 6,500b per sqm (650k all in). I would be very happy with that, but I envisage 750k all in to finish.

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

Don't tempt me to return the serve

You know you want to...

Enjoying the thread and good luck with the build, Merry Xmas Marmite

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

6,500b per sqm

You fukin cheap bastard! That would be very good going indeedy... If you can get an acceptable/nice build at that price you've done very well.

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

I like Marmite's build, a lot - it makes mine look professional...

Certainly cannot accuse his builders of over engineering. But, I reckon it'll end up nice, and stand for years. Although, that roof looks like one of the most spectacular kites I've ever had the pleasure to see.

I know I am old and prone to these things but I laughed so hard, a little bit of piss came out.

Not sure what you mean without you adding some nice arrows pointing out the offending welds.

Sorry, difficult to explain for me. I'll photoshop something tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Koetjeka

Not sure what you mean without you adding some nice arrows pointing out the offending welds.

Sorry, difficult to explain for me. I'll photoshop something tomorrow.

Appreciated.

Not that they'll change anything, but if I can edumacate the cousin then it'll nae be in vain.

Originally Posted by Koetjeka

Nice pictures and progress! I like the way they mounted the Shera wood to your roof, it's pretty inventive.

Now let's just hope no hurricane is going to hit your house, you might want to check the weldings of the crossbracings because they look kind of fragile and they are welded to the middle of the vertical steel framing instead of at the top of that frame (that makes a very big difference in strength/stability).

Thinking again about this, you don;t mean those little 1 inch bits of box steel do you? They're just there to support the uprights before the top chord was put in place. They're only tacked and will be removed (probably).

I'd get them to at least pant them weld joints mate