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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Starting on the insides.

Postby Tusses » 15 Aug 2017, 13:59

I always thought any structural steel had to be fireproofed , to stop it getting too hot and buckling :?:
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Starting on the insides.

Postby TrimTheKing » 15 Aug 2017, 14:01

Tusses wrote:I always thought any structural steel had to be fireproofed , to stop it getting too hot and buckling :?:


That's the only part that he said could do with skinning but it's massively over-specced for the size of the building, and any fire would likely be long burned out before reaching temps that would affect it so he wasn't too bothered either way. I will do it anyway as it's a small job in grand scheme of things.

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Starting on the insides.

Postby 9fingers » 15 Aug 2017, 14:08

Tusses wrote:I always thought any structural steel had to be fireproofed , to stop it getting too hot and buckling :?:


Certainly used to.. I've had to put two layers of 12mm PB with non overlapping joints and skim around structural steels back in the 80s

I've also had a BCO insist the I get the approval of the local fire officer and when I made the appointment, the LFO said there is no need. So moral is get the opinion of two BCOs before embarking on expense/labour intensive or remedial works.

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Starting on the insides.

Postby Tusses » 15 Aug 2017, 14:49

TrimTheKing wrote: but it's massively over-specced for the size of the building, and any fire would likely be long burned out before reaching temps that would affect it so he wasn't too bothered either way
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ahh .. until you stock it full of plywood, mdf sheets , a couple of cubes of hardwood .. wood projects etc, etc. !
Woodworkshops are tinderboxes really :shock:
It's always at the back of my mind when I'm in mine .
Hmmm .. maybe I'll order another fire extinguisher ! :lol:
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Starting on the insides.

Postby StevieB » 15 Aug 2017, 16:02

Certainly when I had steels in my kitchen I was advised to PB and skim with non overlapping joints a couple of years ago. SWMBO wanted them hidden anyway so not a problem for us.

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Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Insides coming together now.

Postby TrimTheKing » 20 Aug 2017, 00:39

Managed to get a couple of hours at it today when a mate came to help.

Firstly I had forgotten to tie the rafters to the gable so nipped out to buy the rafter straps, took off the two insulation boards, fitted the straps then replaced the insulation. You can just see the straps in this photo.

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No photos during the work I'm afraid as it's not easy manoeuvring 25kg plasterboard sheets over your head and taking pics at the same time...

Here's where we finished.

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Looking good already. You might notice some extra holes on the first board. We randomly screwed it in place then I realised if the screws weren't totally lined up it would drive my OCD potty so I measured up and marked out the next board before putting place, then went back and sorted the other one.

I will go back and fill the holes later.

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Insides coming together

Postby Malc2098 » 20 Aug 2017, 08:15

So, you've got OCD with screws, too! :lol:
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Starting on the insides.

Postby RogerS » 20 Aug 2017, 08:17

9fingers wrote:...... So moral is get the opinion of two BCOs before embarking on expense/labour intensive or remedial works.

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"They'll be top-opening, then?", he asked.

"No" says I. "I'm replacing like-for-like and so they don't have to be". He agreed. I think it might also have been a tester question to see if I knew the Regs. If I did, then with his workload, he wouldn't need to stay a lot more on my case.
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Insides coming together

Postby ScotlandtheDave » 20 Aug 2017, 09:18

TrimTheKing wrote: I realised if the screws weren't totally lined up it would drive my OCD potty so I measured up and marked out the next board before putting place, then went back and sorted


A man after my own heart! :) it takes longer but you know it's right. Been keeping up with your build Mark, it's looking great and feeling more like a house build than a shop. Can't wait to see the next instalment:)
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Insides coming together

Postby Pinch » 20 Aug 2017, 09:34

Loving the circular window - are you going to make a stained glass feature for it?

You could design a personal emblem or maybe a woodworker at work. 8-)
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Insides coming together

Postby TrimTheKing » 20 Aug 2017, 09:35

ScotlandtheDave wrote:
TrimTheKing wrote: I realised if the screws weren't totally lined up it would drive my OCD potty so I measured up and marked out the next board before putting place, then went back and sorted


A man after my own heart! :) it takes longer but you know it's right. Been keeping up with your build Mark, it's looking great and feeling more like a house build than a shop. Can't wait to see the next instalment:)


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Well being to building regs, in case we ever want to apply for change of use, it effectively is a house build. Glad you're enjoying it, wish I could get more time on it...but slow and steady...

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Insides coming together

Postby TrimTheKing » 20 Aug 2017, 09:36

Pinch wrote:Loving the circular window - are you going to make a stained glass feature for it?

You could design a personal emblem or maybe a woodworker at work. 8-)


Was just planning on a plain old DGU Pinch, but now you mention it... :)

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Insides coming together

Postby Rod » 20 Aug 2017, 11:00

I feel your pain doing it by "hand" - I borrowed a friend's lifter which made light work of that task.

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Insides coming together

Postby 9fingers » 20 Aug 2017, 11:07

I think you need one of these or similar Mark.

[youtube]XwXdWBibp9c[/youtube]


Really starts around 6 min in.

An opportunity to see the Master at work. Hardly a hand tool in sight - my hero :lol:

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Insides coming together

Postby Tusses » 20 Aug 2017, 15:32

9fingers wrote:An opportunity to see the Master at work. Hardly a hand tool in sight - my hero :lol:

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Insides coming together

Postby TrimTheKing » 21 Aug 2017, 10:24

9fingers wrote:I think you need one of these or similar Mark.

[youtube]XwXdWBibp9c[/youtube]


Really starts around 6 min in.

An opportunity to see the Master at work. Hardly a hand tool in sight - my hero :lol:

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What am I supposed to be looking at that I might need, the whirligig?

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Insides coming together

Postby 9fingers » 21 Aug 2017, 10:38

Yes that was the general idea. Follows on from Paul's suggestion of a woodwork theme for your round window.

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Insides coming together

Postby TrimTheKing » 21 Aug 2017, 10:42

9fingers wrote:Yes that was the general idea. Follows on from Paul's suggestion of a woodwork theme for your round window.

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Ahhhhh, all makes sense now. Apologies, brain in go slow mode today...

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Insides coming together

Postby 9fingers » 21 Aug 2017, 10:49

TrimTheKing wrote:
9fingers wrote:Yes that was the general idea. Follows on from Paul's suggestion of a woodwork theme for your round window.

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Ahhhhh, all makes sense now. Apologies, brain in go slow mode today...

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I wonder if this might be due to your use of tapatalk?
AIUI TT only gives you one shot at reading a message before it disappears?
If this is true, then not having the ability scroll back a few and pick up the gist of previous messages could be the reason?

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Insides coming together

Postby TrimTheKing » 21 Aug 2017, 12:47

9fingers wrote:
TrimTheKing wrote:
9fingers wrote:Yes that was the general idea. Follows on from Paul's suggestion of a woodwork theme for your round window.

Bob



Ahhhhh, all makes sense now. Apologies, brain in go slow mode today...

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I wonder if this might be due to your use of tapatalk?
AIUI TT only gives you one shot at reading a message before it disappears?
If this is true, then not having the ability scroll back a few and pick up the gist of previous messages could be the reason?

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Nope, TT allows you to fully scroll through threads in exactly the same way as you do on the forum, I just didn't tie the window comment and yours together.

I really do think there is some serious misunderstandings on here about how Tapatalk works. Not that I give two hoots whether people want to use it or not, but if your comment is a barometer then perhaps people are avoiding it out of misunderstanding.

It is a fully featured forum reader designed specifically to enable you to use almost every feature of the forum. You look into a thread and scroll back and forwards through the posts/pages as you do on a computer, with all content right there in front of you.

It has all the same top of page options, unread, new posts, subscribed etc and you navigate them in the same way as on desk/laptop.

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Insides coming together

Postby 9fingers » 21 Aug 2017, 12:51

Thanks for the explanation Mark
I can't remember where I read my erroneous interpretation now.
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Insides coming together

Postby ScotlandtheDave » 21 Aug 2017, 12:55

Yep, reading this on TT now and it's an invaluable app!
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Insides coming together

Postby Andyp » 21 Aug 2017, 12:58

I had a play a few days back and was impressed on how easy it is to load images. Lees impressed by the way it handles PMs.
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Insides coming together

Postby TrimTheKing » 21 Aug 2017, 13:00

Andyp wrote:I had a play a few days back and was impressed on how easy it is to load images. Lees impressed by the way it handles PMs.


But that's not TT's fault, that's because you have chosen to implement folders in your PM's. TT is a generic forum reader, not phpBB specific. I'm sure they could add that feature in if requested but I imagine other than you and I there's only a small % of the population who implement folders.

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Insides coming together

Postby 9fingers » 21 Aug 2017, 13:31

ScotlandtheDave wrote:Yep, reading this on TT now and it's an invaluable app!



Dave, Not having used TT I don't know what is offers apart from its ability to host photos which is handy in the current climate. In what way does it score over a normal browser to make it invaluable to you?

I view forums on PC as well as iphone. Is there a PC version?

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