The building is completed on time, and Dan cuts the (banding) ribbon to open the Space of Waste to the public.
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The grand opening!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Hammer time…
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The upturned carpet tiles are nailed into place on the roof
A baleful wall…
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The bales require a bit of persuasion to fit between the trusses
Happy ever rafter…
Posted in Uncategorized on November 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The rafters prove to be more time consuming than originally thought, but eventually we get them all in place.
On site construction begins…
Posted in Uncategorized on November 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We erected the timber frame in record time, using the wall panels to set out the column positions.
Day five: a few final touches…
Posted in Uncategorized on November 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
After a late night design meeting in the pub the night before a few tweaks to the design were decided upon.
Friday was spent manically running around getting the last components ready for the next week, but the opportunity to enjoy one last sandwich from the local bakery was not to be wasted.
Team Beam Bodge [...]
Day 2: Dizzy Heights
Posted in Uncategorized on November 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
At the start of day 2 we literally picked up where we left off. The pace of production seen the previous day continued, with the team working on the wall panels and timber frame structure simultaneously.After a minor setback with beam 2 ( I say minor, but it took the whole day to rectify), due to all components varying in width. [...]
Day 3: Plane-sailing
Posted in Uncategorized on October 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Day 3 was spent putting the finishing touches to timber frame elements columns, 355 finishing touches to be precise, frequently raising the question amongst the team; if the structure were to be recycled again, would it be classified as wood or metal? A neat ‘forest’ of nails is used to reinforce the beams to the [...]
In a fortnights time…
Posted in Uncategorized on October 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What we expect to stand prowd on Tudor Square
Construction begins! – Day 1
Posted in Uncategorized on October 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The first day of construction involves construction our building components in a Womans construction college, north Sheffield.
Rapid progress was made on day one having made 8 columns and 1 1/2 beams
Despite England’s defeat in the Rugby World Cup final, Pete still finds something to cheer about as team Space of Waste arrive at the workshop.
Jeff [...]
