The building is completed on time, and Dan cuts the (banding) ribbon to open the Space of Waste to the public.

For photos of the finished building please see the Results page at the top of the screen…

The upturned carpet tiles are nailed into place on the roof

The bales require a bit of persuasion to fit between the trusses

The rafters prove to be more time consuming than originally thought, but eventually we get them all in place.

We erected the timber frame in record time, using the wall panels to set out the column positions.

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 eventually persuaded the last frame to fit together after a quick bit of encouragement from a chisel.

Tom stands prowd with the first panel. But there’s little time to admire as it’s striaght onto the next one.

Kevin & Peter set out the middle members of column 5 with a good example of clamping before standing back to admire

Twin towers: Sarah & Dave anchor up the 1st frame 5 column to be completed. Kevin later realises just how tall she is.

Team ‘Beam bodge’ finally bodge together the problematic beam 2…

…and begin assembling frame 2

The day draws to an end with fun and games. Site stereotypes begin to creep into the camp while Peter & Kevin enjoy a ‘saw-off’.

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 engineer’s requirements.

Throughout the day wood was delivered, planed and shaped into accurate components to be assembled on site the following week. ‘Man-points’ were notched up left, right and centre; power tools were used wherever possible even the pencils were whittled with a Stanley knife in place of a sharpener. Dave was spotted sporting a ‘power-growl’ while planeing a particularly satisfying plank.

As the day progressed news of our efforts began to reach foreign shores. Interest had reached Cardiff University, provoking an impromptu visit from travelling scholar Debbie Humble. The first of many high profile interviews was given, so the projects notoriety begins to spread.

Panel how to:

-3 pieces of suitable material are selected and overlaid to create the desired visual effect and adequate overlap.

-Each piece is measured and cut to fit the profile of the timber frame and roof.

-A polythene membrane is stapled to the central leaf of wall panel.

-The top panel is overlaid in the correct alignment and pilot holes are drilled to locate screws.

-screws are tightened to complete the panel.

At the end of day 3:

 4 of 8 panels are complete,

12 of 12 columns are complete,

4 of 5 beams are complete,

1.5 of 3 bale wall trusses are complete.

What we expect to stand prowd on Tudor Square

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 drills the first screws into the baby column 

Peter puts the finishing touches on column 1

 …and there she stands for all to admire

Tom gets to work on beam 1 whilst Jeff looks on

Gordon celebrates in style as frame 1 is completed

The columns begin to stack up, Rosie & Ben just keep on going 

Team ‘beam-bodge’ ponder a minor set back with beam 2

Work begins on the delicate wall panels.

The day ends with the 1st panel half completed