Soooo.
All was well.
But I still wanted more . . . . along came many different ideas to increase the length even further and add even more useability to the space.
It was a difficult task as to be blunt, the existing "lean-to" was 12' long - which is pretty much the maximum I'd span timber of this size, unsupported.
Steel was an option - but expensive and as I'd left my old job I could no longer get it for *cough* free.
So I continued until Graeme decided to quit the barn*
*Note at this point that we'd fitted a 17'6" long mezz in the barn a couple of years back.Ideal.
A new plan was hatched.
Use the steel from that mezz as roof beams to span the distance.
Also I should have enough steel left over to increase the mezz-ed floor, too.
Work began yesterday with the erection (
) of three posts which will become the "far" wall.
Alot of measuring and working out was required so work appeared slow but all got done to plan.
The budget for this build is significatly more so the end result will be alot better.
I was hoping to gain an additional 4'6" - 5' (internally) on what I already had . . . . after the posts were in and the calculations done it's now looking like I'll gain an extra 5'10".
Well worth the effort.
As an extra plus the new extension will also be taller, meaning more head-room, too.
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