Well we have had a busy month, Grant took a week off during March. Grant's dad was also able to come over to help for a number of days, I hope you are enjoying retirement Alan!! The plan was to get the hemp walls built around the brewery/workshop...who am I kidding, it's a brewery! The first couple of metres worked very well. Grant and Alan set up the formwork so the entire perimeter could be completed in one go. It's much easier than doing a wall at a time and having to grade out at the end of the formwork. Sometimes we have been so keen to get the pan mixer going, but really it is much better to have more formwork set-up before starting. Of course, more formwork equals more cost, but we have managed to pick up some used concreting formwork and kept the costs in check.
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| Section of the brewery |
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| Julian and some of the other builders putting battens along the ceiling in preparation for the MgO board |
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| A bit of the step that runs from the link to the renovation. When the concrete was poured the plastic made this large crease. Nick has ground it back and will grout the last bit before it is polished. |
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| Battens in place, we just need to make room and order the MgO board. |
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| Hemping around these pillars has not been easy so we are hoping our novel method of adding fast wheels to help the hemp adhere to the pillar works. Time will tell. |
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| Julian and Paul adding the battens |
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| Nick discussing the door jamb with Grant! |
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| Beer and building make for a happy pair. We reused the beer wort container (we have been buying wort as we are too busy building to brew a full mash) |
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| Grant managed to make a large scoop out of the container. This is to help us get to the tricky parts of the wall, such as when the wall meets ceiling. |
