Westhaven School
'an outstanding school' (Ofsted)
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Westhaven School'an outstanding school' (Ofsted) |
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New outbuilding under construction |
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Storage shed for Design & Technology |
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| Wednesday 20 June - Wood sorted after delivery. Now we need some dry weather! | Wednesday 27 June Day 1 - a week later and weather forecast still doubtful. It's now or never. | First timbers positioned | ||||||
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| Next row of timbers - you can start to see where the doors will go | The ends of each timber are cut so that they just slot together | Using a rubber mallet to make sure that the corner joints are tight | ||||||
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| Far end timbers stacked in more convenient position | Ayrton worked so hard clearing the site before he was given the chance to help build shed | More timbers added | ||||||
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| The shed going up really quickly at this stage | Pupils come out to check on progress | So Technology teacher shows off just how easy this cabin type structure is to build! | ||||||
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Easy to see size of door opening now it has timbers above |
Cut timbers where window will be |
You can see size of window now it has timber above |
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3 heavy roof timbers in position |
Construction at end of day 1 - time running out and weather closing in |
Cover in position to protect from rain - but timbers still need treating with preservative |
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End of day 1 - all of exterior wood treated and shed covered - rain forecast for next 24 hours |
Thursday 28 June - Day 2 - later in day all roof boards fixed and ready for felt |
First strip of roofing felt fixed |
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Before second strip of felt is put on a layer of adhesive must be applied on overlap |
Time up at end of a short working second day |
Friday 29 June - Covers removed, site tidied and shed looking good in rare sunshine |
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A final look inside before being closed up for weekend rain that has been forecast |
Most of roofing felt fixed after another short working day |
Monday 2 July - A few more hours spent completing felting and fixing end fascias |
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Watch this space! More photos when work resumes |
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Friday 6 July - Cedar left over from new build used to clad supplied double door frames |
From the outside looking almost finished in the early evening sunshine |
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Ellesmere Road, Uphill, Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset. BS23 4UT Tel: 01934 632171 Fax: 01934 645596 see map |
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