Ferret90 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Look forward to seeing it all take shape Sean, good to see you’ve got some westons on the go haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Well i cant go anywhere and it was sunny so why not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 and the new ones off and running, floor finish down, test fit of gates and internal walls laid out for space check, two courses up so far, need these to set now so i can fill the gaps in, then i can move it to make some more big bricks up ,as the materials arrived now 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tractorman810 Posted April 10, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2020 got the internal walls all made now ready to paint ,along with the main walls finished and internally plastered, and the outside base coated to weather up, also made the feed troughs up out of some scrap plastic i had . fitted the passage way door, and got it hinged up working as well. 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Coming together nicely Sean, those Scaloox (no idea on the spelling) blocks seem to speed up the building process without sacrificing detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 They do mate, what i really need to do is make a bigger mould of each block , say 10 of each , at the mo i get 6 large , 6 midd and a load of other small fillers , so i don't get what i want really each mix, in terms of walling like this. I would also like to try and make a double faced one for boundary walls as it does to capping stones in the mould, but you cant really use them as you can only do one sided . The concrete stuff only takes 30 mins to set so bigger moulds would speed it up big time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Got the outer wall base weathering done now, needs to dry before i tweak it a bit with some green here and there for moss, inner walls also had a coat of concrete weathering , but thats taking a while to dry in 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Base colours down on the internal block walls now as well along with a bit of timber work 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret90 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Looks excellent Sean, what are you using to render the insides? Is it the same as the blocks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Yeah i did try it this time and to be honest its come out better Than i thought it would , got a nice battered look to it , its has a wash of concrete weathering powder for the mo, And i may give it a white wash after blend it all in . Was pondering if i could make the yard panels up as well, cast2/3 with different holes and cracks in them and then cast them, just set them out with gaps between them ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tractorman810 Posted April 12, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2020 Internals nearly done bar weathing the muck isle side 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tractorman810 Posted April 12, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2020 Upper timber work started as well 16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F8N Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 On 4/10/2020 at 3:35 PM, Tractorman810 said: got the internal walls all made now ready to paint ,along with the main walls finished and internally plastered, and the outside base coated to weather up, also made the feed troughs up out of some scrap plastic i had . fitted the passage way door, and got it hinged up working as well. Simply awesome 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Dan Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 All around outstanding work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/32 farmer Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 nice work there sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 thanks guys, its not awesome that is for sure but its fine for me, theres better out there . Bit ore done today, got the top all clad now, facias and soffits all on , also base weathered the outside of the timber . Inside will get done once i have added a few more cross timbers for holding the roof coating plus lights . 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 also been working on the fillings between glue setting etc, have been meaning to try this since i made the new muck heap a good year or so ago, when the refurb started, will need plenty to fill the isles on this new build, plus the others, and my attempt in the other one doesn't really cut it, will be a few more shades blended i to this, but its closer to what i want . nothing fixed down at the mo,as it will take a good week to dry out properly, but i just wanted to try it against with the filler i made . 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tractorman810 Posted April 18, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2020 shes had me busy today, but did manage to get the muck in, inside walls stained up , and the front door on and working 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L33 DA17ON Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 On 4/13/2020 at 4:21 PM, Tractorman810 said: also been working on the fillings between glue setting etc, have been meaning to try this since i made the new muck heap a good year or so ago, when the refurb started, will need plenty to fill the isles on this new build, plus the others, and my attempt in the other one doesn't really cut it, will be a few more shades blended i to this, but its closer to what i want . nothing fixed down at the mo,as it will take a good week to dry out properly, but i just wanted to try it against with the filler i made . Very nice work. Can I ask what you used for the muck. And bedding? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 its nothing more that sisal string, ones dyed yellow for straw, the other is dyed brown, use acrylic paint mixed with water, i also packed the yellow ones in a jig to make small bales , however it takes ages to cut down mind into 5 mm bits i had the blisters and sore hands to prove it after cutting down 5 m of it 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L33 DA17ON Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Cool I'll be definitely having a go at this. Thank you for your help. I've got a long way to go before I start bedding down my cattle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 its taken me 15 years to get to this stage its never ending , always trying to improve after seeing others work and ideas, plenty to learn and do as well . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tractorman810 Posted April 19, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2020 More roof timber in now along with door runner painted and lights fitted 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike R Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Great work Sean it's looking really smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L33 DA17ON Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 On 4/18/2020 at 10:24 PM, Tractorman810 said: its taken me 15 years to get to this stage its never ending , always trying to improve after seeing others work and ideas, plenty to learn and do as well . I must say now I've started I'm constantly looking out for things I can use and searching for ideas. Yours is looking fantastic that shed realy is looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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