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Old 17-07-2008, 07:23 PM
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Roll Off Started

Here are a few pics of the roll off I have been busy building and more to come. The roof will be 50mm thick polystyrene with colourbond on each surface here

http://www.solarspan.com.au/solarspan/home.htm

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Old 17-07-2008, 07:53 PM
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looking good
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Old 17-07-2008, 08:19 PM
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Great stuff Bert, hope you got a permit for that thing

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Old 17-07-2008, 08:34 PM
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Old 17-07-2008, 08:39 PM
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I admire you craftsmenship Im the type that would just go out and pay someone to build something like that. Only because I could never trust my own extensive building skills (NOT).
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Old 17-07-2008, 08:55 PM
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You misjudge me Peter my mate who is a cabinetmaker+++ and works in my backshed is the person I have been 'helping' to do all this. I am a mere retired scientist. The design was a joint effort.

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Old 17-07-2008, 09:00 PM
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Bert, How are you planning to flash the center of the roof? or are you allowing enough overhang of the upper section so that rain couldnt possibly get in?
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Old 17-07-2008, 09:11 PM
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Correct AlexN the worst weather comes from the southwest (from the right side in the drawing) in Melbourne and the west half of the roof will shield the join. It is all under control. I do have further options with custom flashing to control any potential leakage.

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Old 17-07-2008, 09:18 PM
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Looking good Bert, there's a lot of satisfaction in standing back and admiring work you've done with your own hands. Keep the pics coming .
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Old 18-07-2008, 12:57 PM
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Well done Bert, a fine looking structure.

How long until first light?
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Old 18-07-2008, 02:02 PM
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Great choice of roofing. That stuff will be a huge help in keeping the obs at ambient.
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Old 18-07-2008, 05:34 PM
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Bit more done. The frame rolls easily with one hand. There will be 600mm of eave on the north side to keep the Sun off the wall in summer. Radiant heat is the problem in summer and the Solarspan should minimise this.

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Old 19-07-2008, 12:17 PM
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Getting closer with this mornings effort.

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Old 19-07-2008, 12:25 PM
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Looks great Bert, it is coming along nicely.

I am just about to start construction of my ROR observatory hopefully by next week or so.

Keep us posted.
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Nice observatory
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Old 20-07-2008, 02:37 PM
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If you pack the north wall with batts before lining it then heat buildup from the sun will be MUCH smaller. Actually, it is worth insulating all of the walls and inserting some vents in the corners of the floor and some under your eves to keep moisture at bay while you are on the job.

Looking great
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Old 20-07-2008, 09:01 PM
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lovely job bert the roof design is brilliant should work fine ,looks like you could use a bit of a chainsaw job on those trees behind the shed .
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Old 20-07-2008, 10:10 PM
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I second the idea of cutting down some trees I suppose though, If they dont block anything you wish to look at/photograph, then dont worry about it...
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In between the rain got a bit more done. Both roofs are safely held down in all positions so the wind cant take them away.

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