24 Cramond Build

24 Cramond Build Owner Building - Jan & Frank A record of our building progress as Owner/Builder.

Been asked why little progress lately.See if you can understand the difference between my statement about "on solid grou...
19/03/2026

Been asked why little progress lately.
See if you can understand the difference between my statement about "on solid ground" and Councils meant for.

Took time but all sorted so back up doing. 🤞

So.....Clearing up the mis-understanding I had with my consent requirements. Needing to plant the piles 300mm into the r...
21/12/2025

So.....
Clearing up the mis-understanding I had with my consent requirements.
Needing to plant the piles 300mm into the rhyolite and simply not put it "or on solid ground" as was required to get the consent. The mis-understanding was due to me following the quoted requirement literally without understanding that it applied only to the bottom 100mm under the pedestal mounted pile that in compacted terrain is required to be filled with concrete going under the pile. Which means - I still needed that 300mm hole in rhyolite......

Getting the mis-understanding corrected!Pilings base need to be within FGL AND within actual ground surface level.Half w...
08/11/2025

Getting the mis-understanding corrected!
Pilings base need to be within FGL AND within actual ground surface level.
Half way there to date. Needing to get a jack hammer involved to sort the rest.
Work, family health and weather hold ups to date.

Sticks stand alone after more than a month of concrete cure.
16/06/2024

Sticks stand alone after more than a month of concrete cure.

End of March 2022 - Framing Barn done.
30/03/2022

End of March 2022 - Framing Barn done.

Concrete 'roots' and now a Barn Forest
28/11/2021

Concrete 'roots' and now a Barn Forest

Barn Forest planted~
04/11/2021

Barn Forest planted~

Aggregate capped finally....
10/10/2021

Aggregate capped finally....

Jig in Action - AND Weather Bomb 'Camp out'....
30/05/2021

Jig in Action - AND Weather Bomb 'Camp out'....

Finally done the clearing and digging holes!
16/03/2021

Finally done the clearing and digging holes!

15/03/2021

Getting tools sorted.

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24 Cramond Street
Tokoroa
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