Day 6 & 7 of Eco-chateau Renovation update

Excellent progress over the last couple of days, here are the latest images of the students completing their tasks.

Liam - Preparing joists with a sander

Shane - Preparing joists with a sander

Mantas - preparing timber using the chop saw

Sean and Shane - using teamwork and good communication skills

 Jack, Nathan, Sean and Lecturer Glen Smith working on the gable on of the Giet.

Completed jointing on the west side of the Giet.

Anothe image of the west side of the Giet.

Mantas setting up the router for use.

Mants fixing a joist into a joist hanger

Tom, Nathan, Jack and Sean continuing with the jointing on the Giet.

Routering skills acquired by Tom during this experiance of working in France.

Sean & Josh using teamwork & mesuring skills for studwork

Sean & Josh using teamwork & mesuring skills for studwork

Ryan & Liam preparing joists with a rebate after using a router and finishing off with a chisel

Studwork completed today by Josh and Glen, 3 more rooms to complete.

Joists completed in room 2, ready for the studwork to commence.

Getting towards the end of the day, time for some good housekeeping before a dinner of snails and porkchops.

A Mantas showing of his skills and some good practice. Where's your high viz Taz? add caption

Repairs to the Yirt base, Brickies to the task.A good chance for students to experience new skills mentored by Mantas from from Bench Joinery.

Mantas ''HIGH VIZ PLEASE''.

Dinner at last,we've put in a 10 hour day, everyone's exhuasted,no stopping the gang when they get going. As you can see a traditional France fare, snails for starters, Normandy pork chops for main with a rich chocolate fondant to finish. Some resistances to the snails to start with, however 9 out of the group managed to try them with no adverse results. Happy days!

Smiley happy faces all round.

Well for some!

Oh dear, let's hope for a quick recovery.

8 out of 9 construction workers said yes, according to the Tinchebury contingentcy.