Diary of the construction site
Here we wanna keep You updated about the progress on the construction site.
May 14th 2015:
As we want the taproom to become most quaintly and cosily, we started to be busy ahead and have cut and peeled some heavy logs, which will become pillars for the middle roof beams.
That will become the massive columns for the middle roof beams in the guests room and in the brewery, as well as for the foot beam on the terrace. We put ’em upright for better drying
Die Holzhackerbuam:
Holzmichel, Mario, Steffen, Tom, Ulrich
June 06th 2015:
At least here it is, the long time desired in advance permission for earth moving and foundation works. On Monday the profile board will follow, Tuesday the excavaters will run.
June 08th 2015:
The excavators are also there 😊
June 09th 2015:
Since today there is action on site. Of course we are only collaborating with local companies, so the Schneider Bau company (Schneider construction) from Hatzfeld is on the go, there we know that we’ll get professional quality.
Thanks to head mason Conni and his team.
June12th 2015:
Official ground breaking ceremony with the local press
June 16th 2015:
Top soil has been removed, raw base grade finished, gravel and formwork can follow
June 24th 2015:
Concrete casting of the floor slab
July 2nd 2015:
Receipt of the final permission for construction and start of the superstructure works
There it is, the long desired final permission for construction
Mason works with Wienerberger plan brick T12, the first row will be levelled in mortar, the rest will be fixed with special glue
03. + 04. July 03rd and 04th 2015:
The superstructure is proceeding very fast
Chief engineer Heinrich is always on site
July 09th 2015:
Ob’s stürmt oder schneit, ob die Sonne uns lacht, ob glutheiß der Tag oder dunkel die Nacht… Conny und das Team von Schneider Bau sind auch bei schlechtem Wetter durch nichts aufzuhalten
July 11th 2015:
Today the masons have a day off and the brewers themselves were busy. Door cases made from oak wood extremely massive have been carpentered and installed, a doorway arc has been masoned from beautiful hand formed Belgian bricks
Der Jupp an der guten alten Abrichte, made in the US zone. Uralt das Teil, aber tut immer noch gute Dienste
The first frame is finish
The oak wood is that damn’ heavy that we had to use the crane to install the frames
It fits!
A tweedy round arc it shall become
Chief engineer Heinrich himself is stirring the mortar for dad
Soon the headstone can be set
Zwei Bierlängen anziehen lassen und ausgeschalt, hält.
July 21st – 25th 2015:
The preparations for the roof erection are running at full speed, master carpenter Justus Gelbach (Zimmerei Gelbach, Schwarzenau) has the roof already on stock, now everybody is planning and painting to get everything ready on time.
Many hands, quick ends.Boarding for 440 sqm roof have to be painted, that’s a whole lotta boards….
Bauleiter Heinrich ist auch hier wieder fleißig dabei
Hand shaped the rafters in the taproom shall become, a lot of planning chips will have to fly
Das Holz für Montag ist geladen
Also the masons have been busy again, chief mason Cornelius and his team have worked on Saturday and even storm could not stop’em to do the concrete works for the roof beam bases. Magic performance guys!
July 27th – August 07th 2015
On July 27th, finally we could start with the erection of the roof. 2 weeks full of busy work, together with the profi team from Gelbach Holz and many voluntary helpers from the neighborhood, the village and the families. Our pecular thanks to all those busy helpers, which supported us during countless hours to bring this project to success.
The master carpenter watches with censored gaze
Now the time has come for the logs to be installed
Cutting of the roof beam pillars on the required length
Now high precision is requested, so Wood Michael himself has to operate the chainsaw
Here one of the logs is floating through the roof construction
Fitting the massive pillars into place
Also the turret is growing step by step
Short briefing with the master carpenter before we proceed
Everybody looks sceptically, are the pillars really straight?
The frame of joists is finish, now it’s the turn for the shuttering
3000 bolts want to be screwed into the roof
Again the turret is the reason for delay, installation of the roof top insulation
Finish, the last screw is in
The roof battens are all installed, now the pan tiles can come
Also the rigde tiles have to be fixed
The Sauerland Brass Band is marching in with kettledrums and trumpets to celebrate the roofing ceremony with us
Cheers after the master carpenter’s speech
August 19th 2015
The first windows arrive, master joiner Albrecht Duchardt himself does the installation.
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September 05th 2015
The outer frame of the cooling chamber has been erected today. What protects against heat, also protects against the cold, so we heated it up with a big construction site lamp and, protected against the evening chill, enjoyed an after work beer in the coziness 😉
September 19th 2015
Floor screed installation and gravel around the house
Chief engineer Heinrich full in action again
September 26th 2015:
We had the instruction to let the new oven dry some days longer, but it is cold and we can’t await to feel the cozy warmness of the ground oven in the parlor….
Ob das Feuer wohl angeht?
Die Spannung steigt
Finally the chimney is smoking
November 10th – 14th 2015
Steffen und Andy took some days vacation and installed the oak floorboards
The new floor has to be inaugurated directly
December 05th 2015
Not everything is finally finished, but we have nearly made it. Neighbours and friends are there and everybody helps to clean up and polish, the result is presentable. Big praise and thanks to all our numerous helpers.
Herein in die gute Stube
Corridor before the restrooms
Waschbecken auf der Damentoilette
Herrentoilette, behindertengerecht
Assembling the foot rest at the bar
Der Jupp testet schon mal die Theke, das Bier scheint zu schmecken
Gangway between brewery and kitchen
