Near where I live they are upgrading a communal area. The old tin roof has been removed and the concrete slab has been extended to twice it's size and now measures 12 metres by 6 metres (roughly 40' X 20').
Brick work has been built to house a brand new 6 burner gas BBQ with rotisserie at one end and a massive 1.5 metre (roughly 5') diameter fire-pit & smoke hood at the other. Huge wooden tables and benches are being brought in for seating. Tom, who makes the tables uses pre-loved timber. The first table that he has delivered weighs in at about 340 kg (around 750 lbs) and the next table to arrive will be a little longer and heavier.....
My part in the project is to build a child safety fence around the fire-pit. I've measured and drawn up the plans, sourced the material, had it delivered (
albeit a little latter than planned because the truck broke down) and am now in the process of constructing each of eight panels of what will become an octagon shaped screen that will be bolted to the concrete. One panel will become the gate to enter the fire-pit area.
The new roof supports are going up:
Now the covering:
Looking good with the new BBQ in place also:
The first of two tables and benches arrives:
Weighing around 340 kg (around 750 lbs)we need to use rollers to move it into place:
Hard earned rest:
Preparing the posts for the safety screens:
Next one to be riveted:
A post that has the hinges riveted, the screens will be secured to those hinges:
The eight completed safety screens:
The smoke hood for the fire-pit arrives:
The stand that supports the smoke hood goes up:
The fire-pit and smoke hood in place, also showing one of eight safety screen panels on the right:
End of work today (Tuesday) just managed to snap this pic before I lost all the light so it's a bit blurry as it was taken with my mobile/cell phone, just like all the other pics. The screen is all joined together but only free-standing, not yet bolted to the concrete. The panel closest to the front is the gate.
As of Wednesday evening all the posts have been bolted to the concrete..... JOB COMPLETE..
Stainless steel dome nuts replaced the Dynabolt nuts for a better finish:
The Magnetic gate latch fitted:
The flue was fitted yesterday Sun 7th July and the fire-pit fired up for the first time:
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