Stephen took the preparatory pieces of wood home and assembled the rough frame/body for the control panel.
Work also continued on the yard building. Over a few weeks, it has turned into an experiment in gluing paper and the winner was found this week!
Contender one - Diluted PVA. This was successfully used on the stairs. In hindsight, it was a small area and the base was quite firm, due to the shape. (Stair page)
Contender two - Ready made wallpaper repair glue. This seemed like a good idea as it would be a consistent mix and should allow some adjustment. It was tried on a gable - quite a large area. It went on quite well, but the paper became quite soft and tore when being smoothed out at the edges. On drying, the paper shank quite a bit and the gable developed a pronounced outward curve, no doubt caused by the shrinking paper.
Contender three - 3M Spraymount. I've used this a lot at my old company, but I've been reluctant to fork-out for a can for myself. The other gable was tried this time and, I've got to say, it was a joy to use. It does allow some adjustment, but it should be applied correctly first time. At £16 for 400ml, it had better last, but it is versatile as it can also be used for gluing flock material.
Top: For some reason, I made diagonal slits at the opening tops, whereas the horizontal bottom slits work much better. As the doors and windows are almost flush with the brick face, this won't matter, but something to remember. Brick arches to be applied from another sheet of header courses - all part of the sheet design.
Bottom: Aligned at the bottom, there is some creep in the brick coursing at the top, and I'm not sure why.
