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Sunday 14th. 52F/11C. Sunny, dry and breezy. First I leveled the new gravel area beside the observatory. This was so I could safely set up the stepladders on firm ground.
Then I started to dismantle the observatory. Removing the cladding
plywood was simple enough. The original building had retained its
cladding. Until I was ready to carry out the internal changes to suit
the big, green dome. [Now sold and gone.]
The enlarged building, floor plan, was offset and larger in nominal diameter than the original octagon. By 1.3meters towards the west.
Once I clear all of the external skeleton I will make a decision on keeping the 3m/10' observatory building. It doesn't loom nearly so large as the expanded building.
Now I must do a lot of tidying of the timber which I had stored in the
green dome. Though a rest is required first to recover from this
morning's exertions.
These tripod stepladders are incredibly strong, stiff and stable. With double rungs for long term comfort and safety while working from them. They have large metal feet, yards apart. Which don't sink or slide.
16.45 A new image added. I have removed a lot of cross braces. They were skew screwed with 100mm Torx. It is a great advantage to a have a proper rechargeable screwdriver with torque settings. Electric drills don't have the power. Unless set to Drill mode. Then they tear your wrists and hands as the drill body rotates. As it finally drives the screw home.
I have had enough for one day. The next step is to unscrew the lower cross braces from the projecting floor joists. Then the large, coach bolts can be undone at the top and each frame separated from the skeleton. This was the only way I could erect the building safely while working alone.
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