<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/794/timber-frame-factory" rel="attachment wp-att-795"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-795" alt="timber-frame-factory" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timber-frame-factory.jpg" width="200" height="150" /></a><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #0000ff;">Our programme of work is now gathering pace, particularly since we put a deposit down with the timber frame company (<a title="Frame Wise Timber Frame Company" href="http://www.framewiseltd.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Frame Wise</span></a>). Site level and ground surveys have been completed. We are finalising the plans for the timber frame company and they have produced a plan of the building sole plate. This is the footprint of the building which is placed on top of the foundations where the level of tolerances must be + or - 5mm.</span>

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #0000ff;">We have a devliery date of week commencing 3 June and provided the project remains on time that should just be in time for the foundations to be ready. Within two weeks of delivery the building should be constructed.</span>

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #0000ff;">One of the problems we have is getting heavy construction vehicles onto the site without damaging the tree roots. We will be using a product called <a title="Cellweb root protection" href="http://www.geosyn.co.uk/products/cellweb-trees.asp?product_id=21" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Cellweb</span></a> to protect the roots. Initially it was thought that we would need to install 200mm of the material and on top of this would be paving. The outcome would be a drop of nearly a foot which could be a serious problem in terms of levels and steps. Hopefully we will be allowed to access the site from the top end via a road that ends at the boundary of our land. This simple solution may save us £10,000 and a lot of hassle with the planners and tree officer.</span>