Steve and Claire Golemboski-Byrne are living off grid in our converted truck, using wind and solar to power our lives. Creating low impact buildings from the materials found around us, and using green woodworking techniques to create beautiful and useful objects. Growing our own food, and living with dog, hens, and horses here in Northern Ireland.
Sunday, 22 July 2012
Reusing the bog oak roof timbers
The little platform above the living room needed some bannisters to keep people from plunging to their doom, and I wanted to re-use some of the wood from the original thatched roof, so here it is. The rails are made from lengths of bog oak that was used as laths under the thatch, and the handrail is one of the original ridge poles. Just the stairs to sort out now.....
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