For those of you wondering about the stands. Today we had the most progress ever. Bri and Dawn came to lend a hand, me and the father inlaw were working on the frame.
I can honestly say two things...
1) Dawn makes a fantastic cup of tea
2) there is no way that two people can move the frame on their own.
Basically you will see below the frame as it stands tonight. It has over 100 screws in it. Every joint has at least two 12cm screws in them. Every shelf is cross braced in 4 places. It is massively over engineered.
It weighs a ton on it's own.
To build the frame took three of us, and we had to rotate it, move it & lift it!!! Two people cannot lift it at all.
Before the shop can open, we have to be checked by the council for health and safety. Not only that we have to be insured to have a quarter of a ton nearly 1.5m in the air.
The frame will also be bolted using stainless coach bolts to the wall. The coach bolts will be secured on the other side of the wall I. The unit next door.
I have decided to go with the rustic look, not the sleek super clean lines like p@h. The big advantage of this is that I can choose the size of the units.
All wood has been pressure treated for rot, and I will be sealing it all as well just in case.
Not only that, the top of the frame is just over 2.5m (8ft) tall. this means that I can add additional securing to the top of the frame. I have also made sure that we can box in the pipework and the co2 lines. All electrical systems will be independently secured to the wall.
Anyway, here is the frame - minus the 5cm thick surface which I have to order next week.
Wood will be playing an important factor in the shop.
