Day 57 - octagon walls completed

We finished the 5 panels that will make up the exterior ground floor walls of Pat and Wendy's "octagon". Except for a few adjustments in width, these wall panels are essentially identical - containing one big fixed window (large enough for Pat to stand in) with a large opening vent to the side.


There isn't a lot of wall space in these panels for cross bracing, but we wanted to make sure that the base of this three floor octagon tower was strong enough and that the frame around the large window was rigid enough. In the end we opted for one long piece on each side of the window, and we but in two smaller pieces of bracing to each side of the window.

The stack of wall panels is starting to build up into an impressive pile, and we are only just over half finished the exterior walls and we still have to finish the interior load bearing walls.