It’s Jane’s tried and tested method, and she


hasn’t been persuaded by timber frame yet. “There’s not much of a saving in time as you have to allow such a long lead-in to order a timber frame kit and then get it delivered and erected – it works out about the same.” Jane’s choice was for an 80 mm steel frame hidden within the double-skin blockwork walls. “It’s a tiny, skinny steel frame and that sets out all the angles. It’s all designed on a computer cutting machine, it’s like a Meccano set – digital perfection.” Building off the existing concrete slab from the original haulage yard slab, no new foundations were required just some adjust- ments in the steel frame so that each leg of the steel was slightly longer to account for the slope on the slab.


THE BUILD


he steel came rom myth teel in orthern Ireland who also provided the steelwork for Tot- tenham Hotspur’s stadium. “The only problem was that we discovered on the last day of erec- tion that the longest ridge beam was missing.  thin it didnt fit into the galvanising tan with the other pieces. However, within 24 hours of realising it was missing it arrived in Tobermory, the company were incredible.” The glazing was also sourced from Ireland with glass from the Republic of Ireland and the alu-


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“Moving from being an architect to a project manager I now appreciate when a contractor says to me there’s been a delay on something”


minium raming rom orthern reland t was cheaper to get it all done there and for them to come over and fit it than to use a cottish com- pany. We hired a manitou from a local haulier to lift it into place. I had a lot of tradesmen for din- ner that night t ept me fit as  was constantly running up and down to the shop for more food, which is at the bottom of the second steepest street in Scotland!” This is where another of Jane’s roles came into play – chief cook! Her team of tradesmen stayed in The Art House during the build, and


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LOW POINT


“I paid a deposit for a specific insulation, which you blow into the cavities after everything is com- plete. When I called the company to confirm the installation date there was no answer; they’d gone to the wall. Over the next two days I rang over 60 companies around the  to find a replacement supplier. My builder even offered to go on a course to fit it


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