Moulin Bégasse, Morbihan, France
Exciting project creating a timber frame hanger and workshop using cypress trees felled on the property to extend an old dog house/run and to finish using recycled materials: corrugated sheets for the roof; old flush doors & windows for the walls. Nothing was wasted. Even the rounds cut off the edge of the logs were used for wall cladding. Thanks to my very willing and able Spanish crew for whom this was their timber frame!
Jean-Claude: 72 year old master sawyer
+18 metres or 60′ tall
1 of 3 log trucks
Pre-sawing bark peeling
Let the sawing begin
JC & brother-in-law Jean
Check twice. Cut once.
Awesome saw!
Cutting the splayed posts
The Spaniards
Trusty work horse
Max, Muri & Francesc – first job make saw-horses
Marking & cutting
Taking locally sourced to another level
Daily site visit by the hens
Coming together
Design: 3D ArchiCAD model
Looks about right
Post, plates & braces
Joining to existing structure
Home-cast staddles work well
Multi-purpose truck: Scaffold access
Roofed in
Lights on!
Last night with the Catalonian Crew
Scantling cladding
Nice working alongside the firepit for warmth & atmosphere
Job done!
Workshop
Bi-fold door access
River view
Recycling with style!