East Tanfield Carriage Shed Platform

Dave & Steve aligning beams ready for marking .....

..... & cutting by Ian

Dave & Steve  .....

..... installing the joists between the steel beams

Meanwhile Bill & Colin are marking for sawing .....

..... & screwing down the floorboards at the platform front edge

Ian cutting more joists

Rob & Logan giving a hand to install them

Nailing together a compound joist to support floorboards at the platform end

More floorboards being delivered ......

.....& accepted by Steve & Dave

Steve & Ian moving packs onto the joists for easier installation

Floorboards being fastened down

Cutting to length

A relatively slow job because .....
(photo courtesy of Logan Pye)

...... the long joint tongues & grooves are difficult to keep in place due to natural flaws in the boards