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A lean few days. I've noticed that, as could be expected, the bricks that are drying deep in the back of the shed are taking ages to dry. Consequently most of my frames are occupied for a long time. This is a problem. I'll try and put my bricks closer to the front of the shed from now on.

There is plenty of other things that can be done though. I've got enough dry bricks now that if I had a foundation, I could be laying some of them now, while the others are still drying. I've got a site lined up and I've changed my mind about how the roof is going to be. I had intended that it would just have one angle, but now I'm thinking it would be better to have a traditional house shape. The reason for this is that I can then use shorter pieces of corrugated iron, and I'll be able to have more overlap all round, to protect the bricks from any rain that gets driven in.

I've seen some good things at the auction rooms in Rangers, bits of metal that sit on top of the roof, and cover the change in angles between the corrugated iron. Struggling to use good words to explain that, but when I get some photos up it will become clear.

Something like this, Tim?