25/04/20
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Definitely hit that part of the build that requires lots of deep breaths and a level head. All front window openings are now complete including the one for the first floor central study/office. Side kitchen windows both complete. Extension topping out. Beams about to go in any minute. Despite looking like the Somme the garden grading has improved a lot over the past week. We had to rush in last weekend and attack the Hedge of Despair, removing the lowest 2m high x 2m deep as the digger was struggling and just piling up rubble against it. It still looks beyond hope but the levels are kind of sorta there - if you squint and a think positively anyway. We’re thinking the only path forward is to buy a proverbial shit tonne of topsoil, lug it down there by hand and then pin down in place using biodegradable hessian/jute fabric. Oh, and before that we’ll have to hand pick visible rubble/hardcore out and dispose of this..... somewhere.... The soil can then be pinned tightly down to stop erosion whilst any seeds take root. Sounds easy :) Not much to show inside the house this week. The carpenter has been busy leveling the first floor ceiling as surprise surprise it was woefully unlevel.
Hoping by the next update the digger is offsite, the grading at the side of the house well underway or complete, the extension beams and roof in, and the new scaffolding up around the house. Think positive.
Definitely hit that part of the build that requires lots of deep breaths and a level head. All front window openings are now complete including the one for the first floor central study/office. Side kitchen windows both complete. Extension topping out. Beams about to go in any minute. Despite looking like the Somme the garden grading has improved a lot over the past week. We had to rush in last weekend and attack the Hedge of Despair, removing the lowest 2m high x 2m deep as the digger was struggling and just piling up rubble against it. It still looks beyond hope but the levels are kind of sorta there - if you squint and a think positively anyway. We’re thinking the only path forward is to buy a proverbial shit tonne of topsoil, lug it down there by hand and then pin down in place using biodegradable hessian/jute fabric. Oh, and before that we’ll have to hand pick visible rubble/hardcore out and dispose of this..... somewhere.... The soil can then be pinned tightly down to stop erosion whilst any seeds take root. Sounds easy :) Not much to show inside the house this week. The carpenter has been busy leveling the first floor ceiling as surprise surprise it was woefully unlevel.
Hoping by the next update the digger is offsite, the grading at the side of the house well underway or complete, the extension beams and roof in, and the new scaffolding up around the house. Think positive.