25/05/21
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Last couple of weeks have mostly seen roofing work going on. The front and rear parapets are complete. These raise both the front and rear walls upwards, concealing the guttering that will then run downwards along the more hidden side of the house. The gable walls have been raised using timber battens. Once complete, the gable walls should run flush with the new slate roof tiles. On the front roof will be 8 horizontal inset flush PV panels making up a modest 3.5kw system - as large as the roof will allow. The roof pitch joists have been raised up a touch to create an air gap between the insulation and the new slate tiles. Between the joists we’ll have 75mm foil backed insulation boards and then another 75mm on the inside of the pitch. Not bothering with plaster board on the inside as the loft is just for storage and it’ll trim down the costs a touch. The existing slim loft floor joists (100mm) will have mineral fibre insulation put inbetween and then chipboarded. On the back of the house the new lintels and openings are complete for the kitchen and living room. The massive central opening looks to be pretty much done, albeit hiding behind plastic sheeting. Next up are some steels to be fitted around the opening to add strength. Once done, the windows can be measured up and ordered. Inside, a lot of the first fix plumbing is now complete. Insulated pipes running all over. Soil pipes from upstairs running externally down the side wall ready to be hidden within the insulation. Electric first fix to begin very shortly.
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Started to try and drill down into window colours given it’s just about time to order them. Current favourites are RAL 1035 Pearl Beige (an ever so slightly brassy brown colour) and RAL 7032 Pebble Grey - a very rough and probably inaccurate representation of it below. Render colour has been whittled down to a K-Rend Ash White in a 0.5mm finish on the top half of the house and a 3.0mm on the lower half and inset spandrels. Hopefully there will be enough of a visual difference betwen the two once complete.
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Last couple of weeks have mostly seen roofing work going on. The front and rear parapets are complete. These raise both the front and rear walls upwards, concealing the guttering that will then run downwards along the more hidden side of the house. The gable walls have been raised using timber battens. Once complete, the gable walls should run flush with the new slate roof tiles. On the front roof will be 8 horizontal inset flush PV panels making up a modest 3.5kw system - as large as the roof will allow. The roof pitch joists have been raised up a touch to create an air gap between the insulation and the new slate tiles. Between the joists we’ll have 75mm foil backed insulation boards and then another 75mm on the inside of the pitch. Not bothering with plaster board on the inside as the loft is just for storage and it’ll trim down the costs a touch. The existing slim loft floor joists (100mm) will have mineral fibre insulation put inbetween and then chipboarded. On the back of the house the new lintels and openings are complete for the kitchen and living room. The massive central opening looks to be pretty much done, albeit hiding behind plastic sheeting. Next up are some steels to be fitted around the opening to add strength. Once done, the windows can be measured up and ordered. Inside, a lot of the first fix plumbing is now complete. Insulated pipes running all over. Soil pipes from upstairs running externally down the side wall ready to be hidden within the insulation. Electric first fix to begin very shortly.
Started to try and drill down into window colours given it’s just about time to order them. Current favourites are RAL 1035 Pearl Beige (an ever so slightly brassy brown colour) and RAL 7032 Pebble Grey - a very rough and probably inaccurate representation of it below. Render colour has been whittled down to a K-Rend Ash White in a 0.5mm finish on the top half of the house and a 3.0mm on the lower half and inset spandrels. Hopefully there will be enough of a visual difference betwen the two once complete.
