25/06/18
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Lots been going on over the last few weeks. The extension parapet walls have been built up to height. All the insulation added around the sides. There is a thick layer of insulation that will sit on the flat roof and be boarded over before finishing with a single ply membrane. The firrings have been fitted that will create the slope back towards the main house for the rainwater to run. This will then run along hidden guttering between extension and main house before exiting each side of the house and down. The extension rooflight reveal has been created and the triple glazed glass unit delivered ready to drop in. It’s a big boy 2m x 1m panel an will let light into what will be the darkest part of the house.
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The enormous steels are mostly now in. One more piece is needed up top which was going in as these pics were taken. There will be one more horizontal piece fitted later at the level of the staircase landing, adding more strength to the large window opening. It’s the first time we saw the reveal open, without any plastic sheeting covering it, and the light really poured in. The new living room opening was also without plastic for the first time so was letting the light flood in as well. Nice to see.
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Lots more pipework and first fix work has been underway at the same time. Insulation is being laid on the ground floor ready for metal trays to be laid on top carrying the underfloor heating pipes. Been told that’s happening next week. There’s also a lot of timber battening going around all the windows so they can finally be measured up ready to order. This is the thing that’s going to hold up moving in as they take a good 10-14 weeks to arrive. Must be patient.
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There’s been plenty more main roof work done with the new side drainage channels starting to be finished and membraned along with the hidden guttering that sits behind the parapets. The roofers are finishing this first before felting and battening the entire roof. The following week the PV panels will be fitted on top of the newly watertight roof. Finally the slate will be fitted once ready. In the garden we did our best to collect up as much rubble as possible and dispose of it under the exposed living room floor. More to go but we got a lot done so a good start. Still concerned about the sheer quantity of topsoild we’ll need to lug down. 12 bags was hard enough work and rough calculations mean we need something in the region of 400 :)
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Lots been going on over the last few weeks. The extension parapet walls have been built up to height. All the insulation added around the sides. There is a thick layer of insulation that will sit on the flat roof and be boarded over before finishing with a single ply membrane. The firrings have been fitted that will create the slope back towards the main house for the rainwater to run. This will then run along hidden guttering between extension and main house before exiting each side of the house and down. The extension rooflight reveal has been created and the triple glazed glass unit delivered ready to drop in. It’s a big boy 2m x 1m panel an will let light into what will be the darkest part of the house.
The enormous steels are mostly now in. One more piece is needed up top which was going in as these pics were taken. There will be one more horizontal piece fitted later at the level of the staircase landing, adding more strength to the large window opening. It’s the first time we saw the reveal open, without any plastic sheeting covering it, and the light really poured in. The new living room opening was also without plastic for the first time so was letting the light flood in as well. Nice to see.
Lots more pipework and first fix work has been underway at the same time. Insulation is being laid on the ground floor ready for metal trays to be laid on top carrying the underfloor heating pipes. Been told that’s happening next week. There’s also a lot of timber battening going around all the windows so they can finally be measured up ready to order. This is the thing that’s going to hold up moving in as they take a good 10-14 weeks to arrive. Must be patient.
There’s been plenty more main roof work done with the new side drainage channels starting to be finished and membraned along with the hidden guttering that sits behind the parapets. The roofers are finishing this first before felting and battening the entire roof. The following week the PV panels will be fitted on top of the newly watertight roof. Finally the slate will be fitted once ready. In the garden we did our best to collect up as much rubble as possible and dispose of it under the exposed living room floor. More to go but we got a lot done so a good start. Still concerned about the sheer quantity of topsoild we’ll need to lug down. 12 bags was hard enough work and rough calculations mean we need something in the region of 400 :)
