25/11/25
November has been a very stressful month. The insulation was finished and base coat completed but the weather really hit hard. The top coat of the render is a bit of a disaster. The rain in combination with gable copings not functioning correctly resulted in lots of damage. There’s alse blistering in places and signs of patches made to both base and top coats. This will need to be recitified to some degree but it’s got all the hallmarks of being an ongoing pain-in-the-ass until resolved amicably with builders and sub-contractors.
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That said, it’s done. Finally. Not amazingly though. Bigger picture it looks nice. The West elevation looks awful when the light hits it an oblique angle. Loads of marks and scuffs and obvious patches. Really hoping that’s just a ‘certain times of day at certain times of year’ issue as for the most part you don’t see it. The dribbling rough render and blistering will need to be fixed though as it look shit. Some of the edges aren’t the straighest here and there. Which is frustrating. But is what it is. Have to resolve issues that are resolvable and move on.
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Windows went in kinda ok. Some issues with some of the openings. Maybe the extension doors will need to be raised up when they return to fit the front door. The timber frames look amazing though and they should function effectively being chunky 48mm sealed glazing units. The skylight that had been sitting in the front garden since spring finally went in meaning house is now secure and watertight ater months of being open to elements (see mouldy timber beams and ceiling above).
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Some pics above of the day one install. Hairy moments getting them down onto site. Wasn’t fun. The heatpump and water cylinder are also now on site and in the process of getting hooked up ready to run. Extension bathroom is pretty much ready to go. First floor bathroom tiling for the most part done as well. The tiled shower wall is a success. Just some more final plastering upstairs now that will contiunue down through the house. Maybe a week tops of that.
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Tiling for the extension, kitchen, lobby and lower lobby area is then going to kick off. We had a bit of a think and opted to change the tile direction in places. We’d seen examples of this and it looks pretty cool. It means a chunky 10mm grout line to be able to turn 90 degrees and line things up but it should work nicely. Just hoping it doesn’t draw to much attention to the off axis walls and messed up nature of the house. Stairs are built apaprently and on their way to the house ready to go in once the plastering in the stairwell is complete.
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November has been a very stressful month. The insulation was finished and base coat completed but the weather really hit hard. The top coat of the render is a bit of a disaster. The rain in combination with gable copings not functioning correctly resulted in lots of damage. There’s alse blistering in places and signs of patches made to both base and top coats. This will need to be recitified to some degree but it’s got all the hallmarks of being an ongoing pain-in-the-ass until resolved amicably with builders and sub-contractors.
That said, it’s done. Finally. Not amazingly though. Bigger picture it looks nice. The West elevation looks awful when the light hits it an oblique angle. Loads of marks and scuffs and obvious patches. Really hoping that’s just a ‘certain times of day at certain times of year’ issue as for the most part you don’t see it. The dribbling rough render and blistering will need to be fixed though as it look shit. Some of the edges aren’t the straighest here and there. Which is frustrating. But is what it is. Have to resolve issues that are resolvable and move on.
Windows went in kinda ok. Some issues with some of the openings. Maybe the extension doors will need to be raised up when they return to fit the front door. The timber frames look amazing though and they should function effectively being chunky 48mm sealed glazing units. The skylight that had been sitting in the front garden since spring finally went in meaning house is now secure and watertight ater months of being open to elements (see mouldy timber beams and ceiling above).
Some pics above of the day one install. Hairy moments getting them down onto site. Wasn’t fun. The heatpump and water cylinder are also now on site and in the process of getting hooked up ready to run. Extension bathroom is pretty much ready to go. First floor bathroom tiling for the most part done as well. The tiled shower wall is a success. Just some more final plastering upstairs now that will contiunue down through the house. Maybe a week tops of that.
Tiling for the extension, kitchen, lobby and lower lobby area is then going to kick off. We had a bit of a think and opted to change the tile direction in places. We’d seen examples of this and it looks pretty cool. It means a chunky 10mm grout line to be able to turn 90 degrees and line things up but it should work nicely. Just hoping it doesn’t draw to much attention to the off axis walls and messed up nature of the house. Stairs are built apaprently and on their way to the house ready to go in once the plastering in the stairwell is complete.
