Continuing Putting Together Bedroom 3
We continued with the work on Bedroom 3 and getting the floor, walls and windows ready. Whilst we are waiting for the deliveries, we got on with finishing the windows…
Flexible Twin Walled Plastic Conduits Arrives
At last! The arrival of the twin-walled plastic conduits tubing has occurred today this morning! But not all of it! We ordered three different sizes: 100mm, 63mm and 40mm diameters…
Stair Lift Motor, Gearbox, Chain and Controller Arrives
This Monday morning saw the arrival of the electric motor, the gearbox, chain, cog wheels and the electronic controller. All this equipment is going into the Stair Lift unit to…
Started Work on Building Flooring Structure for Ground Floor Rooms
We started the new week, after completing our staircase in just four days, by fixing up the metal joist bracket to the stringers at the top of the stairs. We…
Staircase Designed, Parts Created and Fully Assembled
We started on our next task on Wednesday, to design, create the parts and then build the staircase, all in just four days! The first job was to get our…
Vapour Barrier Plastic Membrane Installed (Part 1)
To finish off filling in the outer walls, and to provide a vapour barrier too stop moisture getting into our timber elements, we proceeded to cover up the glass wool…
Conservatory Air Duct Built Inside Wall
We spent a day or so making an air duct that will extract the hot air from the Conservatory. It needed to go inside the wall between the window and…
Glass Wool Fills the Air Space in Outer Walls
In preparation for filling and covering the walls we went around and planed off any of the plywood spacers between inner and outer wall posts which were sticking out from…
Extra Framework and Insulation Over Doors and Windows
We spent these last four days putting in extra insulation foam boards over the top of all the doors and windows. We needed to do this first because when the…