All Cement Panels Stripped off and Piled Up!
The internal walls and ceiling cement panels are completely off in the Old Place! It is all piled into one location ready for the skip when it comes. It looks…
Internal Coverings being Stripped!
The last couple of days have seen the internal walls, ceilings, doors and windows wooden battens and framework being stripped off! Also the bathroom wall is now dismantled, and all…
Pebble Dashed Rendering Removed!
The week’s work of bashing and ripping off the pebble dashed rendering has finished at last! The ground, the paved footpath, all the way round the Old Place has a…
Roof Tiles all Off
I don’t know what day number it is anymore! Half a day there and half a day here! Anyway all the roof tiles are now off the Old Place! It…
Day 2 – Roof Tiles Flying Off!
Day 2 sees the tiles come flying off with increasing speed. The technique is improving but it is time now to make a neat pile for the rubbish so we…
Day 1 of Roof Tiles Removal
Today we started the demolition of the Old Place! The tiles on the roof starting from the top, working the way down, are being removed, one by one. No rushing!…
Shed Moved and Bloated!
The shed has been successfully moved to its new location. We have bloated it up by adding two more 4feet wide (8feeet high) panels to the side walls to extend…
Utility Disconnect
There are still two utility services connected to the Old Place, water and telephone. The electricity has been moved last November. For the water, we dug down near the meter…
Complete!
It might be safe now to admit that Phase 1 of our building project is Complete! At last! We have settled into our new temporary living quarters, sorting out a…
Electric Supply Moved!
Today we had our electric supply moved from the old place to the new place! Our electrician came this morning at around 10am, to test and supply a certificate of…