Waterproof Bitumen Paint Job Started – Day 1
Today, we started the task of applying the bitumen paint to the outside surface of our Perimeter Wall to make it waterproof against damp and floods. The morning was spent…
Started Clearing the Interior Ground of House
This morning, before the rain came along, we started clearing the area inside our building of all the rubbish and equipment plus chairs and table etc. to get the whole…
Day 2 of Hedge Trim!
We tackled the second half of the ivy choked blackthorn and hawthorn wild hedge that runs across the bottom of our garden between us and the school field. It was another…
Clearing Away Equipment and Rubbish .. but Diverted to Hedge Trimming Instead!
We started today on tidying up the area inside the footprint of our house, winding up hose, putting up the ramp over the wall at the back door nearest the…
Day 11 of Perimeter Wall Assembly and .. It is ALL Done!
With the rise of the sun (;-), we started work early today at 9am, it was a very humid and stuffy morning with no breeze to keep us cool. But…
Day 10 – Construction of Perimeter Wall
A long day of doing the 3rd course of the block wall and going onto the 4th layer with our morning and afternoon sessions. The morning one saw us doing…
Perimeter Wall interrupted by Rain!
After lunch, because of the rain forecasted to arrive about 4pm to 5pm which made block laying impractical we had to do something else. So we moved and tidied up…
Day 9 of Perimeter Wall Block by Block!
We started early this morning to try and do as many concrete blocks on our 3rd tier of the Perimeter Wall before lunchtime and the predicted rain coming this afternoon.…
Day 8 of Perimeter Wall Heading Upwards!
We set a new record today of putting down 85 concrete blocks in two sessions! This morning, we carried on with the 2nd layer and completed the Great Room, the…