Last Stretch of Pipework Completed
We finished off the installation of the pipes (running around the whole perimeter of the house) that [will] collect the rain water off the roof. The last stretch is along…
Steel Questions, Shopping List and Quotes
The Steel requirement for the skylight frame has been sorted out into a shopping list and sent off to half a dozen different local suppliers in Norfolk, and beyond. We…
Clearing Away Left Overs of Floor Slab Formation
These last few days, we have been clearing and tidying up the left overs bits and pieces created from the formation of the Floor Slab a week ago. All the…
Shopping List for the Central Steel Framework
Also, while the tidying up task is being performed, we were also creating the shopping list for various steel parts to create the main structural central framework that defines the…
Tidy Up After Floor Slab Creation!
Today, in lovely sunshine instead of the wet rainy day we had yesterday (typical!!), we started the tidying up task after the concrete has set enough overnight, for us to…
Floor Slab is Poured!
What A Day! 7 AM We started at 7am at the crack of dawn to clear away as much as possible the rain water still puddling on the DPM plastic…
Day 2 of Installing the Pipework for Rainwater off Roof
This afternoon, we continued with installing of the pipework running around the perimeter of the house, connecting to the downpipes from the roof and the guttering. We went along the…
Installing Pipework for Rainwater off the Roof and Guttering
Today, while we are waiting for the arrival of the ready mixed concrete on Monday, we carried on with the preparation and installation of the pipework running around the perimeter…
Laser Level Check and Final Adjustments of Cellular Framework of Floor Slab
This afternoon, we went around checking the height of all our cellular framework that divides up the Floor Slab. It is rather satisfying that we didn’t get more than 10mm…
Building Inspector Approves Preparation for Floor Slab!
Our Building Inspector came along at lunch time and spent a few minutes looking over our DPM plastic, sticking up pipes and how it was all stuck together. He said…