re-bar support framework has been constructed
The framework for holding the reinforcing bars in the correct positions, has been constructed using our pile of 63mm CLS timber. We drove in pegs and posts to hold the…
Ready mix concrete ordered
We have ordered 4 cubic metres of ready mixed concrete for Monday 8am! The price has gone up since 5 years ago and now is £425 for this load!! Yes,…
Re-Bars cut and bent!
Today, we started on the job of slicing up 55 6metres steel bars into 105 lengths of 2metres, and 100 lengths of 1metre. Then all were bent right angles, so…
Foundation Trench Constructed!
We have finished constructing the foundation trench framework. We put in about 8 tons of crushed builders rubble (maximum 75mm / 3inch size) and then blinded the surface with clean…
Swimming Lane is Next to do
We have decided to start building the swimming lane first before the main house, because we had a serious problem with rain water this week, when we had very heavy…
The Massive Soil Works starts …
We start the huge task of sorting out the site, ready for the main house to be built upon! The soil is a real mess of old garden rubbish, DIY…
Structural Calculations with the Engineer
Finally, the structural calculations I have been performing over the last year have been submitted to our structural engineer. Paul Burrell visited us this morning and I handed the calculations…
Waste disposal
Another of those inevitable expenses involved in demolition work is disposing of the waste. Now that the demolition is complete we have to get rid of all the waste. There…
Chimney Demolition
We have now demolished the chimney stack, which was the last of the demolition tasks! We looked at the structure of the cimney and it was obvoius that it was…
More demolition of the remaining structures.
Shaun has carried on his good work and demolished the outside loo and a old greenhouse.