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Build Progress Delivery Orders and Procurement Phase 5

Flexible Twin Walled Plastic Conduits Arrives

Jul 30, 2021 Shaun

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…

Build Progress Delivery Orders and Procurement Phase 5

Stair Lift Motor, Gearbox, Chain and Controller Arrives

Jul 26, 2021 Shaun

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…

Bedroom Three Build Progress Flooring Ground Floor House Phase 5

Started Work on Building Flooring Structure for Ground Floor Rooms

Jul 24, 2021 Shaun

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…

Build Progress First Floor Phase 5

Staircase Designed, Parts Created and Fully Assembled

Jul 17, 2021 Shaun

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…

Build Progress Phase 5 Walls

Vapour Barrier Plastic Membrane Installed (Part 1)

Jul 13, 2021 Shaun

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…

Air Ducting Build Progress Phase 5 Walls

Conservatory Air Duct Built Inside Wall

Jul 10, 2021 Shaun

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…

Build Progress Phase 5 Walls

Glass Wool Fills the Air Space in Outer Walls

Jul 6, 2021 Shaun

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…

Build Progress Phase 5 Walls

Extra Framework and Insulation Over Doors and Windows

Jul 1, 2021 Shaun

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…

Build Progress First Floor Phase 5 Timelapse Movies

Work Continues on Construction of First Floor and Its Floorboards

Jun 26, 2021 Shaun

We resume the week by collecting up the sand we had spread across the kitchen to dry and sieved it through the finest mesh we had and lugged up six…

Accidents First Floor Phase 5

Stephen has that falling feeling…

Jun 21, 2021 Stephen

Stephen nearly fell through the floor today! He was walking across the unfinished floor to fit a piece of plumbing pipe when he stepped on the edge of a small…

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  • Home
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Design
    • Electricity
    • Energy
      • Solar Electricity
      • Solar Thermal
    • First Floor
    • Garage
    • Ground Floor
    • Ground Works
    • Roof
    • Site
    • Ventilation
    • Walls
    • Water
      • Rain Water
      • Sewage
  • Find Us
  • Pictures
    • Material Samples
    • Temporary Building
  • Plans
    • Structural Engineer Apr 2013
    • Groundworks September 2010
    • Building control May 2010
    • Planning April 10
    • Planning October 09
    • Planning August 2009
  • Tasks
  • Webcam Feed