The roof

The roof is on and finished. Tomorrow the hard work starts: the kitchen will be out of action and the wall will start coming down

Rendering

Outside, the extension is being rendered

Watch out

The wall is starting to come down slowly for the foundations to be reinforced for the new pillar that will then hold up the house



The pipe work for the new soil pipe and bath/shower wastes have been completed too

Roof

Here's the new roof going on, complete with new guttering:



Here is the velux around the side of the house

Downstairs toilet fitted

On friday the new downstairs toilet arrived. I dont think Ill be using it though

Windows in

Out-house Down

The out-house has now been almost completely demolished, just some of the floor and little bits of the walls remaining:





Also, here is the gap for a velux window that will be going in to throw some more light into the kitchen. The ceiling wont be vaulted, so it will be like a light tunnel type effect:

One Up One Down

The new roof is going up - all the rafters are now in place - and the old roof on the old outbuildings is coming down



Close up on the new roof:



New location for the satellite dish:

Through the window

This is what the windows look like at the moment



Most of the brick work appears to be done - the roof is going to start going up on monday.

No more bricks

Most of the bricks have now been laid - the last the vertical row of red bricks across the top of the extension and for the window ledge



Meanwhile, the builders have improved their darts facilities - even with an oche.

Mystery Sewer

Found out today that we werent building over a sewer which was pretty obvious even according to the maps that Welsh Water have but who think they are wrong. All a bit of a strange procedure.

The Shed

The shed has arrived:



And the extension is going up - building up to support the roof:

Air Raid Shelter Finally gone

The last vestiges of the air raid shelter were finally erased from the garden today with the arrival of some chippings to cover the rumble made when knocking it down. Tomorrow the shed should be arriving and the demolition of the outhouses can begin.



Meanwhile, progress on the extension continued:

Feeling Sleepy

Some sleepers arrived over the weekend. They are for the area around the old air-raid shelter which the new shed is going on when it arrives on tuesday

End of the week

Tomorrow the builders have to go on an equity and diversity training course so this week's building has finished. The extension is up to approx. 2m high now.



The lintels are in all the windows and the patio door.



Also, some wood has arrived - you can see it here - not sure whether its for the roof or for standing on for putting the roof up.

Bye Bye neighbours

The wall is going up. Its up so high now we cant see over the wall to our neighbours or see their garage.

New Skip

The rain today meant there was little new work. Highlight of the day was when some bricks magically appeared


Later on a new skip arrived too, so we decided to throw some things into it:

red bricks

Continuing progress along the side with more red bricks going on:



Also, some blocks going on the garage wall to brick up the wooden wall part of the garage

180!!!!

More like 32. This what our builders do whilst waiting for concrete etc, salvaged from the garage before it came down.

Wall: gone

About 2 weeks ago I decided to help the builders out by knocking out part of the front wall around our garden. This means the less skillful drivers amongst us will be able to drive on and off the drive with ease, as well as being able to keep both cars there.


My attempts were much more successful than the last time I wielded a sledgehammer in anger:

Dry Floor

The builders spent the day laying more bricks which means the concrete must have dried out.



The new doorway taking shape which will lead into the kitchen



Beam thingies above the windows. Important update: Ive been advised that the technical term for "beam thingies" is lintels.

Our Builders

We have top quality builders doing our extension - highly recommended!

Concreting the Floor

Today the concrete for the floor arrived:





And they carried on building, mainly down the side of the house - that wall is now about 2 foot high.

The Floor

Today the builders started preparing the floor. First they put sand down with insulation over the top. Tomorrow they are covering it all with concrete.



Also, they carried on building too: