First Floor Joists 1
The first floor sits between new joists and above the existing beam. First the wall joists (double) were installed and bolted with a special resin. Than the hangers added. Despite all my planning, the bolts ....
Author: gjj
External Concreting
I turned up late in the morning to find the new beam had been installed and levelled and most of the external concreting had been done. The rear patio. The workshop and BBQ area that ....
External Concreting Preparation
The wall rendering is finished. The concrete support is re-shuttered to be raised to the new height. The hole to receive the far end of the new beam has been raised and moved to get ....
Internal Walls Rendered
With the concrete removed from the walls the team got on with applying a cost of lime based mortar. Not quite finished but it make a huge impact on the inside to have the walls ....
Painful Errors
Because I am taking a relaxed approach and only visiting on occasion and not daily, errors begin to occur. When I arrived today I was upset to see what looks to be cement used as ....
Saturday Cherry Picking and Hedging
Saturday so I had the place to myself today. I started by picking the low lying cherries so that I could then trim the branches to make access to and vision out better at the ....
Windows 1
As I am taking a more relaxed approach at the moment I did not arrive until nearly midday to find that the wall had been finished. cleaned and tiled. Henri will, be happy as it ....
Concrete Floor Goes In
When I arrived on site it was about an hour before the concrete was due to arrive and I found four builders busy on the separation wall which, in a morning, they had just about ....
Ivy Finished! (For Now)
Having sorted the water mains and connections it was back onto sorting out the Ivy and finally the entrance arch is cleared on the roadside. I also did the front wall at the same time. ....
Water Mains Repair
From the first time I set up the connection the water mains have had a tiny leak on my side of the counter. I could not repair it as the water was being used by ....