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Month: June 2023

External Concreting Preparation

30 June 20234 July 2023 gjj

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 ....

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BBQ/Workshop, Bike Store, External, Garden, Garden Store, Lounge, Upper Mezzanine Leave a Comment on External Concreting Preparation

Internal Walls Rendered

23 June 20234 July 2023 gjj

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 ....

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Guest Bedroom, Kitchen Dining Room, Lounge, Lower Mezzanine, Master Bedroom, Upper Mezzanine, Utility Leave a Comment on Internal Walls Rendered

Painful Errors

20 June 20232 July 2023 gjj

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 ....

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Entrance Gates and Arch, External, Kitchen Dining Room, Utility Leave a Comment on Painful Errors

Saturday Cherry Picking and Hedging

17 June 202319 June 2023 gjj

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 ....

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Window Openings

16 June 202319 June 2023 gjj

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 ....

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Concrete Floor Goes In

13 June 202317 June 2023 gjj

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 ....

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Ivy Finished! (For Now)

12 June 202313 June 2023 gjj

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. ....

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Water Mains Repair

12 June 202313 June 2023 gjj

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 ....

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More Ivy Removal

10 June 202313 June 2023 gjj

Quiet day on my own on site today. Finally finished off the ivy on the walls behind the car parking area and down the wall on the roadside between the parking area and the arch. ....

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Garden Wall 2, More Walls and Ivy

7 June 20239 June 2023 gjj

When I left last night the wall had progressed well and this morning it looks good having dried out. They are doing a good job matching the existing stonework and I am sure that Henri ....

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