The guys have now built the new lounge wall so it’s not one huge open space downstairs any more (well, unless you count the lack of door). The steels have gone into the ceiling cavity and are being bricked in tomorrow, then welded together before the inspector comes to check them. There’s one [...]
In fact, it’s barely some walls now that they’ve started hitting things downstairs.
They cleared off the covering of the original steels which is going to be replaced eventually.
The lounge looks quite large from the front door. I particularly like the light switches which are free hanging in the middle of the room – shame [...]
I think this is about the point at which we stop living in a house, and start living in a building site. They started downstairs today; we spent the weekend packing up and moving everything from the lounge that we could, and as much as we could from the hall/kitchen area.
This was what greeted [...]
I’ve lost track of the days on the build, but they’re still making progress.
Out side we have a big pile of wood (which was tidied up by Monday night). It appears to be mostly the frame of the roof from the kitchen.
The lightwell in the en-suite has been framed, although the window isn’t in [...]
It’s been a while, but I was in Tokyo for a week and then didn’t get to see the house in daylight when I had the camera to hand for a bit.
So, the roof frame was built, eventually covered in weatherproof tyvek and the hole where the window will go was boarded up – it’s [...]