Finally we have had some sunny days! I have started prepping where the masonry walls are going to go (where the two chimney breasts were in the original bungalow). Not only that, block work for the base is now nearly finished. One slight gaff (I blame the tape measure), is one small wall isn't a true 90ᵒ so I will have to take that out and re-do it - at least it was just one course and about 6 or 7 blocks so no big nightmare.
Yesterday while trudging off to get some more water for the next mortar mix I tried walking over a bit of old kitchen unit board and went arse over tit. Apart from landing on the bucket full of water and feeling a fool, I was fine yesterday. This morning my neck and left shoulder is killing me so on that note I am taking some R&R today (sponsored by Carling!) I hope to be back on form tomorrow
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Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Sunday, 16 January 2011
16th January 2011
Unfortunately not much to update - its been chucking it down for the last few days so I have just been pottering about between the rain storms. The weather next week looks promising - touch wood
Saturday, 8 January 2011
8th January 2011
Crikey, it was absolutely freezing today. Despite this we still got out to get some stuff done. We continued with the breeze blocks around the foundations that we laid yesterday and marked out the joist hangers on the wall plates that were bedded yesterday. Some bent straps were put in on those wall plates.
Unfortunately, the cold got too much (especially when it began snowing again).
It's meant to be sunny tomorrow!
Unfortunately, the cold got too much (especially when it began snowing again).
It's meant to be sunny tomorrow!
Friday, 7 January 2011
7th January 2011
What a day today - woke up this morning and there was snow everywhere. Did that stop us - hell no!
As you can see from the pic below - thats me laying some bricks in the winter snow (nutter) but as well as that we have managed to finish laying all the concrete in the foundations. The DPC is now on and the wall plates are bedded in on the full lengths of blockwork.
We're steaming along now!
As you can see from the pic below - thats me laying some bricks in the winter snow (nutter) but as well as that we have managed to finish laying all the concrete in the foundations. The DPC is now on and the wall plates are bedded in on the full lengths of blockwork.
We're steaming along now!
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
5th January 2011
Not much to report today. Its been chucking it down and, as usual, decided to stop about 3.30-4pm and that's far too late to even begin anything. Bugger!
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
4th January 2011
Yesterday we managed to get the block base built around 3 walls which looks spot on!
Today we went off early to the builders merchants to get a load of stuff and they had to deliver it in two loads and as you would expect, the materials I needed first were on the second delivery that didnt turn up until 4pm. Also the timber I ordered has to be delivered using a sling and the gap between the top of the hedge and the telephone cable was too short so they had to drop it off on the grass verge and I had to shift it by hand. Luckily, a neighbour of mine was driving past and stopped to give me a hand.
Today we went off early to the builders merchants to get a load of stuff and they had to deliver it in two loads and as you would expect, the materials I needed first were on the second delivery that didnt turn up until 4pm. Also the timber I ordered has to be delivered using a sling and the gap between the top of the hedge and the telephone cable was too short so they had to drop it off on the grass verge and I had to shift it by hand. Luckily, a neighbour of mine was driving past and stopped to give me a hand.
Saturday, 1 January 2011
1st January 2011
Just been over to check the meter and its still on 85 (yippeee) - so thats the hole filled in and my toil done for the day.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
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