Groundworkers need to finish off leveling the ground and pouring concrete for the post and cloakroom. Unfortunately they haven't been on site for a few days now, having to chase them to know when they are going to complete. Meanwhile, I've taken delivery of the materials for the brickwork.
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When ordering the materials, no time-slot was given so this delivery arrived while I was still on the morning school run but driver was good to wait for half an hour. Due to the tree branches, the crane wasn't able to drop the materials where I was hoping, instead the driver managed to reverse into the driveway and drop the materials into the middle.
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The bricks also arrived and I wanted them to be dropped towards the back as the new bricks will be used for the extension, with existing bricks being used at the front on the garage. Unfortunately, as the groundworkers will require access to finish leveling off the ground, it meant the bricks also had to be stored at the front. Fortunately there was sufficient space to off load 3500 bricks.
So as we await for planning consent and quotes from builders, we thought it was good to use the time to start looking at the style of windows we would want installed. The intention is to replace all the single glazed windows with double glazing at some point but this will depend on the cost. The existing windows of the house are single glazed timber sliding sash, with Georgian bars in the upper half. Front Elevation The rear windows are simple sliding sash with the ones on the ground floor having Georgian bars. Rear Elevation The extension will consist of 2 windows in the kitchen area, followed by another in the utility area. Then there is a small window for the small toilet and 2 windows above the garage (front and rear). There is also a single door from the utility into the garden and 2 sets of bi-folding doors. In total then we have over 30 windows. We would like to replace the existing windows with something similar that keeps the character of the property but sl
Once again nothing much to report on except the few courses of bricks have been laid. Photo 1 Photo 2 Working with black mortar is a lot more difficult as its easier to ruin the brickwork. So far I think the brickwork is looking pretty good. While waiting for the brickwork to be built, I thought it would be good to make a start on preparing the rooms on the inside. Photo 3 Photo 4 Started to remove the plaster from the exterior walls where I want to add insulation. Previous Next
The builders were on-site this morning and were going to continue clearing the site. The weather is looking quite grim and there is rain expected all day so not sure how much progress they will make. The kitchen has also been knocked down now but it seems rain halted proceeding much like the second day at Lord's in the Ashes. Bricks piled up for later use. We also had a response back from the builder controller about the depth of the foundations. Unfortunately, due to the eucalyptus tree at the front of the property, the foundations would need to be 2.1m below ground level. Having the tree removed would only require a depth of 1m. Now we're faced with the dilemma of losing this quite lovely looking tree that provides some privacy to the property or paying more than double for the foundation - having already costing more than we budgeted. Previous Next
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