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.
Grab lorry arrived to remove more muck Photo 1 Photo 2 The damp proofing was also applied in the hallway. Although it was suggested to take the damp proofing up to 1m, it would have required removing all the skirting and dado-rails. We decided against it as the existing damp course was doing its job so we just applied it below the finished floor level as that wont be accessible. Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6 Photo 7 Photo 8 Photo 9 Photos 5 to 9 show the foundation masonry being constructed. This will all be below ground level and won't be seen. Previous Next
Brickwork has been progressing on the garage. The difficulty has been finding and cleaning the best of the salvaged bricks to reuse. Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6 Photo 7 Previous Next
The demolition of the conservatory continues... Managed to salvage around 200 of these bricks which I'm thinking could be used for flower beds or an outdoor BBQ in the future. Previous Next
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