Unfortunately our brickie didn't turn up yesterday so we missed a day of good weather. Spent some time cleaning bricks which must be one of the worst jobs in the world!
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Cleaned a few bricks...
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... just one of many piles left to clean.
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The raised blocks indicate the position of the windows. We spent a long time debating where these windows should be positioned. Initially they were going to go equidistant from the centre of the wall. Then it was decided that the centre point shouldn't be the centre of the wall but offset by the depth of the kitchen cabinets that will run along the side (adjacent to the garage, left wall in above photo). Eventually we decided that the windows would be visually better if they were equidistant from the centre of the kitchen island.
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The edge of the window is aligned with the post. The original plan would have meant the window was further to the right with the post obstructing the sight of the window.
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Final window positions. The centre of the opening almost aligns with the centre of the kitchen wall section between the windows.
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Its starting to take shape now, still going slower than I would like and just hoping the weather is kind to us.
As it was pretty cold today we managed to light a fire. There's plenty of wooden laths to burn which should provide our bricklayers some warmth while they work.
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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