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Sunday, 30 October 2016

Solid as a rock

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   Floor screed is poured and all pipe work is covered. Here's hoping everything is in the right place!
Friday, 28 October 2016

Heat it up!

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Yep....ground floor heating loops are down and will be covered with screed by close of play today. Upstairs is already in! Yep...
Saturday, 22 October 2016

Flying High

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The first floor roof deck is now finished, just waiting for insulation and waterproofing. The electric skylight is on site ready to fit too....
Friday, 21 October 2016

Further on up the road

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Starting to stand out from the crowd!
Tuesday, 18 October 2016

I'm Happy.....like a room without a roof

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Just exterior walls on the first floor but it gives you an idea of what it will be like! Looking back from the rear roof at the floatin...
Sunday, 16 October 2016

Albatross

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My best friend (after my wife!) bought me a drone....here is the results of the second flight!     What you don't see is me fishing i...
Saturday, 8 October 2016

A Different Corner

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View through the front door from the driveway.....right through to the garden.    ....and the double aspect corner window from the main...
Thursday, 29 September 2016

Raise the Roof

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Sunday, 25 September 2016

All the right (moves) curves in all the right places

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Sunday, 18 September 2016

Steel Frame of Mind

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The frame is slow going but is starting to show the dimensions.      
Saturday, 10 September 2016

Under The Boardwalk

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Not much fun, certainly no sun, but these builders keep going through the rain. So it's as wet as being down by the sea.    It real...
Tuesday, 6 September 2016

Holiday!

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Just got back from a weeks vacation.....there's been some changes!
Thursday, 1 September 2016

The Dance Floor....

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....is down!  This is where we will party!
Tuesday, 30 August 2016

Steal Away

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  Some steels are in and pointing skywards. Other monster steels are lying around waiting for walls to sit on...
Friday, 19 August 2016

Silver dream machine

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Not quite, all you 'Essex' fans, it's the garage pit.     Ready for my next bucket list project, a car. Let's hope there...

Here comes the rain again.....

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.....fortunately the drainage is all in with a little finishing off to do.          Pipes, pumps, action!
Thursday, 11 August 2016

Foot(ing) Loose

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   They have finally been poured.  Now we can start going upwards!

Filling a hole

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    We're finally pouring the footings!  Is this the end of  the money pit?
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Friday, 5 August 2016

Going Underground

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Some of the footings are 2.5 metres deep. Given we've already dug down half a metre or more that's pushing 4 metres underground!  ...