installation-of-plastic-and-foam-lining-to-seal-cavity-around-door
cavity-wall-closers-around-patio-doors
cavity-closers-around-windows
cavity-closers-around-windows-pic-3
cavity-closers-around-windows-pic-2
tiles-now-being-replaced-around-new-fibre-glass-roof-picture-from-scaffolding
tiles-now-being-replaced-around-new-fibre-glass-roof-picture-2
fibre-glass-roof
fibre-glass-roof-2-showing-valley
block wall between bedroom and new kitchen window will be removed next week
block wall going up between bedroom and new kitchen from scaffolding window to be filled in next week
block-wall-going-up-between-bedroom-and-new-kitchen
hip-roof-now-corrected-and-finished-now-in-at-correct-angle
hip-roof-now-corrected-picture-2
Fibre glass roofing over flat/sloping roof was completed today. Fibre glass roofing was chosen as it is strong and durable and can last for 20 years. It was the ideal solution to cover this kind of roof where all the tiled roofs meet. An expert came out to do the job and it had to be a dry day. There are several layers, the first of which is a fibre glass coated board, then a resin goes on, followed by the fibre glass matting, then more resin and finally a top coat. Photos are shown below.
Also today a mistake was noticed by the double glazing man in the hip above the patio doors when he was measuring, so this needs to be corrected.
hip-roof-has-been-constructed-incorrectly-one-angle-is-wrong-3-inches-out
hip-roof-has-been-constructed-incorrectly-picture-2
hip-roof-has-been-constructed-incorrectly-picture-3
hip-roof-has-been-constructed-incorrectly-picture-4
hip-roof-being-reconstructed
hip-roof-being-reconstructed-2
fibre-glass-roof-between-sloping-roofs-completed-today-all-sealed-and-watertight-skylight-and-vents-are-also-sealed-in
fibre-glass-roof-shows-sloping-sections-and-new-skylight-and-vents-all-put-in-place-today
fibre-glass-roof-took-a-day-to-do-and-sealed-with-a-special resin and top coat
sealed-vent-for-utility-room-in-new-fibre-glass-roof
vent-put-in-new-bathroom
new-vent-can-be-seen-in-utility-room
skylight-over-new-bathroom-to-be-in-place natural-light-coming-through-is-considerable
bricks-in-place-over-back-door-outside-doors-and-windows-have-been-measured
blocked-up-old-bedroom-window
2-doorways-now-opened-up-left-to-kitchen-right-to-new-bathroom-rubble-all-cleared-away
a-fleet-of-white-vans-today
Wet day – Work limited to undercover. Skylight gap previously covered in tarpaulin was recovered with board. This will be fitted and sealed within the next few days, so should soon be water tight. Hole was cut for doorway to new bathroom. Bricks laid to fill gap over new lintel above the new back door. Old bedroom window now blocked in. Photos below.
old-bedroom-window-blocked-up
old-little-bedroom-with-window-blocked-up-and-brickwork-cut-to-the-left-to-form-a-new-doorway-into-the-utility-room
new-doorway-cut-into-old-bedroom-which-will-be-new-bathroom-picture-taken-from-utility-side
More roof work – pictures taken Saturday 24th September from scaffolding
view-from-scaffolding-of-tarpaulins-new-bathroom-and-utility-room-sloping-roof-can-be-seen-under-tarpaulin
view-from-scaffolding-of-tarpaulins-over-part-of-new-bathroom-and-utility-room-lefthand-side-of-roof
view-from-scaffolding-of-tarpaulins-over-part-of-new-bathroom-and-utility-room
view-of-roof-over-utility-and-entrance-to-new-kitchen-between-the-three-sloping-roofs
view-from-scaffolding
scaffolding-between-new-kitchen-and-garage
view-across-scaffolding-along-back-of-house
view-towards-back-garden-from-scaffolding-showing-felt-and-battening
view-to-back-garden-across-scaffolding
view-of-new-steps-from-scaffolding
view-into-new-kitchen-through-new-side-window-opening
rain-leaking-into-utility-roof-is-unfinished-as-yet
heavy-rain-has-totally-filled-tarpaulin-over-new-skylight-rain-is-leaking-in-again
sunday-another-night-of-heavy-rain-8-buckets-of-water-removed-from-tarpaulin-covering-skylight
Builder is very fortunately ok and back here, although very sore. A lot of work today on the roof over utility and new entrance to kitchen.
view-into-utility-room-from-new-kitchen-fibre-boards-in-place-on-roof
utility-roof-showing-slope
fibre-boarding-over-utility-room
skylight-shown-in-blue-tarpaulin-over-top
this-will-be-door-out-of-new-bathroom-to-utility-lintels-in-part-cut
Unfortunately the builder fell through the beams of the utility room today, landing on a stone floor. This meant a hospital check up. He is very sore, but luckily no broken bones.
gaps in beams, some unsecured
Work to utility room, new bathroom, and brickwork
drilling-and-loosening-brick-work-in-new-doorway-before-inserting-2-new-lintels
new-lintels-in-over-new-doorway-and-window-out-of-old-bedroom
two-new-lintels-over-new-doorway Between old bedroom and utility room
old-bedroom-cleared-of-rubble-and-window-removed
old-bedroom-window-removed
new-bathroom-old-bedroom-with-gap-for-flat-roof-light-bubble
position-of-new-polycarbonate-dome-for-light-for-new-bathroom
lead-inserted-into-roof-this-will-go-over-fibre-glass-board-double-wall-here-completed-between-rafters
lead-inserted-into-roof-and-wall-finished
sloping-roof-created-to-accomodate-enough-head-height-when-going-down-steps-from-new-kitchen-to-utility
sloping-roof-from-above-outside-view
view-from-new-kitchen-area-through-to-back-door-position-and-garage
Day 51 – Monday 19th September 2016
Work in and around Utility Room continues
rain-overnight-leaking-into-utility-room
rubble-and-plaster-board-from-utility-wall-also-see-vertical-cuts-in-wall-which-will-be-the-door-opening-into-the-new-bathroom
close-up-of-grooves-cut-for-door-to-new-bathroom
everything-covered-to-protect-from-very-fine-red-brick-dust-after-cutting-grooves-for-new-doorway-in-utility-room-2
dust-masks-essential
new-brickwork-around-timbers-in-utility-room
close-up-of-new-sloping-beams-to-accomodate-head-height-for-steps-which-have-yet-to-be-built-to-reach-new-level-of-kitchen
More Work on Utility Room
utility-outside-wall-now-removed
view-from-kitchen-through-utility-to-new-wall-of-utility
utility-room-with-old-wall-removed-right-hand-side
utility-room-with-old-wall-removed
springdalegarden 