Wall beside patio – preparation and rebuild of existing wall. Also plastering progress in new bathroom and kitchen.
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Rebuild of old wall in front of patio
Old wall merges into new
Five steps are to be constructed here up to patio
Work to utility room, new bathroom, and brickwork
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two-new-lintels-over-new-doorway Between old bedroom and utility room
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position-of-new-polycarbonate-dome-for-light-for-new-bathroom
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Block work now built up higher on left side of utility
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Progress on steps today
Step progress
Step progress 2
Building Control Officer visited today to check on progress.
Also Bat licenced Ecologist came in the afternoon to supervise the removal of tiles from existing utility room roof and small bedroom roof as required by the bat licence.
Tiles removed over the utility room, picture taken from scaffolding
Tiles removed from roof over small bedroom, this will be a new bathroom, picture taken from scaffolding
Another view over utility room roof where tiles have been removed under supervision of bat ecologist
Up on Scaffolding – Tiles all removed from old existing roof over utility room and small bedroom
View to main roof over existing master bedroom, this will be the new lounge
View to garden from scaffolding above new kitchen
View to back garden from scaffolding over new kitchen
View from scaffolding
New Fascia board partly in place over position for patio doors
Progress on the new step area from patio
Batons and roofing felt was delivered today.
More work on the retaining wall and steps.
Step area
View from above of the new steps area
Another view of retaining wall
Wall from new patio area
Wall view from side of garage
Day 32 – Wednesday 24th August 2016
Roofer and builder here today. Photos below of progress
Roof progress
Roof progress 2
Wall and Step Progress
Wall progress
Work concentrated on the retaining wall behind the new kitchen and the new step area that will give us quick access to the garden. The soil is clay and heavy, and although it has been well compacted over the years before its disturbance for this build, it needs to be held back with a strong wall.
Digger to remove remaining soil for steps
As the height of the garden from the new patio is well above the ground level, about six steps will be required. This means more digging out to create space for the steps, also taking into consideration the width of each step and the drop of each step.
Digger removing remaining soil
View from bedroom
2nd View from bedroom
Rain! Heavy! No proper rain for a few weeks, till last night and this morning, just as all roof tiles have been removed – typical!
By lunch time rain was so heavy, the builder and his mate went home. Rain stops play again.
Filling back of retaining wall
Retaining wall
Removal of roof tiles with bat ecologist on site
Ecologist on site
Tile Removal with supervision 2
Tile Removal with supervision
Progress of retaining wall
Ground drains
Inside Kitchen Area
Top of patio doors
Top of patio doors 2
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