Work on the upstairs bathroom continues.
Wash basin installed
Wash basin installed – view towards the window
skirting board around shower base painted and glossed
skirting board around shower base painted and glossed pic 2
radiator in upstairs bedroom beneath front window
radiator in bedroom beneath dormer window
radiator in study beneath the velux window
Into the final stages now as the outside is nearly finished with just vents and guttering to be completed. Inside the staircase will be finished next week and some new doors, which are extras to the build, will be fitted. Today 3 bat boxes were fixed into position as required by our bat licence.
Bat box 2, a small slit at the bottom allows a bat to enter
Bat box 1 – shadowed by scaffolding
Bat box 3 painted white to blend in with the house
Looking down into sun room from scaffolding
New guttering and down pipes from flat roof
New guttering and down pipes pic 2
New guttering up around the dormer window
Bathroom door now with handles fitted
Inside the new wardrobes – hanging rails and small shelf – perfect! thanks Steve and Luke
Wardrobe under the sloping roof adapted to fit
Wardrobe with longer hanging space for longer clothes
Wardrobe with panelling showing on sides and front – looks so smart
Wardrobe, one door open
Cupboard in the study over the stairs – now with fitted doors
New sun lounge which has been painted over the weekend and Monday, scaffolding was left to use for the very high parts
New sun lounge boarded up at present – front windows awaiting delivery
new sun lounge – view to the back and archway to old kitchen, covered to keep dust out
sun lounge – scaffolding for painting and ladders still the only access to the upstairs
levelled area of floor in sun room
dormer view from front scaffolding
Dormer window with soffits all painted black
Painted soffit boards
Painted soffit boards 2
Painted soffit boards 3
Gable end boards painted black
cladding for side of dormer
Steve and Luke – the builders
Ceiling of the new sun lounge, freshly plastered
Freshly plastered wall of sun lounge, boarded area will have french doors
Opposite side of sun lounge, plasterboard in place
Wills!
new dormer window from inside, unfortunately a mistake at the suppliers meant that the sealed units were incorrect size
new dormer window from inside
new dormer window
view from new dormer
Paul on scaffolding
New flat roof from inside new bedroom
new-flat-roof-over-new-upstairs-bedroom
new-flat-roof-over-new-upstairs-bedroom-pic-2
painted-board
painted-fascia-boards
view-from-inside-upstairs-area
view-of-dormer-from-front-pic-2
view-of-dormer-from-front
Structure of the new dormer, progress so far
Dormer on the left side of house
dormer-construction-from-the-inside
flat-roof-construction-beginning-between-the-2-gables-and-across-the-new-bedroom
beginning-of-the-flat-roof
shape-of-the-front-of-the-house-now-appearing-2-gables-and-flat-roof-between
left-gable-end
gable-end-on-left-side-of-house-now-with-block-work
view-of-gabled-section-from-steel-beam from inside
view-of-left-gable-filled-with-blockwork-above-bedroom-window-gap
view-from-velux-on-right-side-of-house-across-newly-laid-tiled-section
view-below-velux
the-initial-construction-of-the-dormer-in-the-left-side-of-the-new-bedroom-upstairs
dormer-side-shown-from-the-front-of-the-house
the-sloping-roof-on-left-side-of-the-dormer
new-upstairs-area-on-the-left-will-be-the-study-with-velux-window-on-the-right-a-new-ensuite-bathroom
new-velux-which-will-be-the-new-window-for-the-study
left-gable
gable-end-structure-on-the-left-side-of-house-under-construction
flat-roof-area-between-steel beams-now-also-under-construction
new-felt-and-batten-adjoining-the-new-roof-to-the-dormer-down-left-side-of-house-over-the-old-kitchen
right-side-of-house-tiling-progress-is-fast
right-side-of-house-roof-felted-battened-and-tiles-going-on
new-garage-light-with-sensor fitted by Ballan Electrical
garage-light-with-sensor
view-of-inside-of-new-upstairs-from-right-the-progress-so-far
rafters-on-the-left-side-of-the-house-in-place
the-left-side-of-the-house-start-of-the-dormer-window
the-left-side-of-the-house-start-of-the-dormer-window-pic-2
second-ridge-beam-in-place-where-left-hand-gable-will-be-positioned
view-of-2nd-ridge-beam-from-right
Electrician today alongside the builders preparing wiring that will be under the flooring.
upstairs-area-being-prepared-by-electrician-for-new-wiring-for-the-downstairs-hall-area-also-old-chimney-area-clearly-visible-in-the-sloping-roof-this-will-become-a-dormer-window
closer-view-of-holes-in-beams-drilled-for-wiring-also-closer-view-of-the-thick-beams
noggins-of-wood-screwed-in-between-beams-to-strengthen-the-floor-structure
view-of-the-opening-for-the-staircase-and-the-other-side-of-the-house-which-will-have-a-small-study
view-of-the-old-balcony-window-and-new-beams
thick-beams-in-place-over-new-downstairs-hall
flooring-delivered-and-ready-for-installation-in-the-new-upstairs
celotex-insulation-delivered-and-ready-to-install-in-new-upstairs
Chimney removal
To Begin the underside of the chimney Is supported to stop debris entering the old kitchen
Chimney
No Chimney
chimney-removed-view from-scaffolding
chimney-removed-view from-scaffolding-pic-2
chimney-removed-view from top of scaffolding-pic-3
daylight-from-the-hall-where-the-chimney-was
Area where chimney was, creating more space for upstairs bedroom and a dormer window
old-position-of-chimney
This area to be removed after big steels go in later in the week
into-the-new-bedroom. Staircase will be fitted here
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