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
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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
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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
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view-from-kitchen-through-utility-to-new-wall-of-utility
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utility-room-with-old-wall-removed
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
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