Our electrician, Graham of of local company G T Electric Services Ltd, started the first fix electrical work on Tuesday and will now be on site for about 5 weeks! Graham has worked quickly to pull cables around the house; install cable trays and start to chase in the sockets and wiring on the top […]
Author: Max Heron
First fix musings
Our plumbing team (Harry and Harry) of H J Denison have been making good progress on the first fix. In addition to the working toilet in the basement, we now have pipes running up both sides of the building. The bathrooms, the kitchen and the utility room are all positioned around the centre line of […]
The big reveal …
More good progress over the past couple of weeks. The render team from M B Facades were with us throughout the week 25-30 April. Sadly, the team was depleted due to Covid infections so we had 3 on Tuesday and 2 for the remainder of the week. Despite this, they worked tirelessly to complete the […]
Let the fit-out begin
Another short week due to Easter but we saw good progress. On Tuesday, Garry from Total Home Environment arrived to start the first fix for the Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery (MVHR) and heat pumps. The total heat loss from the building at -2 degrees C has been calculated at 6.2kW, which is the equivalent […]
Moving on to managing trades …
A short week leading up to Easter but lots of activity! The rendering team from M B Facades continued to apply the basecoat of the Wetherby render system, which includes a mesh, stop beads and the grey render basecoat. Gary, Dave, Will and James have incredible skill in getting everything absolutely level and square, all […]
The shell is complete; moving on …
I missed an update last weekend due to our grandson’s christening, which was a great gathering of family and friends. Over the past 2 weeks, the shell contract with Insul Hub has largely been completed with a couple of minor snagging items left to finish. Sam was able to install the stud […]
Screeds and self-levelling
We have seen good progress on several fronts this week. On Monday, Charlie of Insul Hub checked all of the floors ready for the delayed screeding on Tuesday. Meanwhile Sam, also of Insul Hub, started to fix the render board on the elevation over the front door and garage. On Tuesday, the line pump […]
Soffits and screeds
A quieter week on site but still good progress Sam of Insul Hub completed the soffits and fitted a drip trim to ensure that we have a nice straight line on the roof overhang across the 4 elevations. Once this was complete, we were able to apply a protective finish to the Siberian […]
Waterproofing week!
No, this was nothing to do with the weather! The past week was spent installing the waterproofing for the internal walls on the basement. Once again, Martin and his team from Select Basements were back on site to install the various membranes. As the basement is mostly below ground level, there is a Building Regulations […]
A major leap forward
This was the week that we had been awaiting for some time: the arrival of the windows! On Monday and Tuesday, Mark and Chris of Phillips Traditional Metal Roofing completed the SSAB Greencoat steel roof accompanied by light winds, a nice change after the strong winds of the previous week. Mark had a personal deadline: […]