Author: Max Heron

After months of demolition, excavation, landscaping and setting out, we finally started to build back upwards on 4 May. The first job was to import the sub-base layers of aggregate and blinding which were brought in by Fleetwood Grab Services.  Once this was in, then it was all meticulously levelled by Dan and Matt of […]

Cezary from Expanse Surveys Ltd has been on site today for the final setting out after the “hole” was made larger last week.  Thankfully, it is now the right size and it should all fit! We are now all set for the proper start on site tomorrow, 4 May, when the team from Insul Hub, […]

Cezary of Expanse Surveys Ltd has now carried out the detailed survey and, despite everyone’sbest efforts, the hole is not quite big enough!  Due to the design of the basement waterproofing system, the contractor will need 400mm working space all around the slab and walls. Luckily, G E Groundworks has an excavator on site ready […]

After a quiet couple of weeks, we now have a site office/store installed on site! Dennis from Insul Hub was here today to supervise the site set up and to lay out the batter boards for the slab construction.  The site office/store was delivered and positioned by Bevan Transport of Swindon. Tomorrow, the surveyor will […]

Today we reached a milestone: after months of planning plus several months of demolition and excavation, we finally took the first step towards construction of the new house! Dan and Walt from Insul Hub laid the pad for the site crane which will be installed in April. Concrete was provided by volumetric mixer supplied by […]

We have finally reached the bottom of the “hole”!   The great team of Geoff, Mark, Ollie and Mason from local firm G E Groundworks have done a fantastic job in getting to the right levels ready for the construction phase to begin next month. Today, the final trucks from another local firm Fleetwood Grab […]

We are not yet down to the ground floor slab Finished Floor Level (FFL) but we have already removed some 25 x 20 tonne loads of chalk and clay from the site! The team from G E Groundworks have done a great job in levelling and terracing the site behind the excavation and are now […]

After demolition and clearance of the site, we are now starting to make progress towards the new build.  Local firm GE Groundworks has previously been on site in January re-shaping the rear garden into terracing to make the most of the space that we have.  Geoff Edwards and his team are now back to excavate […]

Demolition was completed very efficiently in 6 working days by local firm, Turner Bros Demolition.  Everything from the old bungalow was put to further use by recycling the vast majority of the structure and fittings.  Masonry and concrete have become crushed concrete for building use; the timber has been turned into wood chip pellets for […]

After 5 days work, the bungalow has disappeared into a pile of rubble thanks to the work of Keith, Brad, Paul and Lee of Turner Bros Demolition. Everything has been carefully separated into different recycling categories and taken to the appropriate recycling centre. Every aspect of the Dorvic bungalow will be put to another use […]