Week 14 has not been kind weather wise. The week started with a heatwave and ended up with a deluge on site taking out an entire day and filling the building with large quantities of water.
However by the end of Monday of week 15 the first floor is coming on fast in terms of the stud walls, roof frame etc. The photos below show the structural stud work walls that run north south and take the load of the roof akin the to the oak posts on the ground floor. The big beams sticking out to the left below support the cantilevered roof that over-sails the balcony
You can also see that the 1st floor walls now have their green racking boards installed and blue airtightness tape in place.
As see from the west wide of the balcony looking east.
The picture below shows just how much of the roof framing has been completed. The West bay is still todo, the gap in the centre is for the skylight which will let light down into the stairwell and down the the back of the ground floor open plan area.
Jonathan has sourced a Fakro rooflight that looks much better than the one we had planned to use originally, has a motorised remote control to open it and a rain sensor. If you are interested: click here And the real thing is even onsite looking as yet fairly modest.
In other news the southern most oak posts are now installed and looking good, though we'll rotate one!
However by the end of Monday of week 15 the first floor is coming on fast in terms of the stud walls, roof frame etc. The photos below show the structural stud work walls that run north south and take the load of the roof akin the to the oak posts on the ground floor. The big beams sticking out to the left below support the cantilevered roof that over-sails the balcony
You can also see that the 1st floor walls now have their green racking boards installed and blue airtightness tape in place.
As see from the west wide of the balcony looking east.
The picture below shows just how much of the roof framing has been completed. The West bay is still todo, the gap in the centre is for the skylight which will let light down into the stairwell and down the the back of the ground floor open plan area.
Jonathan has sourced a Fakro rooflight that looks much better than the one we had planned to use originally, has a motorised remote control to open it and a rain sensor. If you are interested: click here And the real thing is even onsite looking as yet fairly modest.
In other news the southern most oak posts are now installed and looking good, though we'll rotate one!
We are teetering on placing an order for the kitchen...
We are trying to finalise the electrical layout (sockets, lights, switches) ahead of electrical first fix in about 2 weeks we hope.
We are even looking at paint and not just any paint. As recommended by Jonathan we are going to save the planet by using pollution neutralising paint from Keim. From their website
Keim Ecosil-ME is a high performance, environmentally friendly mineral paint for interior use. Keim Ecosil-ME is the only internal silicate paint which optimises air quality, making use of the MiNox™ effect – using photo-catalytic pigments to reduce noxious gases and odours by transforming them into natural substances
Bring on the tie dye and patchouli...
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