Week 7, Day 5

Week 7, Day 5:

  • Still more progress cutting and fitting the blocks for the ground floor
    • The south-east corner (nearest the camera) is missing two concrete beams which for some reason were not included in the original delivery, but apart from that section the floor is now complete
    • The missing beams are due for delivery on Monday (Week 8, Day 1)
  • Installation of the remaining sections of oversite concrete, for the Utility Room and the Shower Room
  • Lots of deliveries:
    • Another load of concrete blocks, for the walls above the ground floor
    • The wooden floor joists and boards for the first and second floors, stacked out of sight on the floor of the old cow shed – these were supplied by Harlow Timber Systems
Week 7, Day 5

Week 7, Day 5

That’s me (dMb) again, in the hi-vis rain jacket near the middle of the frame.

Beam and block floor under kitchen - darker blocks are 3.6N and paler ones are 7.3N

Beam and block floor under kitchen – darker blocks are 3.6N and paler ones are 7.3N, required where the walls continue through the floor

Week 7, Day 1

Week 7, Day 1:

  • Completion of the last bit of below-ground blockwork walling
  • Laying of the oversite concrete in all but the two smallest rooms
Week 7, Day 1

Week 7, Day 1

Oversite concrete being poured

Oversite concrete being poured

Mostly-completed oversite concrete at the end of Week 7, Day 1 - just the Shower Room and Utility Room left to complete

Mostly-completed oversite concrete at the end of Week 7, Day 1 – just the Shower Room and Utility Room left to complete