Week 28, Day 4

Week 28, Day 4:

  • A wetter day, so more work inside than outside
  • More work on preparing the second floor for plasterboard
  • More first fix of electrical and plumbing
Week 28, Day 4

Week 28, Day 4

Partition wall between Plant Room and double-height Master Bedroom

Partition wall between Plant Room and double-height Master Bedroom

Example of hot and cold water pipework

Example of hot and cold water pipework

The hot water pipework to basins is 12mm Uponor MLCP with black Armaflex insulation. The aluminium layer in the MLCP sandwich means these pipes tend to stay where they’re bent to – hence the ends tend to be straight rather than curly. The cold water pipework is  standard 15mm PEX with grey Climaflex insulation; no aluminium layer.

Week 28, Day 3

Week 28, Day 3:

  • Architects site meeting #06
    • Looks like we might have a way forward with the zinc roof build-up that will enable the zinc roof installation to proceed
  • More progress on the cedar cladding on the west elevation, now up to the under-side of the main roof
  • More progress on the first-fix for the electrics and the plumbing:
    • White wires are for the intruder / fire alarm system
    • Green wires are specific KNX cables which will enable the “dumb” light switches to be replaced with fully-fledged KNX switches in due course
Week 28, Day 3

Week 28, Day 3

Cedar cladding up to main roof on west elevation

Cedar cladding up to main roof on west elevation

Cedar cladding boards carefully cut around zinc roof covering

Cedar cladding boards carefully cut around zinc roof covering

One of the light switches, wired using green KNX cable

One of the light switches, wired using green KNX cable

Plant room wall boarded with plywood and taped airtight membrane

Plant room wall boarded with plywood and taped airtight membrane