Where we are now
We have not had anyone on site the last few days however bricklayers are due to start later this week . I ordered blocks, sand and cement last week and took delivery today – just hope they turn up! I have a chap from Architectural Bronze Casements coming to see us on Friday, I have [...]
Concreted footings today
3 day’s in and things have gone well. We hit chalk at around 800 mm in the majority of the excavation except on the chimney side where we went down 1 meter and left it for the DS and NHBC inspection. The District Surveyor was OK with everything but requested another .5 of a meter [...]
Ground works start today.
Got started today. The ground workers delivered their plant on Saturday and I met them first thing this morning to assist with the marking the site out. We soon realised I had cocked up and one of the sheds was just to close to the site so it had to come down before we could [...]
Looks like a building site…….
Well nearly! Looks like we are set to start excavating the footing on on Monday week. Spent a few hours yesterday taking a couple of panels out of the fence to make an easier access for the lorries as the existing drive is to tight. Replaced them with some site security fencing, probably wont stop [...]
