Oak frame is a jigsaw
The guys from Welsh Oak Frame spent the morning covering the brickwork below the damp with polythene to protect it from staining by the tannin in the wood, they then fixed the sole plate on the damp proof coarse to stand the Oak frame on.
After a decent sunny morning the rain has returned but the [...]
Bricklayers done
The Bricklayers got finished on Thursday so with nothing happening on site on since Friday I took the opportunity to spend some time at home with the family and had a decent Easter break.
So yesterday it was back to it and I spent the morning with the Bob the joiner who I hope is going [...]
Received our bricks approval
Yesterday we finally received the brick, roof tile and driveway materials approval from the council so first thing on Monday morning I will get in contact with my Tudor Roof Tile rep and finalise the tiles.
Although I have been dealing with the Hogkins Bricks rep regarding quantities and specials brick they will only take orders [...]
Where did the last 5 days go?
Untitled DocumentAngela and I spent last Friday at the Homebuilding & Renovating Show at the Excel in East London. The main reason for going up there was to meet again with our proposed frame builders Welsh Oak Frame.
They had drawn up a quote based on our previous meetings, once I got up [...]
