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 [...]
Preparing for the concrete slab
We started the slab make up with 2 lorries of crushed concrete which was spread out across the site and then a vibrating “whacker” plate was used to compact the crushed concrete to provide a solid base for the rest of the slab. Once the based was packed down solid a lorry load of sand [...]
Planners!!
I have a number of conditions on our planning permission, three of them are preventing us from starting. So last Tuesday I set off in the Snow with a sample of the brick we intend to use, a sample of the tiles, a detailed landscape drawing and the spec on the driveway I paid the [...]
Paddock is overgrown
I had not been down to the paddock at the end of the garden for months as I had just lost interest in the whole place, what with the length of time the planning has taken. Now the planning is in place I have got some renewed enthusiasm for it all but boy did I [...]
