Roof on 30 July - 3 Aug

As the concrete dried in the walls, the carpenters were busy cutting the rafters for the sunroom roof and got started straight away.
Monday 30th July - internal block walls being built up today and tomorrow so then the carpenters will be up working on the main roof.
Talk of chimney pots and plastering chimney in the next few weeks to get the roof finished off. very fast and exciting.
Just keeping a few steps ahead of the guys with the next tradesmen is proving okay... (so far).

Its Thursday - all window sills in.
Going to cast the sills around the stonework areas - over front door and sunroom. Chimneys are built up and i managed to get Black Chimney Pots rather than the terracotta coloured ones.
Carpenters working at serious pace. All stud walls upstairs are in, had some minor adjustments but they're working out well.
Attic space is nearly laid out.. and roof beams are going into place.

Plasterer organised to plaster the chimney stacks by early next week so the lads can finish off roofing by end of next week.
Scaffolding up at front and back. Sides to be done as Plasterer and fascias and soffits and gutters are going up.

Stain glass windows designed so hopefully they company will be able to make them up.

Photo of roof progress on Thurs Aug 2nd.

So in summary as we hit the Bank Holiday weekend in August.....
Its now 15 weeks since the ditch was opened and the photos above are evidence of the progress made. With the weathermen declaring this suumer one of the wettest summers in a long time, anytime i've needed a dry spell to keep going, Sammy Sunshine has done his best. I've been lucky.. and long may this luck continue.

Next weeks update -> Roof on, first sign of colour on the chimneys, line up the stonemason to start and hopefully i'll have checked out a garage front door.

Upstairs walls built over 1 week.

Took a while to get pre-cast measured up and ordered and approved but just 5 days later it arrived on site. Got soapblocks up to mark out rooms, plumber and vacuum system in to lay out pipes. All the while the garage got a roof on. Sat 14th July concrete came to screed off the pre-cast floor. Now waiting the guys to come back for ICF walls on exterior for upstairs. Sunroom also being done this time round.
23rd July -> Amvic ICF guys back onsite and started work on the upstairs walls.

Monday Morning Photo

Monday evening photo



Tuesday evening Photo



Wednesday Photo

Skipped thursday as i forgot the camera.. but the gables were finished and the sunroom started.

Friday - The big pour
All done on time, concrete arrived around 10am, and poured into the walls. 13 cars onsite as the team run round to make sure all goes well. click on photo to see larger view.



Windows are measured up, and currently designing stained glass for front door and window by stairs.
Gutters measured up for on garage and to be ordered.

Still a bit slow on the stonemason and plasterer but i'll get there. Prices coming in now so hopefully they'll be able to line up with the current schedule of work.

Carpenter hoping to have house roofed for August Bank holiday w/end before his holidays so i am thrilled with this deadline (that i didn't have to set).