12th August 2010 - The extension has started

Did I mention the extension? Well, it may seem curious to add an extension before the house is even finished, but that's what we are doing! The wife really, really, really wanted to add a large lounge to the south side of the house.

The remit was:

• make the room as large as possible (it's 8m x 5m)
• give it a wow factor - so it's going to have a vaulted ceiling and a large apex picture window at the rear
• make it look not-too-much like an extension

so that is what we are doing! Theoretically, this is still within the budget (we just spent the continguency)...

We applied for planning permission on 2nd June, got it granted on 26th July and Scott started digging foundations on 2nd August. The plan is to get it completed in the same timeframe as the main house - i.e. not to add any extra time onto the overall schedule.

This photo shows the foundation trenches, just after the concrete pour.