Also about 40% of the floor tiles (Saloni Hydra) have been beautifully laid too. They've done a grout sample and the Mrs has approved it. Grouting will occur on Sunday appartently - our first Sunday working of this project.
24th Sept 2010 - Floor tiles laid & Internal doors installed
Almost all the fantastic internal doors have been installed this week. We have beautiful FD30 Howden Dordogne doors, which are really nice and chunky. The whole house has a lovely oak woody smell at the moment, what with the staircase & now all the doors. Very happy with it!
Also about 40% of the floor tiles (Saloni Hydra) have been beautifully laid too. They've done a grout sample and the Mrs has approved it. Grouting will occur on Sunday appartently - our first Sunday working of this project.
Also about 40% of the floor tiles (Saloni Hydra) have been beautifully laid too. They've done a grout sample and the Mrs has approved it. Grouting will occur on Sunday appartently - our first Sunday working of this project.
24th Sept 2010 - Apex steel at last
At last! All 3 steels for the extension are here:
... and they even managed to fit them all today too. Apparently a mini-crane came and lifted everything up into place. Cool!
... and they even managed to fit them all today too. Apparently a mini-crane came and lifted everything up into place. Cool!
22nd September 2010 - Extension steels finally arrive
Well, after a lot of faffing with engineers, the 2 main steels for the extension are finally on site. We are still waiting for the apex window steel, and then we can get cracking again with the extension roof.
Also now we have a temporary secure front door, the plumber is beginning to 2nd fix the bathroom bit 'n' bobs:
15th Sept 2010 - Painting the mist coat
I've been away for a few days on the Isle of Eigg, getting away from it all. 
Coming back to the house after a few days it was good to see the plastering almost finished, the painters just finishing the mist coat, and Stuart back getting ready to hang the doors early next week.
Also, Tony now has all the steels on order for the extension at last - all sorted with the new engineer on board. Hopefully steels will be deliverd on Monday-ish, so then we can crack on with the extension roof - also with Stuart.
10th Sept 2010 - Screeding
Screeding has occurred as illustrated above!And I am also pleased to announce that the new structural engineer is one zillion times better than the previous engineer. We now have the steels on order for the apex window of the extension, and are almost ready to order the trusses or cranked steels for the extension roof. This means that a lot of my panic has gone now. (We still lost about 2 or 3 weeks on the extension though...)
4th Sept - Underfloor heating installation
The pipes for the underfloor heating have been installed. We will have UFH on the ground floor, and rads on floors 1 and 2.
The UFH is the Uponor system, which is a well established provider with a good simple product. We will be using an air source heat pump to run the UFH - since ASHPs are good for heating water to the right temperature levels for UFH.
The screed goes on top of the UFH pipes - hopefully early next week, since it's quite tricky walking around in there at the moment!
4th Sept - garden steps complete
Let's talk about some of the good things that are happening on the project!
The groundworkers have almost finished the patio and the garden steps - which all look very attractive. Even the wife is happy with the mortar colour!
4th Sept - Time to get a new structural engineer
Well, the first substantial time problem has arisen. The structural engineer that we have been using has been absolutely s*** since the outset. His calcs on the main house were professionally done, with all the necessary pages & pages of calculations & drawings satisfactory for the building inspector.
However, for the extension the t***er still hasn't come up with the necessary calcs for the roof trusses and for the steels to support the apex window. He's had over 6 weeks and is a complete pain in the a***. Since we don't have his calcs, the builder can't order the steels, and therefore construction on the extension is currently stopped at plate level. We are basically now losing a couple of weeks on the extension.
So, we have now appointed a new structural engineer - this new one we have much more confidence in. He has worked with the architect & the builder on previous occasions and seems very responsive - he even answers the phone (which is more than the previous t***er was capable of doing).
Honestly, I should have canned the original engineer before we started on the extension, but we didn't.
It's been a highly stressful week, but I feel much better now we have a forward path (albeit that we have lost a couple of weeks on the extension).
Of course, work on the main house is not directly affected by the delay on the extension, but as soon as possible we need the extension water-tight and secure since there is currently a gaping hole in the wall!
However, for the extension the t***er still hasn't come up with the necessary calcs for the roof trusses and for the steels to support the apex window. He's had over 6 weeks and is a complete pain in the a***. Since we don't have his calcs, the builder can't order the steels, and therefore construction on the extension is currently stopped at plate level. We are basically now losing a couple of weeks on the extension.
So, we have now appointed a new structural engineer - this new one we have much more confidence in. He has worked with the architect & the builder on previous occasions and seems very responsive - he even answers the phone (which is more than the previous t***er was capable of doing).
Honestly, I should have canned the original engineer before we started on the extension, but we didn't.
It's been a highly stressful week, but I feel much better now we have a forward path (albeit that we have lost a couple of weeks on the extension).
Of course, work on the main house is not directly affected by the delay on the extension, but as soon as possible we need the extension water-tight and secure since there is currently a gaping hole in the wall!
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