Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 July are effectively Construction Days 22 and 23. As regards the weather, we had a total of a mere 11 mm since Thursday, but the fresh rain simply puddles and lies around on the surface of the now-waterlogged muddy substrate. So, I would describe conditions underfoot as damp to quite wet.
What is happening on site? There’s quite a bit of noise: hammering, cutting and drilling. Each and every plank, beam, batten and woody-thing is being checked, screwed fast to its neighbours, top and bottom, bolted to the concrete slab… well, let’s just say they’re battening down the hatches before commencement of a long journey over a windy stormy sea… sort of.
Physically, we’ve now removed the internal wall of the shower, to accommodate the round corner shower cubicle, and removed part of the internal passageway wall to effectively increase the usable space in the sitting room – something I should have addressed a lot earlier, I guess.
The window manufacturers have just done their final measurements and I need to do some looking around to source alternative sanitaryware items for the bathroom because of the delays our supplier will be experiencing – no big train-smash, but tough on them, they will therefore lose the sale – not my worries.
The roof trusses are being carried and lifted up for fixing atop the beams as we speak/ write – an interesting exercise which was worth watching, as the existing roof over the dining-room is removed.
(Above): The start of the roof with the first of the five roof trusses fitted in position on the western side.
Shortly, we’ll have a couple of dehumidifiers running to dry out the timbers, room by room, for inspection by the KCDC to give permission to start cladding the walls. That is when things start cooking…
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