Amazed

I'm truly amazed that any work got done today with the weather we've had! Horrific winds and torrential rain, yet we came home to the beginnings of a wall! It's so exciting!

Supplies

Supplies have arrived! If the weather holds up, we should have the beginnings of a wall tomorrow!

The rest of the underpinning was finished today, hopefully that'll be sufficient for the mammoth steel that's due to go in in the next few weeks.

Footings

Only three days into the build and already we've had concrete poured! It feels like the build is coming along amazingly quickly!

Only one small problem found so far: the corner of the existing building didn't really have proper foundations... a bit of digging and some extra concrete and problem solved!

The only other event really was the quick decision that needed to be made as to whether we wanted deeper foundations or a tree removing. We've removed 5 trees already, what's one more?

Theft!

Someone stole our conservatory and patio!

Extension day 1

Ok, so we've been living in the house for 3 months now and had just got settled into a relatively normal way of life again; which means it's time to turn or lives upside down again with an extension!

After weeks of torrential rain and fears that the extension would never get started, the day had finally arrived and it sends to be dry (for now...) Fingers crossed the weather will be kind to us!

The kitchen has been temporarily squashed into the study, albeit without any actual cooking methods. All the food is in there so It'll function as the preparation area to then be cooked outside on camping stoves and the BBQ. What fun!
Here's to another three months of disruption...

Paul

Moving day!

Time to get up, get the van and move!

Final straight

All walls are painted, the radiators are back on, architrave is on and skirting boards are nearly done. Carpets have been re-layed expertly by father in law and the kitchen has been scrubbed intensely by mother in law.

The phone has been transferred to the new house which has annoyingly left us without broadband but I'm sure we'll survive!

We've started packing the current house and the loft is completely empty! The van is booked and by threw end of the weekend we'll hopefully be moved in!

And then... A well deserved week off I think!