Open plan

Well the back wall has now been removed and is currently supported by props and one of the two girders. Tonight is going to be a little nerve wracking until the second steel is in and the props have been removed. There are only a few minor cracks in the supported wall, fingers crossed they won't get any worse. It's really starting to take shape now!

Windows and doors

Another day and another outstanding amount of progress! We now have our sink window and the outline of where the French doors will be. I think the view of the garden will be amazing when we're sat at the dinner table. There were a few more holes in the house today, but still no props... I'll sleep easy again tonight knowing the house isn't going to collapse.

Walls

Today seems to have been a very productive day. We have new walls, holes where there used to be walls, holes in the walls which used to have other stuff in them and finally, new walls in new holes...

They say that you learn something new everyday... Well today I learnt that I need a new draught excluder. The rag we've been stuffing under the door just didn't cut it against todays onslaught of dust. People told us to expect dust in a renovation house, but this seems a touch more than expected...

Dedication

Well it's a Saturday and the builders have been! The concrete that was supposed to arrive yesterday afternoon couldn't get here until this morning and so they had to give up one of their days off! when the concrete did arrive, he hadn't brought the right amount and so there's still a hole under the house, but the majority of it went into laying or new floor.

Monday will be an eventful day, they're coming to prop the second floor so that demolition can start. Sleeps nights ahead I think...

Hole

We've got a hole under our house... I feel slightly concerned! Hopefully it'll be filled tomorrow and then it'll be on to demolition!

Floor

I'm no expert, but it looks like the makings of a floor to me!

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!