More Work

Since the last posting, things haven't progressed quite as quickly as we'd have liked.

Combination of factors affecting this - I've been working in Powick (near Worcester), Bristol and Ferndale (near Bournemouth) concurrently. As a result I've been getting home later than has been the recent norm, and therefore getting little or nothing done in the evenings.

We underestimated the shear volume of painting required - 1300 square meters [14000+ sq ft!] of wall & ceiling, all requiring 3+ coats, and the prepping and glossing of the woodwork).

We've painted approx 50% walls/ceilings and glossed approx 15% woodwork ourselves, but now we're getting someone in to finish the painting.

We have however laid our foul drainage and connected it into the sewer (thanks Ken - pictured driving the minidigger), constructed the soil & vent stacks,

dug & concreted the garage foundations and retaining walls each side of the house (thanks Joe, Jake, Gramp), carried out soil percolation tests to assess suitability for rainwater soakaway, completed laying 100square metres of flooring.

Other notable events include Ben learning to ride his bike without stabilisers, Ben crashing at speed onto his face and being kept in hospital overnight with concussion. For the record he was wearing a helmet.

Should be more pics of finished rooms next update, but here's the promised layouts :

I will now offer a plan drawing service to try & recoup some of the build costs!