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Check out the latest photos from the build and see all the things that have been going on around the site.
More of the steels have arrived (exciting!)
25th September 2014
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Padstones to support steels around large windows and french doors
25th September 2014
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Larger lintel for wider opening
25th September 2014
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Hallway door lintel and padstone to support steel 'I' beam
25th September 2014
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Window and door lintels (bedroom and en-suite)
25th September 2014
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Howarth window colour samples (paint [left], stain [right]) with K-Rend sample
22nd September 2014
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Photoshop-ed Slate Grey painted window mockup
22nd September 2014
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Photoshop-ed Light Oak painted window mockup
22nd September 2014
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Light Grey painted frame mockup
22nd September 2014
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Light Oak stain frame mockup
22nd September 2014
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The shower cubicle in the en-suite is taking shape
15th September 2014
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Steel columns being encased within the cavity walls
15th September 2014
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It's great to see actual doorways inside the house now
15th September 2014
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Concrete lintels going in above the internal doorways
15th September 2014
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Living room wall coming up too
15th September 2014
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Galvanised steel lintel in over the spare room window
15th September 2014
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Rear wall almost at full height
15th September 2014
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Two of the steels will be hidden within the block walls
10th September 2014
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Blocks built around the base of the steels
10th September 2014
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Coated with bitumen to help prevent corrosion
10th September 2014
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Bolted to the foundation using four bolts and resin adhesive
10th September 2014
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These will support the upper wall and roof above the windows and doors
10th September 2014
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Three vertical steels across the front
10th September 2014
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Everything is very grey on site - looking forward to some colour
5th September 2014
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The back alley is now "scaffolding alley"
5th September 2014
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Electric meter box in
5th September 2014
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Blocks laid out ready for bring the rear wall up higher
5th September 2014
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Scaffolding structure
5th September 2014
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More blocks ready for action
5th September 2014
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Looking through the Front Door to the back of the house
5th September 2014
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Scaffolding erected to build house wall and rear boundary wall
5th September 2014
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View of whole house with scaffolding up
5th September 2014
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Looking across the top of the whole house
3rd September 2014
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Looking out of the main bedroom window
3rd September 2014
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The back alley!
3rd September 2014
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Spare bedroom window - it looks huge
3rd September 2014
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Drainage piping come from the front-door side of the house
3rd September 2014
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Main bedroom window and the drainage from the downpipe
3rd September 2014
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Beginnings of the internal walls
24th August 2014
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Damp proof plastic strip at Finished Floor Level
24th August 2014
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Insulation sheets held in place by the wall tie clips
24th August 2014
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Expansion joint in the house to allow movement
24th August 2014
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Back alley separating the house and the retaining wall
24th August 2014
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Rear wall coming up 5 courses
24th August 2014
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Looking down on the build
24th August 2014
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Position of the steel in the middle of the living room
17th August 2014
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Damp proof membrane remains exposed
17th August 2014
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The concrete is solid despite the rain
17th August 2014
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Blocks loaded out ready for the house walls
17th August 2014
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Kitchen layout unit labels
16th August 2014
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Kitchen unit layout block dimensions
16th August 2014
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The birds eye view
16th August 2014
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A great kitchen visualisation tool for customers
16th August 2014
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3D renderings by Wickes
16th August 2014
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One of our many planning sketches
16th August 2014
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A wood or bamboo worktop works well
16th August 2014
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We like the Metro tiles
16th August 2014
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Nice under cabinet lighting
16th August 2014
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Integrated handles to keep the clean lines
16th August 2014
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Wickes Caledonia contemporary kitchen
16th August 2014
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All poured and setting nicely
14th August 2014
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Putting the finishing touches to slab
14th August 2014
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One room filled and being levelled
14th August 2014
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Concrete being delivered for pouring
14th August 2014
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Concrete pump lorry with it's huge arm and hose
14th August 2014
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The pump lorry right up on-site
14th August 2014
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Hopefully it wont rain overnight, otherwise it'll be a swimming pool
13th August 2014
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Damp proof membrane will have concrete poured on top
13th August 2014
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Complete plastic layer over the whole foundation
13th August 2014
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Things are looking really tidy at this stage
12th August 2014
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The sand layer makes it easy to see the outline
12th August 2014
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Mains water in (black) and waste water out (brown)
12th August 2014
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Final loads if ballast filling in the surrounding blocks
12th August 2014
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Looking across the site
8th August 2014
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Multi-directional access chamber
8th August 2014
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Pipes held in placed until the concrete is poured over the top
8th August 2014
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Sand waiting to be spread and compacted on the ballast
8th August 2014
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Looking down the hallway
8th August 2014
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The pipes will a few inches below ground (probably patio slabs)
8th August 2014
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Drainage pipes from the bathroom and en-suite
8th August 2014
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The house starting to take shape on the plot
7th August 2014
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We can test walking down the hall into the house
7th August 2014
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A layer of ballast sits on top of the foundations and sub-soil
7th August 2014
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Outlines of rear rooms plus living rooms end wall
7th August 2014
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Finished pile of 440 cut blue engineering bricks
6th August 2014
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A nice 45-degree cut brick
6th August 2014
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The water spray cools the saw blade and reduces dust
6th August 2014
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It's nice to be working in sunshine for a change
6th August 2014
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Oli trying out his new office (to be)
29th July 2014
Misc
Ken being very precise about get this block spot on
29th July 2014
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And this is the 2nd house block in place
29th July 2014
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1st house block laid
29th July 2014
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Cutting bricks, for topping the boundary wall
24th July 2014
Misc
Our future garden shed
24th July 2014
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Home for the builders for a few months
24th July 2014
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We have a new site office (Santa's grotto)
24th July 2014
Misc
A few more blocks yet to go and then a fence on top
24th July 2014
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Retaining the neighbour's land
24th July 2014
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View from the neighbour's garden (our house at the moment)
24th July 2014
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Scale drawings of the brick arrangements
14th July 2014
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Testing layout options for topping off the boundary walls
14th July 2014
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A couple of courses of 'blues'
14th July 2014
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Starting the retaining wall along the neighbour's boundary
14th July 2014
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Steel reinforcing bars slow getting integrated into the structure
14th July 2014
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Lots of progress on rear retaining wall
14th July 2014
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Filled and levelled and setting already
8th July 2014
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Trenches filled at the end of the day
8th July 2014
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View of the occasion from across the street
8th July 2014
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Reinforcing steel work starts to disappesr
8th July 2014
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It slowly flows along like grey lava
8th July 2014
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First load of concrete goes into the trenches
8th July 2014
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Concrete pump reaching out across the site
8th July 2014
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Panoramic view showing the foundation trenches and steel cage
7th July 2014
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Who's this geeza?
7th July 2014
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Looking down on the plot from the neighbouring property
7th July 2014
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View along the rear boundary retaining wall structure
7th July 2014
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Foundation trench with height marker for concrete pour
7th July 2014
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Closeup of the reinforcing steel cage
7th July 2014
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