tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17226592100793124122023-11-15T17:28:16.225+00:00New House At KillavilOur New Highly Energy Efficient House Build at Knockalass, Killavil, Co.SligoAlan Husainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834403594344157120noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722659210079312412.post-33202169983734537752015-04-10T21:34:00.000+01:002016-11-29T10:44:33.737+00:00On the Final Stretch<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">March 2015</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">March started very cold. We had a large amount of snow and some heavy frosts at night.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">In between the very cold spells we started building the retaining/garden wall on the north side of the house. This wall will hold back the soil from the peculation area. </span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The cold weather at the beginning of the month</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Foundation marked out ready to dig.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Waited for warmer weather before we concreted the foundation. It took 6m3 of concrete</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">While we waited for the concrete to harden we completed the infilling of the area around the house. The passage way is 4m wide and goes from the edge of the house to the retaining/garden walls. This passage way goes round complete perimeter of the house and garage. We first laid a geo-textile material on the ground before adding 100mm to 150mm of graded stone. The stone was raked and levelled using the laser level.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The geo textile material will keep the wet clay material away from the stone and keep it clean. And will give the ground much greater load strength.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This side is the south side and will have decking on it and it will be 150mm to 200mm above the stone.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Area behind the garage</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Same area after the geo-textile and stone.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The patio doors from the back of the link building to the terracing.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We also completed most of the land drainage works around the back of the house and garage. The land drainage works will be on going, but we will come back and finish this when we do the final landscaping.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some of the 120 tonnes of clean drainage stone used.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first terrace having drainage installed and the passage way around the back of the house and garage.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We then started on the garden wall on the north side of the house. We used all the spare blocks which we had saved from the building of the house, garage and the other walls. These blocks were put near the foundation to make it easier for the block layer to pick up and lay them.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There has been very little waste on this site. All the blocks were put near the foundation. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The blocks were laid on the "flat " for the bottom few layers and cavity blocks were used for the top layers. The cavities will be filled with concrete.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Putting on the cavity blocks for the upper layers.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We installed the main sewer pipe connecting the house to the septic tank. The pipe goes to an inspection chamber before the tank itself.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The pipe needs to be laid with a slight fall to the tank.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As the weather improved during the month we thought about laying the kerbs along the drive way to the house. We formed the kerb line first with lime powder this gives a clear mark. 180 x 900mm kerbs were ordered. This will get us up to the court yard area.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The lime powder makes it easy to draw a line and make changes if they are needed.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The curve was drawn a few times to get it right.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We added another drain on the right hand side of the drive to make drainage even better. We now have drains on both sides of the drive.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There should not be any drainage problems on this driveway. This drain will go into the main field drain at my road frontage. </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The straight sections went in very quickly.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The curved sections took a lot longer. Due to all the cutting. All the concrete that was used to bed the kerbs in was mixed on site using a very large concrete mixer.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We also cleaned up the field drain on one of the boundary of the land. The drain was full of debris that had fallen into it while constructing the access road to the back field. We also levelled out this road and dressed it with a 150mm layer of stone. Between the access road and driveway we also added some topsoil ready for hedge planting.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cleaning the drain. The main field on my road frontage had to be piped while it went under the driveway and access road.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The topsoil between the access road and driveway. The access road levelled ready for stone.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We used a 6 ton dumper to bring the stone to the road.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The machine makes a fantastic job of levelling the stone. It also helps having a very good driver at the controls</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My builder is going to use a barrel stove to actually replace his oil boiler. Many people have already done this, mostly in the States, but I think this idea will catch on. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will be using a similar system, with my barrel stove, to heat up the garage. </span></span><br />
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<br />Alan Husainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834403594344157120noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722659210079312412.post-47938304981224275102015-03-03T16:59:00.000+00:002015-03-07T13:07:01.200+00:00Outside Rendering Completed.<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">February 2015</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">During the first few days of February the plasterer finished all the external rendering.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The garage looked really good with its final coat of render. The render had a much higher lime content which gave the render a much lighter, almost white colour.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A section of wall at the rear of the garage.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The other section of rear wall. The first drier lighter section in the background.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The boundary wall with scratch coat waiting for final coat.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The front entrance way wall were also completed. They had their scratch coats done and then the final coats applied.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are having a plinth detail on the entrance way walls this has caused a bit of a talking point amongst my neighbours. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The western wing wall with the plinth detail.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The extra large pier caps were also installed. The top black cable is for the lights. The bottom cables are for the intercom and camera. The cable right at the bottom on the side face is for the eye to stop the gates closing on pedestrians who may be near them. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The front entrance walls with the scratch coat.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The western wing wall completed with plinth detail. The plinth will be painted in a dark grey colour. The rest of the wall will be painted white.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The front entrance way completed. The timber gates have been purchased but we are waiting for the special hinges to be made.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The heavy duty armoured cables for the electric gates, lights, intercom and camera have been installed along the driveway. The cables had to be cut to 110m lengths and then installed in a trench, with sand at the bottom, to protect the cables. The trench was then filled with stone. Having the stone in the trench meant we could used it as a drain for the driveway.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The loops in the cable are for the driveway lights. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We started to put in the drainage between the house and the boundary walls. Also the rain water guttering from the house will also be attached to this drainage. All the water will then be diverted into the pond.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Holes were drilled into the top of the pipes at 10 12 and 2 o'clock positions. The water can then flow along the bottom of the pipes.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We added several land drains around the peculation area and into the other field this will help dry the field.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The drains are made with 125mm and 100mm plastic land drainage pipes sitting on a layer of clean stone with further clean stone over it. The stone was then filled to the top of the trench. A total of eight loads of clean stone was used. Very expensive. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A very deep drain which will take most of the water away from the house into a drainage ditch.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The land drain running along the front of the peculation area. A loop of cable can be seen for another light.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The drain running into the next field. The mud is a very deep in some places!!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We purchased fresh timber for the stove. We should be able to use from next season when its dry. The amount of timber that we have we should be able to use for at least 3 or even 4 winter seasons.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This should last us for 3 to 4 seasons. Not bad for €480.00</span><br />
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Alan Husainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834403594344157120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722659210079312412.post-57244410614519244972015-02-22T16:53:00.001+00:002015-03-17T09:46:16.962+00:00Light at the End of the Tunnel<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">January 2015</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The new year brought with it the promise of very bad weather. So the electricians came back to connect the heat recovery ventilation system's pipework to the HRV unit.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This meant that what ever heat we created with the stove this would be distributed throughout the house and would help dry the house out. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The pipes coming from the different rooms to the system unit are 150mm but the units connectors were 200mm so we had to put flexible connecting pipes. This is only a temporary measure until we can get the appropriate reducers and solid piping from Germany. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The link building was next on the list of items we had to finish. During the Christmas break I sourced a double glazed patio door that we could install into the link building. This will mean we can get to the terraced garden directly from the link building. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We insulated the floor and applied a waterproof but breathable membrane under it ready to install a timber floor. Insulated the ceiling ready to apply plaster boarded. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The new patio door.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Putting OSB into the spaces between the joists so the insulation doesn't fall out.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">200mm of wool insulation in two 100mm layers</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even though the roof panels were insulated we added an additional 150mm of wool insulation into the ceiling.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Using the board lifter for the plaster board.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ceiling done and scratch coat of render on the walls.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a few days we have very bad weather heavy snow falls and very low temperatures. Even the pond froze over.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nearly 150mm of snow in one day. But went away in a few days.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The ice was a good 50mm thick.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the cold snap the plasterer carried on with the link buliding. He rendered two walls with sand/cement and then plastered it.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ready for painting.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The plasterer than started with the bottom half of the garage, the retaining, boundary and front walls.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He first "scudded" all the faces with a strong sand/cement mix. He than applied a scratch coat then a finished coat. The finished coat was given a "napped" finish, which was the same at the house. The final coat of render had a greater amount of lime in the mix giving the coat a much whiter and brighter appearance.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3bJvSIRoje0/VOoTKtUf2ZI/AAAAAAAASdQ/5nETbPqh_nA/s1600/20150122_103530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3bJvSIRoje0/VOoTKtUf2ZI/AAAAAAAASdQ/5nETbPqh_nA/s1600/20150122_103530.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The garage wall scudded.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_b9UpJ9iVUc/VOoTLQnKkYI/AAAAAAAASdU/_lJ6uZ6RUWA/s1600/20150122_130130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_b9UpJ9iVUc/VOoTLQnKkYI/AAAAAAAASdU/_lJ6uZ6RUWA/s1600/20150122_130130.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The eastern boundary wall.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d-GxLgAZcNw/VOoTSBD6lSI/AAAAAAAASdg/x7GTjnR9EKY/s1600/20150122_130151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d-GxLgAZcNw/VOoTSBD6lSI/AAAAAAAASdg/x7GTjnR9EKY/s1600/20150122_130151.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The southern boundary wall. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VrnRjfxXZj8/VOoTamjH3YI/AAAAAAAASdo/gcwPPYaHEsw/s1600/20150122_131639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VrnRjfxXZj8/VOoTamjH3YI/AAAAAAAASdo/gcwPPYaHEsw/s1600/20150122_131639.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> A section of the front wall.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pw6T2Cvp_PA/VOoYgeeUj6I/AAAAAAAASd4/pZ1j2oWCD8k/s1600/20150123_140347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pw6T2Cvp_PA/VOoYgeeUj6I/AAAAAAAASd4/pZ1j2oWCD8k/s1600/20150123_140347.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The back of the garage.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">He then started the scratch coat on the garage.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l_vy4GF0uJs/VOoZRECiFiI/AAAAAAAASeI/YeZ5AXKs1a4/s1600/20150123_160434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l_vy4GF0uJs/VOoZRECiFiI/AAAAAAAASeI/YeZ5AXKs1a4/s1600/20150123_160434.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The north side of the garage.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Front of the garage between the garage doors.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">While the plasterer was getting on with scratch coat of the garage we started putting on the pier and wall caps for all the walls. This had to be finished before the plasterer applied his final coat which went up to the caps.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OjOubxrMguk/VOoaYjR8PRI/AAAAAAAASeU/AEnbYBIBXH0/s1600/20150126_100006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OjOubxrMguk/VOoaYjR8PRI/AAAAAAAASeU/AEnbYBIBXH0/s1600/20150126_100006.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The very first pier cap going on.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UtvjcwcSMQI/VOoamnGNJ9I/AAAAAAAASec/Km_kaQsIUew/s1600/20150126_102228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UtvjcwcSMQI/VOoamnGNJ9I/AAAAAAAASec/Km_kaQsIUew/s1600/20150126_102228.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The very first wall cap going on.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Retaining or west side of the wall finished. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BVjh-n7XfmI/VOoa15_c8UI/AAAAAAAASes/YlQed-PAxOQ/s1600/20150127_125338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BVjh-n7XfmI/VOoa15_c8UI/AAAAAAAASes/YlQed-PAxOQ/s1600/20150127_125338.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first section of the south wall.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The east side wall with the second section of the south side wall in the background.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A section of the front wall.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This will be hard work. I haven't done an update to the blog for over a year.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This will be a very long post. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will break it down month by month to make a bit easier.</span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The garage blockwork was started in early January.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The electricians started the first fix of the Heat Recovery Ventilation System.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We used solid steel pipework</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We also brought in the ducting for the electricity and telephone cable</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The last piece of wall and ceiling insulation was put into the house. Great day because the insulation of the walls and ceiling was a tedious, but important part of the houses make up.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Michael helping to install the last piece of insulation.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Michael putting in the first piece of insulation April 2013.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The end of the month the electricity supply company came in to install the electric cable from the pole to the house and fit a new meter.The pole is on the boundary of our land then comes underground to the meter.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ready for the electricians to do the first fix.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looks like a timber workshop with our barrel stove "Thomas" working brilliantly.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The bath in its place so we can work out pipe runs.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The weather in February wasn't the best with the snow arriving.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looked lovely but not great for working out side.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">When the weather improved we carried on with the garage.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Using the telehandler to install the lintels for the garage doors. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">When the weather turned bad we came back in to carry on with the timber work inside.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The void above the north side ground floor ceilings. This will be used to run all for our services through. All the pipe work will be lagged with insulation. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">March 2014</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The timber pre made trusses arrived for the curved garage roof. We used a couple of them as a template so that we could use them to form the curve in the gable walls of the garage.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The trusses where pre-made by Quinn Building Products same people who made the house ones.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Using the trusses as guides for the blockwork.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Both gable walls now finished.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We than where ready to put on the wall plates ready for the trusses.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The wall plate was fixed to the blockwork using bolts with damp proof membrane underneath them.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The trusses where fixed to the wall plate using special truss clips and to the wall with heavy duty steel roof straps. We also put on wood preserver on the ends of the trusses and the wall plate.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The felt is actually a barrier that stops the rain coming in but lets the excess water vapour out.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The electricians came in to start the first fix and finish off the HRV system pipework. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Where the sound insulation was going to be used, the cables where put into conduit. We used 100mm wool insulation for the sound barrier.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">144 1/2" plaster board delivered and brought into the house.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The loft now finished with the HRV unit in the background yet to be fitted. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the beginning of April, Gusclad the company that we will be using for all the cladding of the garage, delivered the curved cladding sections for the roof. The cladding is corrugated steel with a heavy duty PVC coating.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The curved garage roof cladding from Gusclad.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The two bottom sheets where installed first, than a top curved sheet going over the top of both edges to create a waterproof seal.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r_e4rLSM_Jc/VOJLfRAogcI/AAAAAAAAR54/zmd_elA0TpI/s1600/20140414_124841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r_e4rLSM_Jc/VOJLfRAogcI/AAAAAAAAR54/zmd_elA0TpI/s1600/20140414_124841.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The bottom sheet installed first. This was done again on the other side and a top sheet was put on last.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--o5Am6x-jtA/VOJLbgb9uMI/AAAAAAAAR5w/4_2CU7hIbCE/s1600/20140414_180445a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--o5Am6x-jtA/VOJLbgb9uMI/AAAAAAAAR5w/4_2CU7hIbCE/s1600/20140414_180445a.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Special screws were used these where then covered with a plastic cap. The caps were coloured to match sheet material.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_vkQMwAbyZs/VOJWhmObepI/AAAAAAAAR_A/mWqv6XQbaR0/s1600/20140414_180459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_vkQMwAbyZs/VOJWhmObepI/AAAAAAAAR_A/mWqv6XQbaR0/s1600/20140414_180459.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The west facing side of the garage roof.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-exMfo1Ekirw/VOJcvCyVF4I/AAAAAAAAR_0/QWeSkl6HVzU/s1600/20140416_160205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-exMfo1Ekirw/VOJcvCyVF4I/AAAAAAAAR_0/QWeSkl6HVzU/s1600/20140416_160205.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A string line was used to make sure all the screws lined up.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The completed roof.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The top half of the garage will also get the corrugated steel sheeting and in preparation the top half of the garage was also rendered to help stop water ingress behind the cladding.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ogFav4iYPrQ/VOJbRP5jNsI/AAAAAAAAR_o/G1oXf32ureI/s1600/20140416_131355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ogFav4iYPrQ/VOJbRP5jNsI/AAAAAAAAR_o/G1oXf32ureI/s1600/20140416_131355.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The top half of the garage after rendering. The bottom half will be rendered and finished to match the house.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The garage was cleaned up ready to receive the last load of PIR insulation that we will use in the house. This will be for the floor in the house.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7F7I6AO1Cjk/VOJfNwscUzI/AAAAAAAASAA/Mbcnz-X0Cwc/s1600/20140407_173403_crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7F7I6AO1Cjk/VOJfNwscUzI/AAAAAAAASAA/Mbcnz-X0Cwc/s1600/20140407_173403_crop.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The garage looks massive all cleaned up.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We insulated the roof of the garage with 400mm of wool insulation. This was done in two layers of 200mm each.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The insulation added.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We started plaster boarding the upstairs house ceiling. We used a slab lifter to make this much easier</span></span>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The slab lifter in action.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All the ceilings were done first. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We then started on the walls. All the walls were filled in with 100mm of wool insulation before the plaster board was added.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wool insulation was added as a sound barrier.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The wall coming along.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The green waterproof plaster board was used in the ceilings and walls of all bathrooms and toilets.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We carried on with plaster boarding of the house. We had most of the ceiling completed in May and some of the walls. Very hard work with only a couple of us on site.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">200mm of wool insulation in the ceilings to act as sound suppressant</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We temporarily installed the towel radiators and room radiators to work out where we should install the timber bracing for them to be fixed to in the stud work. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love these towel rads. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The last of the PIR insulation order was delivered in May. This will be used for the ground floor in the house.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last load of insulation.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also started to put up the battens for the wall cladding that we will be using on the garage. These will also be double battened like the roof section.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All the battening timber was pressure treated.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">June was going to be a big month for the house. We had to get the floor ready for the flowing screed which I was going to use for the house. I was the Specification Manager for the flowing screed in Ireland. The product is called Supaflo in Ireland and Gyvlon in the rest of the UK. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first thing we had to do was to bring up the levels of the floor by 400mm. We were going to use 150mm of crushed stone, then 50mm of sand. These layers were both levelled and compacted using a vibrating compactor. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the stone and sand we added the 200mm of PIR insulation. This was done in two layers a 150mm one then 50mm.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We than added an airtight membrane which also acted as a secondary damp proof membrane.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Over 25 Tonnes of stone used for the floor.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All the stone was wheel-barrowed in to the house. I slept well that day!!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Compacted.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We started work on the link building, which will link the house to the garage. Also it will make it a lot easier to bring materials into the house.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The timber floor.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A double glazed door. To match the house window colours.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The porch roof.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had the a delivery from Gusclad who are also supplying the cladding for the garage wall and the insulated roof panels for the link building. Since we had the wall cladding on site we could measure and completed the battening out of the garage wall ready for the cladding. We also installed the rain water guttering.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gusclad delivering the garage wall cladding and the insulated panels for the link building roof.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wall battening done and guttering installed.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We than started on the next phase of the floor install. We added a 50mm layer of sand on the floor this was accurately levelled and compacted.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My friend Shabbs came over from London to give us a hand. The following few days were the hottest we have had in many years. Some days the temperature reached into the 30*C.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">All hands on deck to bring in the sand.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sand levelled and compacted.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the sand came 200mm of insulation in two layers 150mm than 50mm than the air tight membrane. The membrane was taped to the wall membrane creating an air tight box inside the house. The taping of the membrane was at times a very fiddly and time consuming job.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also installed a compressible edge strip insulation around the perimeter of the floor. This is to let the screed expand and contract due to temperature changes. This insulation strip must be compressible or the floor could crack.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The insulation was now in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The screed was the next big part of the house built. Due to its specialist nature a company, which has been approved to lay the product, was used to lay the floor.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are area's that is not suitable for this type of screed, around shower trays, this was boxed out so the tiler could use a product to fill in this area before he laid his tiles.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The floor company first came in and put down some gauges to work out the actual depth of screed. The gauges were all laser levelled to get a very level floor.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Making sure the floor is clean before the screed is laid.</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The gauges are put on the floor and adjusted using a laser level.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0sFQWv0QgNg/VONFhO1t4ZI/AAAAAAAASFM/-SU76MbwFIo/s1600/20140623_092716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0sFQWv0QgNg/VONFhO1t4ZI/AAAAAAAASFM/-SU76MbwFIo/s1600/20140623_092716.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Same done on the north side of the house.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A small 75mm hose is used to bring the screed into the house from the pump.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A small pump is used to pump the screed into the house.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The screed is tested for workability and it flows into the pump. </span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nwfwNktlPlg/VONF4gtf2FI/AAAAAAAASFw/TSA-0Vq1nt4/s1600/20140623_122014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nwfwNktlPlg/VONF4gtf2FI/AAAAAAAASFw/TSA-0Vq1nt4/s1600/20140623_122014.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The screed is poured in to the corners first than into the rest of the room.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nv5w-5AFSsA/VONFy8hl6_I/AAAAAAAASFo/c3LIvrASHKI/s1600/20140623_122852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nv5w-5AFSsA/VONFy8hl6_I/AAAAAAAASFo/c3LIvrASHKI/s1600/20140623_122852.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Due to the way the gauges were adjusted soon as the screed reached the bottom plate it was level.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The process is very quick</span>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">South side of the room done now the north side.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The screed is "dappled" to remove any trapped air. They use a special dappling tool.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After the dappling.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All the screeding is finished.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K2l4Svn68CY/VONGWEol77I/AAAAAAAASGg/vBI7ZpYGEYI/s1600/20140623_130403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K2l4Svn68CY/VONGWEol77I/AAAAAAAASGg/vBI7ZpYGEYI/s1600/20140623_130403.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The north side being dappled.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The floor after 24 hours.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The two men laid a 110m2 floor in 45 mins. This was from when the concrete lorry arrived to when it left.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Conventional sand/cement screed would have taken a lot longer and would not have been so accurate. Plus you could not walk on it for several days. This screed could be walked on within 24 to 48 hours.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cgQHuhEL9Pg/VONN52zpYLI/AAAAAAAASG4/sWnlhPjIeBQ/s1600/20140627_171903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cgQHuhEL9Pg/VONN52zpYLI/AAAAAAAASG4/sWnlhPjIeBQ/s1600/20140627_171903.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My daughter walking on the floor 48 hours later. Amazing.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-25QjH5ttEcQ/VONPAJ4pRgI/AAAAAAAASHA/HkhRujXegH4/s1600/20140623_125055_crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-25QjH5ttEcQ/VONPAJ4pRgI/AAAAAAAASHA/HkhRujXegH4/s1600/20140623_125055_crop.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A close-up of the gauge. The bar can be screwed up or down depending on the levels. When the screed touches the bottom plate you know its level. Simple.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The area around the shower tray this will be filled in by the tilier and tiled.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The floor screed, after a few days, needs to be sanded with a rotary sander using a 60 grit sand paper. The sanding is to remove the latents which come to the surface. The dust is then vacuumed off.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The sand paper is actually a plastic pad which looks a large scotch pad used to clean saucepans and normally green.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The rotary sander in action.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4m2BbMiIyp4/VON3s6cbN3I/AAAAAAAASII/qISpW5X_Hps/s1600/20140704_174237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4m2BbMiIyp4/VON3s6cbN3I/AAAAAAAASII/qISpW5X_Hps/s1600/20140704_174237.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The sander plate.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wH3CqX9nIXA/VON3rSh8fiI/AAAAAAAASIA/ltaPXuVF4sQ/s1600/20140704_195141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wH3CqX9nIXA/VON3rSh8fiI/AAAAAAAASIA/ltaPXuVF4sQ/s1600/20140704_195141.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After sanding and vacuuming. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We than started putting in the ground floor north side stud work for the utility room, downstairs wet room and the home cinema.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The men also arrived to fit the garage doors. They are made by Hormann and are both electrically operated. The doors have a lot of insulation in them so when they are down they should keep a lot of heat in. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The men who fitted them arrived on site at 5.30am and left at 6.00pm.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fitting the first track.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Adjusting the track.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Both doors fitted and configured to both work independently on the same remote.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We fitted 25mm waterproof MDF window boards to all the windows. This is in readiness for the plasterer who will plaster up to them.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After the board was fitted. The plasterer will plaster down to the board on the sides.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also made up and fitted all the door frames so the plasterer could plaster up to them when starts to plaster the walls.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xj-H_3VMyR4/VOOI3usuk6I/AAAAAAAASJ4/bKMidWfiVVE/s1600/20140728_154657a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xj-H_3VMyR4/VOOI3usuk6I/AAAAAAAASJ4/bKMidWfiVVE/s1600/20140728_154657a.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The door frames fitted. We primed the frames with Dulux aluminium primer which is brilliant and goes on very easily.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just before we fully finished all the plaster boarding we called in a specialist to carry out a air leakage test on the house. To make the house as energy efficient as possible the house must be as air tight as possible. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Doing the test at this stage will tell us where there are any leaks in the house and we will be able to seal them. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The figure that I needed to make sure the heat recovery system is working at its utmost efficiency was 1.00 we got 0.997. So happy days. This figure should improve when we finish all the work in the house including the floors.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will carry out a further test just before we move in and the house is completely ready.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mRJwL6G2JIs/VOOAXDKNbiI/AAAAAAAASJE/wLsGw_QD_mI/s1600/20140718_091623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mRJwL6G2JIs/VOOAXDKNbiI/AAAAAAAASJE/wLsGw_QD_mI/s1600/20140718_091623.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The fan is a very sensitive bit of equipment and very expensive.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-67NuWV7qtno/VOOAgOXl1LI/AAAAAAAASJU/nLcyAeE_Ge0/s1600/20140718_121258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-67NuWV7qtno/VOOAgOXl1LI/AAAAAAAASJU/nLcyAeE_Ge0/s1600/20140718_121258.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The fan is linked to the computer which works out the figures.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The electricians came back to do the second fix downstairs this meant we could finish all the plaster boarding downstairs as well.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-weqI9fq5C2M/VOOMTF5HDlI/AAAAAAAASKE/0DgGs2eP5PA/s1600/20140724_211312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-weqI9fq5C2M/VOOMTF5HDlI/AAAAAAAASKE/0DgGs2eP5PA/s1600/20140724_211312.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wires for the lights above the dinning table.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MzUzP6zGDgQ/VOOMbDuiOvI/AAAAAAAASKU/UUIxxYyqxfw/s1600/20140728_161434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MzUzP6zGDgQ/VOOMbDuiOvI/AAAAAAAASKU/UUIxxYyqxfw/s1600/20140728_161434.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Home cinema sockets and the backs of the kitchen sockets</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lZ_EKCgBJo8/VOOMXY0z_6I/AAAAAAAASKM/AVfcJ8-OVas/s1600/20140728_162024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lZ_EKCgBJo8/VOOMXY0z_6I/AAAAAAAASKM/AVfcJ8-OVas/s1600/20140728_162024.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Data cables coming into the utility room where the comms cabinet will be situated.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The plasterer started upstairs first. He installed the angle beads to all the window surrounds and any external corner walls. He than applied scrim tape and bonding to all the joints in the board. This is to make sure there is no cracking at the joints.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7yhRugVnBmM/VOOTx1MVwhI/AAAAAAAASKw/0-Jy0eo9dHU/s1600/20140729_121917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7yhRugVnBmM/VOOTx1MVwhI/AAAAAAAASKw/0-Jy0eo9dHU/s1600/20140729_121917.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The angle beads around the windows</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GZ4wQ9PDlDs/VOOTxea6jmI/AAAAAAAASKs/AuEsAb9USLE/s1600/20140729_103020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GZ4wQ9PDlDs/VOOTxea6jmI/AAAAAAAASKs/AuEsAb9USLE/s1600/20140729_103020.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Scrim tape and bonding.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BV3PH3RmTug/VOOTs8hMliI/AAAAAAAASKk/TAjgB9C34t0/s1600/20140729_090016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BV3PH3RmTug/VOOTs8hMliI/AAAAAAAASKk/TAjgB9C34t0/s1600/20140729_090016.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Using stilts to get to the ceiling.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9i8WhCBXPtc/VOOU70jb_YI/AAAAAAAASLA/RB26VTlxqPc/s1600/20140729_165253a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9i8WhCBXPtc/VOOU70jb_YI/AAAAAAAASLA/RB26VTlxqPc/s1600/20140729_165253a.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our bedroom ceiling done.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">August 2014</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">During July and August all the plastering was completed upstairs</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LgcpuKq7K4c/VOOsR57yZKI/AAAAAAAASLQ/HwCoAiK8z2I/s1600/20140801_175326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LgcpuKq7K4c/VOOsR57yZKI/AAAAAAAASLQ/HwCoAiK8z2I/s1600/20140801_175326.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our bedroom looking towards the walk-in wardrobe and en-suite.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The plaster boarding was started downstairs. This was all completed ready to be plastered.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gY0x5yn8tmQ/VOOsWFwfEFI/AAAAAAAASLY/KFHHltCe7X4/s1600/20140806_113947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gY0x5yn8tmQ/VOOsWFwfEFI/AAAAAAAASLY/KFHHltCe7X4/s1600/20140806_113947.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All the ceiling were completed.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cFrDAEkh__I/VOOse_AX7VI/AAAAAAAASLg/3DkhKz2uZJI/s1600/20140813_162504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cFrDAEkh__I/VOOse_AX7VI/AAAAAAAASLg/3DkhKz2uZJI/s1600/20140813_162504.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The kitchen end of the open plan room.</span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tgaEvQq2wzo/VOOsj0yCCLI/AAAAAAAASLw/SEVYEZvvK14/s1600/20140823_190552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tgaEvQq2wzo/VOOsj0yCCLI/AAAAAAAASLw/SEVYEZvvK14/s1600/20140823_190552.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This whole room will remain open plan.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bhvxpsh7oAo/VOO1tvmAAcI/AAAAAAAASMQ/IkVOKec-v2M/s1600/20140823_190244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bhvxpsh7oAo/VOO1tvmAAcI/AAAAAAAASMQ/IkVOKec-v2M/s1600/20140823_190244.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The hall with stairs removed.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--f4v8f7pMgI/VOO2W7IpGkI/AAAAAAAASMY/DxBjtEyz2hQ/s1600/20140823_190209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--f4v8f7pMgI/VOO2W7IpGkI/AAAAAAAASMY/DxBjtEyz2hQ/s1600/20140823_190209.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking from the main entrance door. Note the red plaster board this is fire proof plaster board which was used for the whole of the main spine wall downstairs and the upstairs landing spine wall. It gives a 30min fire resistance.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The materials for the heating system including the solar panels, hot water tank and stove all arrived from Germany.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N9lMnzkNvtw/VOOsh1kk8BI/AAAAAAAASLo/paJJp8PLqfE/s1600/20140812_183510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N9lMnzkNvtw/VOOsh1kk8BI/AAAAAAAASLo/paJJp8PLqfE/s1600/20140812_183510.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All arrived from Germany</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The wall tiling for the en-suites and main bathroom were started.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Main bathroom tiles.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plastering downstairs was started. The plasterer started with the ceilings first.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3eS2XjXcMy0/VOOsra7S-QI/AAAAAAAASL4/4Mde-hjTqZc/s1600/20140827_181120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3eS2XjXcMy0/VOOsra7S-QI/AAAAAAAASL4/4Mde-hjTqZc/s1600/20140827_181120.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The home cinema room.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">September 2014</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We began September by bringing in the 12 Tonne 360* excavator and two dumpers a 6 Tonne and a 9 Tonne. These</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">will be used to start the major job of landscaping around the house.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We will be creating a large pond in front of the house, a large flat area which will be laid to lawn and will accessed from the decking and terracing to the back of the house.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The terracing will be made into different types of gardens. The terracing will accessed from timber steps leading from the house to the different gardens.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have had to build a retaining wall and built boundary walls on the two other sides of the house. All the walls are 4m away from the house.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OtAWrCOwP4s/VOR-m5nVidI/AAAAAAAASMo/xOD0RqfODSE/s1600/20140902_100045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OtAWrCOwP4s/VOR-m5nVidI/AAAAAAAASMo/xOD0RqfODSE/s1600/20140902_100045.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The excavator started by creating a way to the pond.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ftg_vgYyato/VOR-scLnwXI/AAAAAAAASMw/FOpikxANaQM/s1600/20140902_131415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ftg_vgYyato/VOR-scLnwXI/AAAAAAAASMw/FOpikxANaQM/s1600/20140902_131415.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Watching the 6 Tonne getting filled.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0tdkLviaE2Y/VOR-xRyLVHI/AAAAAAAASM4/en2mmbhlMVg/s1600/20140902_131619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0tdkLviaE2Y/VOR-xRyLVHI/AAAAAAAASM4/en2mmbhlMVg/s1600/20140902_131619.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My turn. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shaping up the sides.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All finished. The mound in the middle is top soil which we will use later as a top dressing. We have added an outlet so the pond doesn't get too deep.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The flat area on the south side which will be laid to lawn.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We began terracing the west side of the house.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Most of the terraces were formed but needed to be shaped up.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A view of the terracing and concrete foundation for the retaining wall.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Marking out for the retaining wall foundations.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Digging out the foundations using a 3 Tonne mini digger.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Steel bars used to tie in the foundation to the wall.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We will be using cavity blocks. The cavities will be filled with concrete. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We used concrete for the front wall foundations.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Both machines working on site. A lovely blue sky!!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Digging the foundations for the boundary walls. The retaining wall in the background now finished</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Concrete foundations for the boundary walls.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just in time. Now we have enough. A few were dropped here the rest went for the boundry walls.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Front entrance way walls finished. The extra blocks were taken for the boundary walls.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The tubes in three panels equal 6m2 of solar panels.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The plasterer started plastering the downstairs open plan room. He as always done the ceilings first than the walls. All the house plaster was completed by mid September.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He plastered all the joints first with scrim tape and bonding. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Open plan room ceiling completed.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Walls also finished.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">During September all the tiling for the downstairs wet room, main bathroom upstairs, small and our en-suite was completed. We also laid a waterproof laminate flooring for the upstairs bathrooms and ceramic floor tiles for the downstairs wet room. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Downstairs wet room. </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Main bathroom upstairs</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our en-suite.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also in September the field had bales taken from it. We were able to get 17 bales from the field. Due to the great summer we might get a second cut from this field.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The baler and plastic wrapper in the back ground.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i2WlICYo9Gg/VOS0jrd53sI/AAAAAAAASRI/MVTZ_UlLjxs/s1600/20140907_143243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i2WlICYo9Gg/VOS0jrd53sI/AAAAAAAASRI/MVTZ_UlLjxs/s1600/20140907_143243.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The bales all wrapped up.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CP-ThdIvVfg/VOS0eAm9eQI/AAAAAAAASRA/OrsuCtmxcOk/s1600/20140907_144829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CP-ThdIvVfg/VOS0eAm9eQI/AAAAAAAASRA/OrsuCtmxcOk/s1600/20140907_144829.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The field after the bales have been taken. The green part in the middle is a large rock which I will remove because is could cause major damage to any farm machinery that comes into contact with it.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">October 2015</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since we had the excavator on site we removed the rock from the middle of the big field. It turned out to be a much bigger rock than we first thought</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DfOVK8tzjl4/VOTXxZMeOdI/AAAAAAAASR4/3yRQZ3Y-U7w/s1600/20141001_090426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DfOVK8tzjl4/VOTXxZMeOdI/AAAAAAAASR4/3yRQZ3Y-U7w/s1600/20141001_090426.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The rock found in the field.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We completed the front entrance wall and the house boundary wall during this month.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q2AMB6adsNA/VOTX9BLDstI/AAAAAAAASSI/me82wOIk-XE/s1600/20141001_143443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q2AMB6adsNA/VOTX9BLDstI/AAAAAAAASSI/me82wOIk-XE/s1600/20141001_143443.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Front wall finished. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KcIdCxRfEF8/VOTYDsyly5I/AAAAAAAASSQ/Ej3SHZhKhZs/s1600/20141002_151748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KcIdCxRfEF8/VOTYDsyly5I/AAAAAAAASSQ/Ej3SHZhKhZs/s1600/20141002_151748.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The boundary wall leading to the lawned area form the side where the decking will go.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zyyVMjrHouA/VOTZKW3d3CI/AAAAAAAASTY/SVLXrNVlxmA/s1600/20141024_103246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zyyVMjrHouA/VOTZKW3d3CI/AAAAAAAASTY/SVLXrNVlxmA/s1600/20141024_103246.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The eastern boundary wall.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We started the painting in the house. All the ceilings were fully painted and finished and some walls received a bit of colour. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We also started laying the laminate flooring upstairs this will also be laid throughout the house. The laminate flooring is all manufactured by Quickstep. We are just using different colours, sizes and finishes..</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">All the doors, skirting and architrave has also been purchased and is on site.</span></span></span></span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SPPDKaRhTiQ/VOTYNlVf9EI/AAAAAAAASSY/-8_vFa-s5Ug/s1600/20141007_124309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SPPDKaRhTiQ/VOTYNlVf9EI/AAAAAAAASSY/-8_vFa-s5Ug/s1600/20141007_124309.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All the flooring for the whole house is on site. Also the door, skirting and architrave.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uRM-eNl6Ouk/VOTYgcobziI/AAAAAAAASSo/TQbz59xf4gE/s1600/20141007_124451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uRM-eNl6Ouk/VOTYgcobziI/AAAAAAAASSo/TQbz59xf4gE/s1600/20141007_124451.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All ceiling painted and most of the wall have had their first coat.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Flooring started in our room first.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bvIGu0jSKW8/VOTXzyGyK2I/AAAAAAAASSA/R6WhwWg9X28/s1600/20141001_190041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bvIGu0jSKW8/VOTXzyGyK2I/AAAAAAAASSA/R6WhwWg9X28/s1600/20141001_190041.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A bit of colour on the walls.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We carried on with the insulated panel roof for the link building. The panels had 100mm of PIR insulation on them and were made of steel with a heavy duty PVC coating and are very durable.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-trxXk1dQnq4/VOTYiGsVmbI/AAAAAAAASSw/DyDJD8Lauag/s1600/20141022_122125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-trxXk1dQnq4/VOTYiGsVmbI/AAAAAAAASSw/DyDJD8Lauag/s1600/20141022_122125.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The roof panels going on.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back of the link building. We will be putting a door of some sort into this side.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The heating engineer came back to commission the solar panels and hot water tank. The panels can now heat up the water in the tank.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All the panels working.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">View from the top of the house.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The corrugated cladding for the house was completed. Only the side nearest the house needs to be done.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cladding done on the west side of the garage.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5my1974wUAE/VOTYyt6hJZI/AAAAAAAASTA/ZZvSNZv8-P0/s1600/20141024_175631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5my1974wUAE/VOTYyt6hJZI/AAAAAAAASTA/ZZvSNZv8-P0/s1600/20141024_175631.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We will the rendering on the walls next.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We connected the rest of the flue to the temporarily sections we had for "Thomas". The flue is double skinned with insulation between the stainless steel skins.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We put two 270 litre tanks in the loft. They are sitting on waterproof trays with outlets connected to the waste pipe in the loft. So if the tanks leak, water will go into the trays and not on the floor.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We completed the link building roof and the unfinish side of the garage cladding.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The waterproof joint detail from the garage cladding and the link building roof was designed by the architect and has proved excellent. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a delivery from Ikea of the complete kitchen including, dishwasher, fridge/freezer, built-in oven and built-in microwave and a induction hob.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the month the electricians completed a good bit of the second fix electrics and fitted the fuse board. All the lights now work and nearly all the sockets. They will all work by the time we break for Christmas.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now the garage cladding was completed we took down most of the scaffolding from the garage.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the sides of the garage opening we installed steel panels with a white heavy duty PVC coating. This was used to close up the cavity between the blockwork.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A local neighbour bought the site container, he will be using it to store cattle food for the winter. The food comes as pellet's and are in 25kg bags. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We started to infill the cavity blocks that we had used for the retaining and boundary. We used a tractor driven concrete mixer to mix the concrete and drive it to wherever it was needed. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The tractor was a 1976 Massey Ferguson 135 and has proven to be one of the best tractor around. The tractor is very light but extremely strong and has 1000's of attachments that can be fitted to it including the mixer. It's still very prised by many farmers, even today. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>Alan Husainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834403594344157120noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722659210079312412.post-59560352475817872062013-12-08T15:30:00.001+00:002014-11-30T00:30:44.696+00:00Peculation Area Finished, Garage Getting Started.<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We have done quite a bit since my last post.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the summer we had the grass area around the back of the house and
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The grass was first mowed.</span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In October we started work on site again.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First the septic tank was installed and the peculation area, for the waste liquids to go into, was done. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From the septic tank we had to dig out ten 10m long trenches these where filled 300mm of clean stone then the perculation pipe was installed then another 150mm of stone then a geotextile membrane was laid on top, to stop the soil contaminating the stone, then the trenches were back filled.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We then started the foundations for the garage which is 14m x 5.5m nearly as big as the house. It will consist of a car port and garage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We put the same type of reinforcement into the garage foundation as the house. We put in three 16mm bars at the bottom and two 16mm bars at the top, all linked with 10mm bars.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The links were pre-made for us but all the 16mm bar was bent on site. The kit to make the links was pretty impressive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Then insulation was put in and reinforced steel mesh. The mesh had spacers underneath to keep it above the floor. Then this was filled with 12m3 of concrete.</span></span><br />
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<br />Alan Husainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834403594344157120noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722659210079312412.post-76370097137295433242013-05-24T00:28:00.002+01:002014-11-30T00:04:57.060+00:00The House Got Painted and the Scaffolding Came Down!!!<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We started putting up the rain water goods on the 25th March and finished it in a couple of days.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We choose plastic guttering and <span style="font-size: large;">fascia, Michael</span> the architect wanted <span style="font-size: large;">z</span>inc <span style="font-size: large;">b</span>ut it w<span style="font-size: large;">as <span style="font-size: large;">five</span> times the price<span style="font-size: large;">, so plastic for now <span style="font-size: large;">but</span> we <span style="font-size: large;">might chan<span style="font-size: large;">ge it sometime in the future.</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <span style="font-size: large;">next big ta<span style="font-size: large;">sk out<span style="font-size: large;">side was the get <span style="font-size: large;">the house painte<span style="font-size: large;">d<span style="font-size: large;">. The weather at the beginning of April <span style="font-size: large;">was very good<span style="font-size: large;">, </span>cold<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>but dr<span style="font-size: large;">y.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had a delivery of th<span style="font-size: large;">e first of the <span style="font-size: large;">700</span> sh<span style="font-size: large;">eets of 2400mm x 1200mm insulation that we will be using<span style="font-size: large;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <span style="font-size: large;">insulation came </span>from Ballytherm<span style="font-size: large;">. The <span style="font-size: large;">amounts are 350 sh<span style="font-size: large;">eets of <span style="font-size: large;">150</span>mm and 350 sheets of 50mm.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Th<span style="font-size: large;">e first order was 30 sh<span style="font-size: large;">eets of ea<span style="font-size: large;">ch.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We will be seeing a lot of th<span style="font-size: large;">is</span> driver<span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We will be placing the <span style="font-size: large;">150</span>mm sheets first<span style="font-size: large;">, these will be placed vertically into the 15<span style="font-size: large;">0mm timber studs then the 50mm sheets will be placed horizontally into 50mm studs.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We <span style="font-size: large;">started the inside <span style="font-size: large;">fa<span style="font-size: large;">ce of </span></span>the north wall first because th<span style="font-size: large;">is has the lea<span style="font-size: large;">st amount of windows <span style="font-size: large;">so the most amount of<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>insulation<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mich<span style="font-size: large;">ael adding the 50mm sheet horizontally</span></span></span></span>.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the 50mm insulation we added the air tightness membrane<span style="font-size: large;">. We used<span style="font-size: large;"> Radon barrier which is very <span style="font-size: large;">controversial but it me<span style="font-size: large;">ant we neede<span style="font-size: large;">d far less jointing<span style="font-size: large;"> tape and at €35.00 a roll i<span style="font-size: large;">ts</span> a big saving.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Radon barrier is taped<span style="font-size: large;"> at the top and the botto<span style="font-size: large;">m</span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The plastic air tight membrane then the OSB board<span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">A<span style="font-size: large;">fter the membrane we put <span style="font-size: large;">up OSB board which is where al<span style="font-size: large;">l my servi<span style="font-size: large;">ces will be attached.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have also had a delivery of more OSB so we can clad the <span style="font-size: large;">plastic me<span style="font-size: large;">mbrane and some thicker material which we will use to lay on the loft floor.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The temporary stove I made is now inside and functioning brilliantly. Many people who have visited the site have commented on it. We are using a flexible chimney flue as a temporary measure a new twin wall chimney flue will be used when the permanent stove arrives. We are calling the stove "Thomas" after Thomas the Tank Engine.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The new OSB board and "<span style="font-size: large;">Thomas"</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">The open plan kitchen,dinning and sitting rooms</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">W<span style="font-size: large;">e have had to finish the land<span style="font-size: large;">ing upstair<span style="font-size: large;">s so th<span style="font-size: large;">at the stair man can come to measure u<span style="font-size: large;">p<span style="font-size: large;">. <span style="font-size: large;">We added a much bett<span style="font-size: large;">er <span style="font-size: large;">temporary stair case w<span style="font-size: large;">ith a hand rail which has made the plumber and April very happy.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Adding the joist<span style="font-size: large;">s for the landing</span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">The new land<span style="font-size: large;">in<span style="font-size: large;">g and top of the stairs</span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The first <span style="font-size: large;">floor landing.</span></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pi<span style="font-size: large;">cture of the proposed staircase.</span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The staircase we are having will be the sa<span style="font-size: large;">me as above but with <span style="font-size: large;">eight </span>treads not nine<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">. </span>This is being made to measure<span style="font-size: large;"> in white oak and glass panels with<span style="font-size: large;"> a white oak ha<span style="font-size: large;">nd rail</span></span>.<span style="font-size: large;"> It s</span>hould look good.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Our e<span style="font-size: large;">n<span style="font-size: large;">-suite with shower tray positioning for the plumber</span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">We also added a loft hatch.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">The best bit <span style="font-size: large;">of kit the council <span style="font-size: large;">have.</span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We <span style="font-size: large;">also have to put some <span style="font-size: large;">cladding aroun<span style="font-size: large;">d the <span style="font-size: large;">east and south <span style="font-size: large;">elevation windows as per the council instructions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">The cladding ca<span style="font-size: large;">n</span> be seen around the widows on the <span style="font-size: large;">E</span>ast and <span style="font-size: large;">S</span>outh elevations<span style="font-size: large;">. </span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Alan Husainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834403594344157120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722659210079312412.post-85103945564591645252013-03-18T15:23:00.001+00:002014-11-30T00:06:30.554+00:00Windows Are In and The Rendering Is Done<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The window installers arrived on Tuesday 5th February ready to fit all of the windows and the external doors. We had already boarded out the upstairs floor for them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had to remove all the OSB sheets whic<span style="font-size: large;">h <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">were</span> used to <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">temporarily </span></span>cover the windows,<span style="font-size: large;"> these sheets will be used again to c<span style="font-size: large;">lad</span> the timber <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">stud work.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Upstairs fully boarded</span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The Weather was awful when the window installers arrived</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Removing the sheets the snow arr<span style="font-size: large;">ived that morning.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The windows <span style="font-size: large;">and doors were all fitted in one day<span style="font-size: large;">, <span style="font-size: large;">but there were</span></span> a few problems<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">!!!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The three windows <span style="font-size: large;">on the first floor southern elevatio<span style="font-size: large;">n were all 70mm too small in height<span style="font-size: large;">,</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> th<span style="font-size: large;">ese have no<span style="font-size: large;">w been replaced and I have <span style="font-size: large;">purchased</span> t<span style="font-size: large;">he wrongly sized windo<span style="font-size: large;">ws and <span style="font-size: large;">I will be <span style="font-size: large;">using</span> them again for the garage.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The downstairs large patio door was also made incorrectly with the spacer bar between the top and bottom glass pane being too low, this was also replaced<span style="font-size: large;">. T</span>he incorrect one was also purchased by me<span style="font-size: large;">, </span>to use l<span style="font-size: large;">ater</span> on in the project.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The windows themselves are a fantastic design <span style="font-size: large;">be<span style="font-size: large;">in<span style="font-size: large;">g </span>triple<span style="font-size: large;">-g<span style="font-size: large;">la<span style="font-size: large;">z</span>ed <span style="font-size: large;">and Passive<span style="font-size: large;"> House <span style="font-size: large;">certified with a very low <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">U</span>-value o<span style="font-size: large;">f </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">0.65W/m2K.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The New and Old patio window now<span style="font-size: large;"> with<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span>the spacer bar<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>level with the rest <span style="font-size: large;">of the windows</span></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">The upstairs windows with the wro<span style="font-size: large;">ng ones on the floor!!</span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We a<span style="font-size: large;">lso went to see the plant supplier <span style="font-size: large;">from whom </span>we will be getting all the plants and trees from<span style="font-size: large;">, </span>they are based in Doneg<span style="font-size: large;">a</span>l. We bought 200 Hornbeam whips to plan<span style="font-size: large;">t i<span style="font-size: large;">n the border with the road<span style="font-size: large;"> to <span style="font-size: large;">start of<span style="font-size: large;">f with.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Then bundled u<span style="font-size: large;">p </span>moved to a sandy bed </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The floor/ceiling noggins were all done</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The spine wall<span style="font-size: large;"> this will take one third of the weight of the floor above.</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">First floor Northern Eleva<span style="font-size: large;">tion</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">View from the North-<span style="font-size: large;">West <span style="font-size: large;">elevation corner</span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">We used a gui<span style="font-size: large;">de to<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>keep the drill at the right angle.</span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <span style="font-size: large;">plasterers</span> <span style="font-size: large;">then started on the finish plaster due to the higher quantity of lime in the mix the <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">colour</span> was much lighter<span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The North<span style="font-size: large;">ern<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>elevation</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">W<span style="font-size: large;">e are ready to ins<span style="font-size: large;">tall the rainwater goods like the <span style="font-size: large;">fascia</span> boards<span style="font-size: large;">, guttering and down pipes.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">After which we <span style="font-size: large;">can<span style="font-size: large;"> paint the out<span style="font-size: large;">side so the scaffolding ca<span style="font-size: large;">n be taken away.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">This will make the house fe<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">el finished, but we still have along way to go.</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<br />Alan Husainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834403594344157120noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722659210079312412.post-3674313736007779442013-02-04T01:53:00.000+00:002013-02-20T15:38:03.264+00:00Getting Ready for the Windows<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Its been a busy few weeks after the Christmas break. We started in early January by rendering the inside of the house this will be the first layer of air tightness and add extra rigidity and strength to the interior walls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">The rendering was done by a local man Peter, and it took him three days, we were toying with the idea of doing it ourselves but thank God we didn't. We would still be at it !!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> After the rendering was done Michael the architect suggested we white wash the walls, using lime powder, which would brighten up the inside of the house he, as always, was quite correct.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">Michael painting the walls</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">While Peter was on site we asked him to scud the exterior walls of the house which is a messy job and could damaged the new windows if they where fitted.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jdLrtEczVns/UQ74TbeF0BI/AAAAAAAADH8/JkkPD9CFTmc/s1600/20130111_100711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jdLrtEczVns/UQ74TbeF0BI/AAAAAAAADH8/JkkPD9CFTmc/s1600/20130111_100711.jpg" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">The scudding makes the exterior very dull.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">The scudding meant that the temporary boarding around the windows had to be removed. This showed us just how much light will be coming into the house. The scudding was done prior to the scratch coat and final coat of render with will go on to the outside wall. This will have to wait until drier weather.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">White washing the interior was a great idea. View into the South-East corner</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">We added some temporary lights inside and because of the white wash walls two tube lights was all that was needed to brighten up the inside so that we can now work later on into the day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">The timber arrived for us to start framing up the interior walls. This was 150mm x 50mm timber which was placed against the wall and will be filled with ridged insulation. The floors will also be attached to the framing. The framing was done with the help of my friend Shabbs who came from the UK to help out in my hour of need, many thanks Shabbs.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">The floor joist will rest on the beam which is attached to wall studs</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">We also had a delivery of my much anticipated Vogalzang Barrel Stove Kit which is made in the U.S. The kit consists of a door, chimney pipe bracket with damper and some legs, you have to supply your own 55 gallon oil drum. We will be using the stove as a temporary heat source in the house using the many bits of timber off cuts which we have saved up.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Took us 20 mins to put together. More info on the stove is available on YouTube.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The stove was heated up outside first which burns off any paint on the drum which could be harmful if burnt inside and any oil residue which may be inside the drum.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">20 mins after lighting the heat output is staggering!!!</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The stove will be placed inside the house and fixed to the permanent chimney pipe location when the permanent stove arrives the barrel stove will be then used in the garage while I tinker with the replica Cobra car kit which I want to build someday!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We then started on the central spine wall of the house this will carry a third of the weight of the first floor. The spine wall was made with the engineering expertise of my friend Terry Dales who came from the UK to help, for which I will be eternally grateful. The floor joist where added to the wall beam and the spine wall.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We than started laying the floor joist and floor boarding for the first floor. This will help the window installers fit the upstairs windows.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have made up a temporary staircase to get to the first floor. The staircase has been used before and we have added extra timbers so it could be used with our floor height. It doesn't look it but it is very solid. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first floor will be completely joisted and boarded out so the window installer's can fit the windows. These are coming on Tuesday 5th February not a moment too soon.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Alan Husainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834403594344157120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722659210079312412.post-16440393930499490242012-12-27T00:05:00.001+00:002014-11-30T00:11:53.115+00:00Shutting Down For Christmas<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This will be the last post for 2012, and what a year !!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> We also have had to close up all the window openings with plywood sheeting. This is to stop the wind, which could cause the roof to be lifted off due to air pressure.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The scaffolding on the west side is now all completed. This gives us access to all sides of the house.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year.</span></span>Alan Husainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834403594344157120noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722659210079312412.post-72474977862794023202012-12-15T18:10:00.000+00:002014-11-30T00:13:41.697+00:00The Slates are On<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the 23rd Nov we started putting up the trusses on the roof. The first ones were put up in two's and three's so the roofer can fix them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The roofer has left a gap at each end of about three trusses so the block layers can come back and finish the blocks for the gables from the inside.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The block layers came back on 28th Nov to finish off the gables at each end of the house.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> On the 30th Nov. the block layers finished on site and took away most of their scaffolding, tools and the beloved telehoist which, as a tool in building the house, has been invaluable. I'll miss it very much as I have said to many people if they win the lottery and are feeling generous please buy me one!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The roofer add lots of bracing to the roof this took three days alone</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have used nearly 6000 nail gun nails and ten kilo's of loose nails in the roof. There has been lots of bracing in this roof.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the 7th Dec. we started measuring up for the vapour membrane to be added to the roof. Before then all the bottom section of the roof was given a coat of wood preservative.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The vapour barrier was fixed and then the roof was counter battened so that there will be a 50mm gap between the vapour barrier and the bottom of the roof slates, this is done for air circulation.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The battens that the slates are fixed on to took a while to set up because these make a very big difference to how easy it will be to fix the slates on to and the final look of the roof.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The North side of the house is ready for the slates. As can be seen below we were one truss over this was because we changed our mind about the way the chimney for the stove is coming out of the house its now exiting from the west gable end. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>Alan Husainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834403594344157120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722659210079312412.post-10081731444015801312012-11-23T00:54:00.000+00:002014-11-30T00:10:33.464+00:00Finally Ready for the Trusses !!<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the 14th Nov the block layers installed the first window sill into the house. This will make the first substantial connection between the outside leaf and inner leaf of the blockwork walls.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> On the 19th Nov the men arrived from the ESB (Electricity Supply Board) to put up the pole. The pole will be erected on the southern edge of my land.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It took two men and a 10t digger with a great claw attachment about half and hour to install it. The claw was used to lift the pole and dig the hole.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the 19th Nov the block layers finished the West wall up to gable level.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The scaffolding is now being added to the outside of the house. This will be used at first to help install the roof trusses.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the 21st Nov the block layers capped the North side wall ready for the wall plate to be installed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pat the carpenter arrived on 23rd Nov to fix the timber wall plates and to start on the roof trusses</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The wall plates are lengths of 100mm x 75mm timber that the roof trusses will rest on. These timbers are bolted to the top of the blockwork closing the cavity.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are now ready for the roof trusses. </span></span>Alan Husainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834403594344157120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722659210079312412.post-12278694272983896932012-11-08T21:49:00.001+00:002014-11-30T00:11:33.218+00:00The Roof Trusses have Arrived <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The roof trusses arrived today.They where made in a factory in Northern Ireland and delivered to site ready to be installed. All the timber material that will be needed in the roof all came from Quinn Building Supplies. Quinn gave us a 3D drawing of what the roof will look like with all the bracing attached, which is done on site.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The order for the roof trusses have been delayed they will now be arriving7th or 8th November.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Thursday 25th October the block layers are back to start laying the 100mm blocks, the lintels and sills also arrived today. The roof trusses are also ordered they will arrive by 2nd November.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>Alan Husainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834403594344157120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722659210079312412.post-49070688274152036382012-10-06T15:14:00.000+01:002013-02-20T00:13:56.935+00:00Ready for Blockwork<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lots of work has been done on site. All the excavations were done on the site by the 19th Sept.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then we started on the front we cleared all the soil and put down some Terram then placed 10 loads of stone on top at a cost of about €3000!!</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">300mm of Stone laid on top of the Terram,</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We than started putting stone on the driveway a further 14 loads of different types of stone a 150mm to 0mm for the bottom layer and a finer 25mm to 0mm for the top layer approx 450mm in total depth.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The utilities where next the conduit for the electric was installed from where the pole will be installed to the front of the house 100m in total.Then the telecom conduit and the water pipe all about 150m.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> On Wed 26th Sept. we started digging out for the strip foundations no raft foundations needed due to the hard soil we found at this depth.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">All the foundations where completed in a day and some stone was placed in the bottom of the trenches. This was compacted and levelled for the steel reinforcement to be placed on.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Foundation is 1000mm wide X 500mm deep X 65m long</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">All the reinforcement was done my me and took me two twelve hour days tough work especially on the knees!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Monday 1st October the concrete was ordered 19m3 or 40tons approx. The first load was unloaded using the concrete lorry's on board conveyor belt system very cool. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It took us from 2.00pm to 7.00pm to lay the concrete very tired after that.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>Alan Husainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834403594344157120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722659210079312412.post-44774998872533582832012-09-16T19:36:00.000+01:002013-02-20T21:54:18.716+00:00Work Started at Last! ! !<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Work on site started on Wed 5th Sept.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first job was to move the ditch which flows past the front of the
site this is because the original ditch will be covered by the new frontage.
approx length 50m. 18m of the ditch which goes under the new entrance to the house and the
right of way is piped the rest is an open ditch. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The next was to create the shape of the drive to the house which needs to be raised by about 1m near the road side entrance.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sweeping round to the house</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then we had to dig out the cutting out of the hill which will form the house, garage and front drive about 30m x 20m x 3.5m deep at the back and 1m deep at the front. All the soil will be moved using two dumper's a 9 ton and 6 ton. Photo of the 9 ton below.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">About 1750 to 2000 tons of soil will be dug out and moved to form the drive way and sides on the pond also we will be rising the road height of the right of way by about 1m. All this will provide us with somewhere to put all of the soil.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">This how deep we have to go it's massive.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Still going!!</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">And still going !</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is still a lot more soil to move, the area that will form the lawn, the terracing behind the house and all to works to form the peculation area are still to go ahead and all the banking that will form the pond.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We should finish the majority of the above works in a about two weeks. That will mean that all of the works will take about three weeks right on schedule !!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The good news so far is that we have found very hard soil at the bottom of the dig so that it should mean we will not be piling the foundations. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The foundation engineer will be coming next week to let us know if we can have a simple strip foundation or a raft. The price difference is substantial. </span></span>Alan Husainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834403594344157120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722659210079312412.post-17210591084618018802012-07-31T13:09:00.000+01:002013-02-20T00:15:40.668+00:00Commencement Notice<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Commencement Notice went in yesterday 30th July.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We now have to send them back the Commencement Notice which gives the council two weeks notice of when we want to start works on site.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Its been a dream of ours for twenty odd years to be able to build our own house and we are now one step closer.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As Michael our architect said this morning the real work starts now.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking forward to it with fear and excitement. </span></span><br />
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Alan Husainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834403594344157120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722659210079312412.post-77654322192117093202012-05-19T18:22:00.000+01:002013-02-20T00:17:50.169+00:00Further Information Update<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">All six items of the Further Information letter have been handed in to the Planning Dept. yesterday 18th May 2012.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We should be able to start work in ten weeks time. Four weeks for the Planning Dept. to give us a decision, four weeks for any local objections to be lodged and then two weeks for us to give in the Notice of Commencement.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first thing I have to arrange is for the roadway to be constructed to the site, all 100m of it.Then the firm ground for the piling rig to sit on. Lots of stone is coming on to the site.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">Mairead has said that we should not get a refusal for our plans, but if there are any further concerns she will add them as Conditions of Approval.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also due to the planning departments earlier concerns, we have had to drop the house by 600mm into the hill. This has meant that all the levels for the septic tank and percolation area have had to change.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My deepest gratitude to Patrick Gallagher of <span style="line-height: 115%;">Design Energy Homes Ltd and his team for all his help in making all the necessary changes.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> We have a meeting with the planner on Tuesday 8th May so she can give us an agreement in principle to our changes. Then we can officially issue all our paperwork again so we can continue with the planning process.</span></span><br />
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