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Saturday 23rd June 2018 / 09:40
As it’s hot we’ve put hessian on top of the concrete to slow down the drying/curing. I’m spraying it with water every few hours.

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Friday 6th July 2018 / 16:47
Starting on the electrics first fit.

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Saturday 14th July 2018 / 14:32
I’m putting three lighting circuits in. Floor, sides and top.

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Monday 16th July 2018 / 20:25
Plaster boarding using dab and dot. Not too difficult really.

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Friday 20th July 2018 / 17:19
More plaster boarding.

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Saturday 28th July 2018 / 14:01
Today I’m getting this lock in the right place. It’s tricky on these overlapping doors because the lock has to come out beyond the body of the door, flush with the flange, or whatever it’s called in door terminology.

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Sunday 19th August 2018 / 11:37
Fitting the windowsills.

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Monday 27th August 2018 / 12:48
It’s bank holiday Monday and I’ve started tiling the floor.

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Wednesday 9th May 2018 / 12:01

Floor insulation delivered.

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Saturday 26th May 2018 / 13:27

Got the Gutter up and linked into the square down pipe.

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Monday 28th May 2018 / 12:19

Bank holiday today and I’m starting to get the cables in before putting the insulation down.

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Monday 28th May 2018 / 13:44

Putting the damp proof membrane down.

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Monday 28th May 2018 / 18:09

All the insulation’s down now, including the bit round the edge to stop heat from the slab leaking into the walls.

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Sunday 3rd June 2018 / 10:41

This is the underfloor heating kit.

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Sunday 3rd June 2018 / 11:32

Insulation joints taped.

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Sunday 3rd June 2018 / 13:40

Vapour barrier is down and I’ve just started laying out the underfloor heating pipe.

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Sunday 3rd June 2018 / 16:46

Just over half the pipes done. There are two circuits.

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Sunday 3rd June 2018 / 17:44

All done. Ready to go on holiday to Cornwall tomorrow.

 

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Friday 15th June 2018 / 14:16

Pressurising the under floor heating circuits to 10 bar to check for leaks.

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Friday 22nd June 2018 / 09:28

Today we are screening the floor. Nick and I are shovelling, barrowing and general help and Neil and William are doing the clever bit. The screed is pre-mixed. It’s a fairly dry mix.