Fri 9th December 2016 / 12:45
Concrete is down now and I’m wrapping the edges of the DPM over the riser walls.
6 3rd bedroom
Friday 9 December 2016 / 12:45
Concrete has set.
7 3rd bedroom
Friday 9th December 2016 / 15:06
Starting to put the insulation and joists in.
8 3rd bedroom
Saturday 10th December 2016 / 17:48
I’ve bought and plumbed in a new radiator to replace the old one. It was the only one I didn’t replace when I put the heating system in.
9 3rd bedroom
Sunday 11th December 2016 / 17:48
Insulation and joists in with vapour barrier ready to position.
11 3rd bedroom
Saturday 5th January 2017 | 15:42
I’ve made these skirting boards using a router to create the angle as I couldn’t buy any to match the existing ones.
12 3rd bedroom
Friday 3 February 2017 / 10:20
Painting.
13 3rd bedroom
Saturday 18 February 2017
All finished, decorated with carpet laid and some furniture in.
1 Patio
Saturday 18 June 2016 / 15:33
The first two slabs laid. They’ve been stacked up in various places for nearly 6 years and now it’s time for them to be cleaned up and resume their life as a patio. Fortunately, whoever laid them originally laid them upside-down, so even though they’re probably 50 years old they look quite new when laid the right way up.
2 Patio
Saturday 18 June 2016 / 16:24
Another one laid. Going to mow the grass now, before Nick comes round; we’re going out for some beers in Southampton with Gaz and Tony.
3 Patio
Sunday 19th June 2016 / 12:59
Some more.
4 Patio
Sunday 19 June 2016 / 15:50
A few more laid before it rains. Off to see Benjamin and Matthew now for a lesson in how to hack your phone and the quadratic equation formula.
5 Patio
Sunday 3 July 2016 / 13:53
One stone means laid yesterday, two stones mean laid today.
6 Patio
Sunday 10th July 2016 / 20:29
Building up the level with concrete. All mixed in the wheelbarrow, which does your back in.
7 Patio
Sunday 17 July 2016 / 19:50
It’s been a baking hot weekend. I’ve made progress laying more concrete, cutting the odd shaped slabs and laying more slabs. Another day or two will finish it.
8 Patio
Saturday 6 August 2016 / 15:20
Another hot weekend and the last of the grouting. A dry 1:4 mix is brushed in, tamped down and smoothed with a 27mm dia socket. I got some grey sand from Sydnams to make the mortar for the grout as I preferred the colour. Going for beers and curry with Neil and Tony tonight.
1 Formwork
Saturday 12th March 2016 / 13:55
Totton Timber delivered shuttering ply this morning and I’ve made this formwork for the steps. It even has stiffeners. I’m rather proud of it.
2 Formwork
Saturday 12th March 2016 / 13:09
Nipper got covered in saw dust.
3 Formwork
Saturday 12th March 2016 / 14:13
Formwork in position. It will be filled with concrete up the the first step level, then the lid goes on, then the second step is filled. When all set formwork comes off and 450 x 600 slabs will be used to make the treads.
9 Patio
Sunday 7 August 2016 / 16:25
Finished. Just the edges to be filled in at some point.