Page 6 – How to build an extension

5 3rd bedroom

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.

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.