Monday, 19 January 2009
Day 115 - A little more electrics and plumbing...
Here are a few more shots taken this weekend which include a little bit more work done on Thursday and Friday last week.
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Day 114 - Electrics and Plumbing
The first fix plumbing and electrics are in full swing now.
The electricians are wiring in the sockets and switches, cutting in and fixing the back boxes and running all the power cables to the fuse board in the utility room. They've already throught of at least ten things that I'd forgotton! I've also replanned the location of all the data wiring. I'm now going to setup a small server rack to house all the IT kit, Sky boxes etc in the loft and run all the structured cabling to there. This will de-clutter the study and mean I can install some proper server-grade hardware without the fan noise being a nuisance.
The plumbing is going well too with the water and soil pipes all in, together with LPG feeds for the hob and the fireplace. Jamie and co are now moving onto finishing the under-floor heating systems for the first floor and have worked out a way to get the kinks out of the cable by running it all the way up the driveway - a great idea until the post woman trips over it on her way round the corner...
Oh, and the keen blog followers amongst you should take a look at the last picture below. Remember that cock-up with the ground workers six months back? Well all is well. Jamie managed to route the soild pipe as planned. Phew!
Next week, more plumbing and the geek-tastic Cat-8 data cabling goes in.
The electricians are wiring in the sockets and switches, cutting in and fixing the back boxes and running all the power cables to the fuse board in the utility room. They've already throught of at least ten things that I'd forgotton! I've also replanned the location of all the data wiring. I'm now going to setup a small server rack to house all the IT kit, Sky boxes etc in the loft and run all the structured cabling to there. This will de-clutter the study and mean I can install some proper server-grade hardware without the fan noise being a nuisance.
The plumbing is going well too with the water and soil pipes all in, together with LPG feeds for the hob and the fireplace. Jamie and co are now moving onto finishing the under-floor heating systems for the first floor and have worked out a way to get the kinks out of the cable by running it all the way up the driveway - a great idea until the post woman trips over it on her way round the corner...
Oh, and the keen blog followers amongst you should take a look at the last picture below. Remember that cock-up with the ground workers six months back? Well all is well. Jamie managed to route the soild pipe as planned. Phew!
Next week, more plumbing and the geek-tastic Cat-8 data cabling goes in.
Tuesday, 6 January 2009
Day 110 - Heat Pump Arrives
The heat pump arrived today and just about fitted through the front door. The delivery man wasn't very happy with our gravel driveway as it didn't exactly agree with the 200KG heat pump and his pallet lifter.
Its actually shorter than I had anticipated so we may have to apply some clever boxing to the top to hide the plumbing away out of site.
Its actually shorter than I had anticipated so we may have to apply some clever boxing to the top to hide the plumbing away out of site.
Monday, 5 January 2009
Day 109 - Happy New Year!
It's 2009 and we're still not in...
...but we're getting closer! The screed has gone off well over the Christmas break as you can see and now its all hands to the pumps for the first fix. The plumbing and electrics will start this week (once my plumber gets over his vomiting virus or "Extended Christmas" disease), the heat pump arrives from Sweden in the next day or so and the ventilation system will be going in next week.
I'll keep you posted.
...but we're getting closer! The screed has gone off well over the Christmas break as you can see and now its all hands to the pumps for the first fix. The plumbing and electrics will start this week (once my plumber gets over his vomiting virus or "Extended Christmas" disease), the heat pump arrives from Sweden in the next day or so and the ventilation system will be going in next week.
I'll keep you posted.
Saturday, 13 December 2008
Day 108 - Screed Complete
We have a floor!
The screeders have done a great job and the new floor looks first class. I can only take shots from the doorway at the moment as we can't walk on it yet but after Christmas it should be solid enough for us to march on.
They did however make a bit of a mess - I have them coming back tomorrow to clean up after themselves!
The screeders have done a great job and the new floor looks first class. I can only take shots from the doorway at the moment as we can't walk on it yet but after Christmas it should be solid enough for us to march on.
They did however make a bit of a mess - I have them coming back tomorrow to clean up after themselves!
Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Day 106 - Ready to Screed
The ground floor damp proofing, insulation and heating loops are in now and looking great. The concrete arrives tomorrow, so there's just enough time to get the remaining underfloor pipe work and electrics in place before the pour.
Monday, 8 December 2008
Day 104 - We're Back!
The banks have been useless but with a lot of hard work and a good dose of luck we're finally back in business and work is underway once again.
The ground works have been completed on the exterior; the drains are in for both foul and surface water with a pump house half way up the drive.
The plumbing is underway with the underfloor heating system arriving on site on Tuesday last week and the ground floor insulation and screed are being laid today and Thursday.
Andy and I completed the guttering as well last Tuesday, hooking up the down pipes to the underground pipework that links into the rainwater harvester.
It's all go!
The ground works have been completed on the exterior; the drains are in for both foul and surface water with a pump house half way up the drive.
The plumbing is underway with the underfloor heating system arriving on site on Tuesday last week and the ground floor insulation and screed are being laid today and Thursday.
Andy and I completed the guttering as well last Tuesday, hooking up the down pipes to the underground pipework that links into the rainwater harvester.
It's all go!
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
Day 98 - Garden Wall Foundation
More work on the ground works this week including the foundation for the garden wall, carefully avoiding the harvester beneath.
Friday, 24 October 2008
Day 96 - Ground works continue
The harvester pipework continues and the landscaping around the plot is starting to come together.
Thursday, 16 October 2008
Day 94 - Progress at last
We are STILL waiting on the bank (a new one now) to okay the final cash - talk about picking the wrong year to build a house - but work has resumed on site nonetheless.
The ground workers are back to hook up the drains and landscape the plot. Their work will include hardcoring all of the paved surfaces, installing a sewer pump and pipework, hooking up the guttering to the rainwater harvester and levelling and gravelling the drive.
The ground workers are back to hook up the drains and landscape the plot. Their work will include hardcoring all of the paved surfaces, installing a sewer pump and pipework, hooking up the guttering to the rainwater harvester and levelling and gravelling the drive.
Sunday, 14 September 2008
Day 92 - Wind and Water Tight!
After a long delay and much toing and froing with the banks we're back on track!
The front and back doors have finally arrived and were fitted last week. Andy and I went over to the Potton factory to pick them up in the back of one of the ctm vans - they only just fit - but we managed to get them back in one piece.
The glass either side of the front door is also in now and so the building is now weather proof. I even have a set of keys!
I'm planning the timings for the first and second fixes this week and work should start again to complete the ground works very soon; hooking up the drains, harvester and heat pump plus lanscaping the grounds and gravelling the drive.
I swore I'd never use the phrase, but it is looking like I may have to deploy it after all...
In by Christmas!
The front and back doors have finally arrived and were fitted last week. Andy and I went over to the Potton factory to pick them up in the back of one of the ctm vans - they only just fit - but we managed to get them back in one piece.
The glass either side of the front door is also in now and so the building is now weather proof. I even have a set of keys!
I'm planning the timings for the first and second fixes this week and work should start again to complete the ground works very soon; hooking up the drains, harvester and heat pump plus lanscaping the grounds and gravelling the drive.
I swore I'd never use the phrase, but it is looking like I may have to deploy it after all...
In by Christmas!
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