It's been a busy week or so, but I've found some time to upload a few more recent pictures. The build is progressing well and the first floor is in place. This means that the downstairs rooms are enclosed and you can get a really good sense of the proportions, light and views out. It also means that we can now stand at first floor level and even on the balcony. The view is mostly of tree tops, but there are a few little glimpses through of the moors beyond.
The steelwork has been installed for the cantilevered balcony, including the very expensive thermal breaks (the blue thing in the photos below). These are made of a type of high density plastic which massively reduces the amount of heat that would be lost if the steel beam ran straight through the wall. Without them, there would be a risk of condensation forming on the ceiling below the cold steels, due to the air-tightness of modern construction. They are fully structurally tested, but there is still something a little concerning about a balcony supported by plastic!
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| Cantilevered balcony frame |
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| First floor and stairwell |
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| Bedroom 3 with internal exposed brickwork |
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| Bedroom 1 with huge window and tree top views |
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| From the road |
Dom's Mum and Dad came to visit at the weekend and we spent a couple of hours on site pottering around cutting back some of the undergrowth at the top of the site and collecting up all the gritstone we could find from old walls, steps, etc. to use in the gabions at the front of the site later on. Many thanks for the help, it was really good to spend time on site. We're looking forward to starting the more serious jobs of painting, flooring and kitchen fitting.
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