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Week 11: the windows are in!
Following installation of the ridge tiles, the main roof construction is now complete, leaving only the join between the new and the old rooflines, and…
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Week 10: on with the roof!
With the basic roof timbers now in place, four more courses of brickwork have been added to the walls to bring them up to the…
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Week 9: a bit of a rollercoaster, but with a happy ending
Another week of good weather, and by the end of Monday the major roof trusses were in place. But that evening, a neighbour – to…
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Week 8: a slow start, but things have just started again!
What with Bank Holiday Monday and further delays sorting out the roof, it’s been a disappointing week. However the roof timbers finally arrived on Friday…
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Week 7: we’re waiting for the roof timbers ……
Not so much to report this week. The weather has been kind and the walls – both external and internal – have been finished as…
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Week 6: Continued solid progress
The weather has been kind again this week and we are now at the point where the entire scaffolding is up, lintels have been installed…
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Week 5: A temporary setback – followed by further great progress
Maybe we were too ambitious last week, with the weather deteriorating and strong winds on the way…… On Sunday we were dismayed to discover that…
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Week 4: Reaching for the stars!
Despite the change in the weather this week, our builders have continued to make good progress. Early in the week, the internal block walls were…
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Week 3. The Phoenix is rising……
… and it’s continuing to go really well. This week, the low level blockwork and brickwork has been finished; the ground was prepared; then a…
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Week 2. It’s gone!
Great progress this week with the rebuilding project. Fortunately the weather has been kind; the old building has now gone, foundations have been dug and…