Just an update

The crane type thing arrived (that's technical isn't it) and tweaked the beams into their correct positions and then the chippies arrived and started to install the first floor joists, that meant that the scaffolding had to go up a bit.

The pictures here show the crane arm and the lorry, the joists, the beams and they also show the lovely view of Poole Harbour and the Purbecks. The view to the left is Brownsea island.

The curved steel should be arriving this week, it is being galvanised at the moment then the house should take on a whole new look.

The steels arrive

After a hectic trip to the Le Mans Classic and a mad week driving the Morgan on the quiet smooth French roads we have returned to find that some of the steels have arrived and have been erected. The erected steels will be tweaked into their correct positions tomorrow and then the chippies will be on site.
The side garden retaining wall is also taking shape now and looking rather good.

Some of the walls had to be rebuilt this week due to the very high winds in the storm. Two steps forward, one step back, but we are going in the right direction.

Garden Walls

The garden wall has risen. The gaps are for the fence posts for the fence that sits on top of the retaining wall. Beautiful bricks if I say so myself.

The garden side wall is rising

The garden side wall started to rise out of the ground yesterday, rain stopped play today but being Friday that isn't a problem as everyone appears to knock off early. We have good news, the steel beams are arriving on Monday all except for the curved beam which will take considerably longer. This is not a problem as the builders can continue with all the other beams and the brickwork can continue, the chippies should be on site the following week to start on the first floor joists all being well and of course the weather could play a factor. But all in all good news.