We commenced work on this site at the end of February 2003 and has now (April 2004) been completed - scroll down to see the running story from start to finish.

New Radius Brick Wall.

Nearing completion.

The biggest shower head in the world! The last time I saw one of these it was on a watering can!

Oak Stairs - all the way from Bradford! What a fantastic job!

Decoration of the top two floors complete.

The decorators are on the ground floor.

The kitchen has arrived!

Mick the sparky! We just don't know where all these wires go, but luckily he does, thank goodness!

Jim is a valuable member of our team!

This is how they used to make Cornice work in the olden days.... Jim can still do it!

Breakfast Room.

Stairs going in.

Stairs going in.

Cement for floor being delivered.

Scaffold down - ready for Stone Porch.

Scaffold down - garage complete.

Roof complete - windows in.

Turret looking good!

Some of the boys who made it possible!

Des - Chief cook and bottle washer!

Topping Out Party!  Thanks to Nina and Des for a nice afternoon!

Roof and garage tiled and in the dry!

Chimney being built!

Roof Tiling and Chmineys being built!

Roof Tiling.

Dormers.

Turret progressing.

Roof on - dormers constructed.

What a lot of timber!!

Trusses going on.

Trusses being delivered.

Block and beam floor, finished

Sun coming throught the turret at 8am!

View from hallway to kitchen

Garage roof finished and water-tight

Internal walls at first floor - ready for roof

Close-up of turret, brickwork still to be finished

End of house with turret

Scaffold up, ready for roof

Roof on garage

Safety bags, while concrete floor being erected

First floor - concrete beams

Fireplace

Lounge

View from Hall to Kitchen

Scaffold Up

Scaffold Up

Blockwork up to roof height.

Garage brickwork - ready for scaffold.

Cavity Insulation installed - brickwork growing.

Brickwork being laid to back-up blockwork.

Quality Control found dodgy drainage fitting - must be rejected!

Internal walls started.

Master Blockworker - starting on blockwork.

Brickwork upto DPC.

Loaded out, ready for laying blocks.

Blocks delivered - brickwork started

 
Drainage installed - septic tank being installed next week

Garage prior to concreting

Installation of Beam and Block Floor

AS IT STANDS AT THE MOMENT (18th March 2003) WATCH THIS SPACE FOR NEXT DEVELOPMENT

GARAGE FOUNDATIONS, READY FOR BLOCKWORK

 COMMENCING THE BLOCKWORK

SECOND WEEK - CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS

DIGGING OUT THE FOOTINGS

FIRST DAY AT 'FOXWOOD'