Fence taken down and side wall built (Wednesday)

Today the builder took down our neighbour's fence to build the side wall (left side). He also mounted scaffolding so tomorrow they can build up higher.

No work today due to weather (-2 degrees) (Tuesday)

Week 7: Front walls built (Monday)

Today the builder started building the external wall on the front.

Internal walls finished and cavity wall insulation starts to go in (Thursday)

Today the builder finished off the internal walls, and made a start on the external wall on the adjoining neighbour's wall. He also started to fill the cavity with insulation. When Terry is back on site tomorrow, they will finish off the external walls in red brick.

Next week they will build the parapets and make a start on the roof! Due to bad weather (freezing rain) they have taken out a brick on the ground level to drain the water.

Cavity wall insulation

Internal side wall

Other internal side wall

Brickwork on the front

Insulation in the cavity

View from upstairs

External brickwork starts (Wednesday)

Today the builder brought along another bricklayer (who is about 80!). They made a start on the external brick wall. They had to remove one of our fence panels to gain access. So of course the first thing that happened was the dog ran straight onto the neighbour's lawn and did an enormous poo.
We were due another delivery of sand at 10AM, which turned up at 3PM. Hopefully tomorrow will be a more productive day.

Our new brickwork is on the left - matches our house quite well colour-wise

They have put these bricks over the bits with the drains

Wall construction begins (Tuesday)

Today the builder started building the walls with aerated concrete bricks.

The corners were built first.

And then the walls. You can see the fenestration holes where we will have the door and window. The wall will be another 2 blocks high, but as it is quite windy he has left off the top two layers in case they blow off over overnight before they set.

Week 6: Bricks delivered (Monday)

Today the bricks were delivered for the internal wall. The cost of the red bricks has gone up, so builder spent the morning sourcing a different supplier.