More roof timbers (Friday)

Today the builder fitted the joists on the pitch with spacing for the veluxes that will go in.

Roof timbers go in (Thursday)

Today the roof timbers on the flat part of the roof went in. They join into the RSJ.

RSJ goes in (Wednesday)

Today the RSJ beam went in. It has been sitting in our garage for a week and weighs 197kg. To get it down to the extension, they filled an offcut of the soil pipe with concrete, and used it to roll the beam down the garden, "just like the egyptians", my builder tells me....

They then used a winch to get it up to the top.

Here you can see it sitting neatly on its grey blocks. The roof timbers will join into it, keeping it from going anyway...

Week 8: Brickwork continues (Monday)

Today they spent the day building up the brickwork to the height of the roof. As we are having a half flat, half pitch roof, the brickwork is on a diagonal.

Where the RSJ will go is marked by the grey brick (at approximately the halfway point).

RSJ delivered (Friday)

Today the builder appears to have done nothing other than take delivery of an RSJ beam which is now sitting in the garage.

Lintels go in (Thursday)

Today the lintel about the bifold doors and window went in. He then cemented on a layer of blocks, and then a wooden lintel, to which the roof will be attached. This is the final end height of the roof (flat then pitch)

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.