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Read more about Quick Progress Update

Quick Progress Update

A quick photo update, I will do proper blog posts over the next few days......   The ground works were started back in August, however there was a long delay with the timber frame being manufactured (partly due the the first floor layout changes), which meant that the TF kit wasn't  delivered until November the 18th.   Last week the house was made wind and watertight.   This week the ground floor UFH was laid and the screed poured.    We are hoping that th

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• ultramods
• December 20, 20187 yr

Read more about 1: Introduction, The Site and Plans

1: Introduction, The Site and Plans

In 2009 my wife and I moved into a 3 year old developer built house in Kingseat, Newmachar which is 6 miles north of Aberdeen.    Kingseat was originally a farming estate, in 1859 Aberdeen District Lunacy Board required a new mental health facility for paupers and acquired the site. The hospital was constructed between 1901 - 1904, the various buildings were laid out in a villa format, with lots of green space including trees, a football pitch and tennis courts.  

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• ultramods
• September 2, 20188 yr

Read more about 2: Site Clearance

2: Site Clearance

As part of the agreement for buying the plot the previous owner agreed to clear the plot of the 2 mounds of earth.   In April 2018 The site was cleared by the previous owner.    We had to arrange a tree surgeon to fell the 3 trees.     Before          The tree surgeon cut the trees into manageable logs, these were easy to get rid of, to various friends.   I thought the best way to get rid of the remaining bra

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• ultramods
• August 22, 20188 yr

Read more about 4: Foundations Part 1

4: Foundations Part 1

After yesterdays site scrape the ground workers started again at 07:00 this morning (22nd August 2018) to dig the trenches for the foundations.   The idea was to dig the trenches today and then pour the concrete tomorrow. However whilst I was at work around 16:00 the local friendly drone guy sent me a couple of photos which looked like there was concrete in the trenches - this was a nice surprise.              

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• ultramods
• August 22, 20188 yr

Read more about 3: Site Scrape and Setting Out

3: Site Scrape and Setting Out

Yesterday (August 21st 2018) the ground workers arrived at 07:00 to scrape the site, erect some Heras fencing and mark the house out.       The engineer did the setting out first of house boundary.     Next the digger driver and one ground worker scraped the site.              Next the engineer marked out where the foundations should go, ready to be dug tomorrow.    

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• ultramods
• August 22, 20188 yr