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First planning application 2003 - Refused 3 times

Second Planning application 2008 - Refused 3 times

Planning Approved 2012

Build Started 2015

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Block work almost there

Hello Build Hub! First Blog entry in our new home. So things have stalled quite a bit over the last few months.  Block layers have left site as they don't want to do the peaks without roof supports. Trusses have been measured up wrong which has caused some amount of delays.  Also having issues sourcing scaffolding but finally have that issue resolved.  Just need to get the scaffolding to site. There have also been some issues with our window cills.  Got measured up for window
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We Have Another Floor

Posted by DeeJunFan, 08 January 2016 · 505 views   Hello All,Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year.Was trying to get a blog entry done before Christmas but no luck so here goes.Block work is now complete, slab wrap put up and slabs laid.Here are a few pics showing the house and some of the key views.House itself  Entrance ViewLiving Room ViewDining Room ViewSun-RoomSlabs In ProgressSlabs Complete I have only seen the pictures as yet. Stuck in Belfast earning the money to pay
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We Have A Floor

Posted by DeeJunFan, 16 November 2015 · 426 views   Hi Guys,After the disaster that was last weekend during the week we eventually got caught up on the jobs with the foundations.Got the Radon barrier down, A393 Mesh installed, point to not was the amount of overlap needed. Meant a quick re-order for another few sheets.BC were happy with a smaller mesh and a 4inch slab but decided to stick with the larger mesh and go with a 6inch slab. Got the timber delivered and me and my father start
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Wash Out Weekend

Posted by DeeJunFan, 09 November 2015 · 437 views   Weekend turned out to be a complete mess. Just about managed to get a delivery off loaded but no work done on my site. Went and gave my brother a hand fitting his HRMV unit. got a lot of the vents placed and the unit suspended from the rafters. Nearly lost a finger unloading the mesh.Have started getting the footings filled in, was hoping to get the quarry dust in over the weekend but its starting in earnest today.Hopefully have all f
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Footings Done

Posted by DeeJunFan, 04 November 2015 · 420 views   Hi Guys,A slow enough last 2 weeks, our block laying contractor is currently working on a major job and has been doing our footing walls over the weekends. Digger man has been on holidays so it all worked out ok.Our site had to be grading a fair bit towards the front of the house which left the footings around 1m deep at the front and only around 300mm at the rear. I was a bit concerned that we wouldn't be allowed to do a poured slab
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Week 1 Done

Posted by DeeJunFan, 13 October 2015 · 521 views   So the first week of the build has been completed.Grass has been turned to dirt and a LOT of dirt has been moved about. from the picture below you can see the gentle slop from left to right. to my untrained eye this didn't look like much but it took a good amount of digging through pretty hard ground to get the site levelEventually started to mark out on Saturday afternoon after my debut as a dumper driver (lots of fun)Marked out the g
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Build Day Zero

Posted by DeeJunFan, 05 October 2015 · 444 views   Just a quick Kick off blog post.The Day is finally here. After many years of waiting and planning. Digger arrived on site Saturday night and is going to break ground today.This is how the site looked yesterday afternoon so there will be lots happening this week. First job is to move the fence, the site now extends to the gate in the top of the picture.More updates to come!      Comments declan52 05 Oct
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A Few Decisions And A Bit Of Panic

Posted by DeeJunFan, 11 February 2015 · 865 views   Since my first entry not much has happened apart from a lot of thinking.Legal work is still on-going RE the additional portion of land. Hopefully complete in the next week or so.So far the decisions areStrip foundations. Thermal block above the sub floor to deal with thermal bridge.200mm of PIR with UFH pipes on topthinking 65-75mm of Sand & cement screed with fibers.Thinking 165mm cavity as that seems to be the maximum for catnic
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Short Start, Long Story

Posted by DeeJunFan, 28 July 2014 · 894 views Hello there, I have decided to try and put together a blog for my pending build. The others on here have helped me a great deal so hopefully mine can be of assistance to someone in the future, but most selfishly of all I hope this can help me get my thoughts and plans settled.The site on which I am building is (was) a relatively small site to the rear of my family home in Mayobridge, Northern Ireland. The process began around 10 years ago wh
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