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Finally. Some positive progress

flanagaj

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So after 6 months of delay due to one shoddy bricklayer and another one who was shoddy with a massive 'I'm the best' ego, it is finally third time lucky and the two guys we waited 6 weeks to start, take pride in their work and are really approachable when you want to ask a question or raise an issue.  Just how it should be.

Being behind is a pain though, as it will mean I will be cutting the roof and installing the standing seam roofing most likely in November.  But so long as it doesn't get too wet, it might be ok.

Here are a few photos.  I made a jig up to cut the insulation at the angle of the cavity tray and I was chuffed how it turned out.  A rather laborious task though, but I said I would get the trays and insulation all ready for them

I also knocked up probably 12 different mixes over the last few months.  We tried 5 different sands, grey cement, white cement and lime ...., but non of them really worked and they were either too grey or too yellow, but we kept searching and finally found a local firm in Thatcham who had some sand from a quarry a long distance away.  The colour looked like it would work and as soon as I mixed up the 5 sand, 1 white cement and 1 lime mix, we both said "that's it".  Sand cost us about £90/ton, which is not cheap, but I didn't want to be looking at the house thinking "I don't like the mortar colour".   Here are a few pictures of progress from the last two weeks.

 

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G and J

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Good to hear. Materials in last photo looking good. Which window colour are you going for (assuming that's what 2 colours are)?

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Mr Punter

Mr Punter 2839

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Brickwork looks the nuts.  DPC / gas membrane anal but in a nice way.

 

I bought sand from Cornwall for the colour.  £80 a pallet haulage but the alternative was awful.

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Spinny

Spinny 195

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Looking good.

Do you cover the cavities to keep the rain out ?

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flanagaj

flanagaj 256

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9 hours ago, G and J said:

Which window colour are you going for (assuming that's what 2 colours are)?

We originally decided on the left, but that has changed to the one on the right.  The left is more muted though 🤔

 

8 hours ago, Mr Punter said:

I bought sand from Cornwall for the colour.  £80 a pallet haulage but the alternative was awful.

Yes.  We could only source yellow or a different yellow here in Hampshire.

 

8 hours ago, Spinny said:

Do you cover the cavities to keep the rain out ?

I wasn't planning on doing that?

Redbeard

Redbeard 459

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1 hour ago, flanagaj said:

I wasn't planning on doing that?

 

Please do. Fibre insulation 'sucks' a lot of rain. Visqueen and block/brick offcuts will keep a lot of it off.

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BotusBuild

BotusBuild 672

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Good to see that things are progressing well. That DPC and insulation looks the nuts

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