Our Journey North of the Border

What a great project! Love the stone work - very jeaalous

Wow that stonework looks amazing! In fact it all looks amazing. You must be delighted with how it’s going, and what a great year weather wise to be building! How’s the budget? 

This does it for me tbh. Just love the solidity of the outer skin and traditional look but with the passive esque make up behind. 

  On 08/08/2018 at 19:37, newhome said:

Wow that stonework looks amazing! In fact it all looks amazing. You must be delighted with how it’s going, and what a great year weather wise to be building! How’s the budget? 

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Hi @newhome the budget........... so many variables can be included but if I just include everything that has got me to this position thus far, stripping out all the professional fees,  services and the cost of the land, we are currently at £1220 p.s.m. It does include such things as skip hire, toilet hire and electric meter cupboard, amongst other stuff!!!

LOVE the traditional twist design, the stonework just makes it!

looks fantastic so far.  Its going to be a stunner when its done.

 

 

Floor looks a bit dirty in the fourth photo, are standards dropping? Glad you making quick progress.

I may be coming in late to the blog - but I love the look of the place, especially the stonework!  I want that house!  At least I know where to come when/if eventually find my piece of land.  ? I'm just going to copy yours.....

@TheMitchells thanks very much for your warm comments. Much appreciated. ?

Tidy tidy job Ramius...what's going above/in the apex of the dormers.

What's the chance you can have a bit of art work in there...

Submarine...

Family crest...

Initials...

Year of bulid is traditional

  On 04/11/2018 at 17:38, Tennentslager said:

Tidy tidy job Ramius...what's going above/in the apex of the dormers.

What's the chance you can have a bit of art work in there...

Submarine...

Family crest...

Initials...

Year of bulid is traditional

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The dormers have just started to be clad in wood. We had hoped to render them but it proved to be too problematic. Happy with the results nonetheless. We do have a date stone, courtesy of the stone man. and that is already in situ. Photos attached.

 

Quick question for you @Redoctoberon the gable behind the extension, how is the weight of the stone distributed? Does this rest on the roof truss of the extension or do you have a block wall on the gable end?

 

 

I've wondered about that too!

Edited November 5, 2018 by DavidFrancis

  On 04/11/2018 at 22:59, Thedreamer said:

Quick question for you @Redoctoberon the gable behind the extension, how is the weight of the stone distributed? Does this rest on the roof truss of the extension or do you have a block wall on the gable end?

 

 

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  On 05/11/2018 at 07:25, DavidFrancis said:

I've wondered about that too!

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Guys, sorry for the delay in getting back to you but the stone wall you are enquiring about was built on to an internal block wall. That wall was then plaster-boarded and plastered. As you will see from the attached images, the doorway into the utility room from the kitchen, the recess is quite deep. Not a problem for us but thought I would just highlight it.

 

  On 05/11/2018 at 17:03, Redoctober said:

 

 

Guys, sorry for the delay in getting back to you but the stone wall you are enquiring about was built on to an internal block wall. That wall was then plaster-boarded and plastered. As you will see from the attached images, the doorway into the utility room from the kitchen, the recess is quite deep. Not a problem for us but thought I would just highlight it.

 

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I think they mean the as yet "unclad" gable to the left of the extension. Zoom in people and you can see the stones coming up where the slates stop.

 

Cheers @Onoff - exactly that. The block wall was built internally and "popped" out at the roof line, in readiness for the stones. The single storey building is our utility room and the room to which it joins, is the kitchen.

That's a brave man cladding those dormers from a ladder. I would want some scaffold up personally.

  On 05/11/2018 at 17:28, ProDave said:

That's a brave man cladding those dormers from a ladder. I would want some scaffold up personally.

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Handrail & toe boards optional!

 

Thanks @Redoctober. 

 

Like many others have complimented you, that stone work really does look great!