Day 31 (43) - More bricks, block & beams

True to form, Paul, Aidy and Ian arrived bang on 7.15am as has been customary when they are on site. They're a funny breed, bricklayers. Not that I'm one to stereotype, but they just get on with the job in hand. No idle chat, no messing about. They know what they have to do and they just get on with it.
The three of them are all very different personalities; Paul is the big friendly giant who doesn't say much but is leading from the front. Ian is also pretty quiet, keeps himself to himself and just cracks on and is very particular about having just half a teaspoon of sugar in his tea - no more, no less. Finally there's Aidy. He's a like a dynamo; very industrious. The way he moves around the scaffolding with a fully laden hod of bricks is an impressive sight to behold by anyone's standards.
By 3.30pm they had done their bit finishing the brickwork up to the level where the steels will fit in to support the 1st floor both for the side and rear of the house.



Inside of garage with WC & Utility room at the rear







 

And talking of steels...

 

...Shortly after 4pm the final batch of steels arrived...

 

Blatant product placement. Nothing like a bit of  free publicity, is there?

This last batch of steels would be supporting the first floor side extension and roof which is why the main steel, just shy of 6m in length and half a tonne in weight, is so big. This steel will sit on the wall of the side extension and then bolted to this main steel will be 4 other steels running along the width of the side extension which will then support the floor joists.

 

Q:How many men does it take to unload a steel?
A: Four - and one to take the photo

Tomorrow we'll have Callum and Steve back on site to prep the walls and position the steels before Clive and Darran come on site later in the day to hoist them into place.

 

Looking forward to tomorrow.

 

Sleeping giants