Day 52 (72) - The Last of The Mohicans (...ok, Bricklayers)

Since my last post (Saturday 15th June), there has been a flurry of activity.
Due to the delay in the remaining bricks being delivered, the emphasis was on the bricklayers to complete the brickwork on the side gable and the rear gable as well as the porch.
Monday morning (17th June) and Paul, Aidy and Ian arrived shortly after 7am and started prepping on the side extension as this was their task for today. Aidy is a man possessed once he gets going and before long bricks were carried up to the roof height and mortar was duly mixed. Ian concentrated on finishing off the block work at the rear so that all three could then crack on with laying the bricks the next day.

Side Extension - Before (05 June 2013)

And by 3.30pm yesterday...



Side Extension - After (17 June 2013)

Just as Paul, Aidy and Ian were due to leave for the day, we had the delivery of the last remaining steel beam which will be placed atop the existing rear wall to support the roof. As it is a supporting wall and will eventually be demolished, the beam has to be strong enough to support the existing roof and new roof.

 

The beam itself is a bit of overkill as it has been over-spec'd by the Structural Engineer (approx. 250kgs). So although the roof won't be collapsing anytime soon once in place, it's going to be a bit of a bugger getting up there as you can see from the images below:

 

L-R Clive, Richie, delivery dude, Aidy & Darran

On the ground from L-R: Clive, Ian, Aidy, Darran, Paul & Richie

And finally laid to rest in the garage out of harms way:

 

Callum, Richie and Steve laying the steel to rest

So that was Monday done and dusted.

 

Today, Tuesday was all about getting the final brickwork completed at the rear and adding a steel lintel and soldier course of brickwork above the doorway on the porch.

 

Rear Extension Gable End With Loft Window Opening

 

And a better view from the ground showing the entire rear elevation:

 

 

 



And finally, not forgetting our porch:

 

The porch roof will be "cut in" to the neighbours roof

I have also taken the opportunity to add pretty much all the images taken so far, both using DSLR camera and smartphone camera.

 

Tomorrow, the roofers arrive on site!

 





Day 50 (68) - Interlull. Not much going on

This week has been a quiet one and we're not due to have any trades on site until next week. This has been primarily due to a delay from the brick suppliers but also because the weather has been somewhat unpredictable. 

Where progress has been made though is on the side extension as we now have the roof framework up together with the soffit and fascia. 

Below is a close up of the framework as seen from roof level. 

Next week we will have delivery of the final steel beam which will go in the roof space to support the new gable end roof. We will also have the bricked in to complete the remaining brickwork for the rear gable end and the side gable end. We should also see the roofers on site to complete the structure with the laying of the roof tiles.