This weekend (9th & 10th Sept) Steve got a fair few blocks up, with the intention of having a good full day at it on sunday as the girls were away with their Nana for the day. However, the weather had other ideas. When you are doing this type of building work yourself, you'll know the hardest part is setting up and putting away. It can take a good hour to tidy up, clean everything out and cover up the freshly laid blocks so they don't all slide off and collapse. Well sunday it rained on and off, and was forecast heavy showers in the afternoon...great!
The wall at the back is part of the dining room
Anyways, work on the front extension is well underway, and Steve is aiming to get a full course of block all the way around the front by the end of this week, and then getting the corners setup and it should be fairly easy from there on. We aren't in a massive hurry for the blocks to go up, as we won't be able to afford the new roof until early next year when we have had the chance to save money from overtime and general savings. Which means I need to curb my spending...luckily we put money away each month for Christmas, so that is already paid for!
But we are running out of daylight hours once Steve gets home from work, and weekends are spent laying as many blocks as he can (weather permitting) so he's missing out on seeing the girls at their swimming lessons, and gymnastics lessons, but it's not forever, and once the weather gets cold, and weekends are darker earlier, we'll start making the most of the time together and just pack up until the clocks go forward again. Steve was hoping to have all the blocks done by then so we can focus on the roof earlier, then make a start on the upstairs, but we always knew that this is a long-term project so whatever will be, will be!
Trying to keep the walls covered in the rain
The next big issue we'll face is having to knock down the strange inside-outside room which is attached to the side of the house. We use it as a utility room and a room to store all the building materials and tools. It is so handy! It's also a boot room, pet food store room and somewhere to hang our coats and bags up. Once that needs to be knocked down we'll be left with no side door too, so we'll have to start using the extension (which won't have doors/windows in until next year) and access via the exsisting front door. Which makes quick access to the house really difficult. Plus space is an issue as the hall is crammed full of large furniture bought to fit our old house.
Not the best picture, but this is the utility room which will need knocking down soon.
Once the inside-outside room has been knocked down, we'll need to put in the floor slab, which is absolutely enormous. In fact, I'm told it's that big, it'll need to be sectioned off and done as two different slabs. It is long enough to fit the pickup in with the trailer attached! and then another car could fit in next to it too, but it is slightly narrower than a full double, but over twice as long as a standard. Atleast he'll have plenty of space to organise his stuff I guess.
Once the slab is in, and the walls are built, the roof can go on the garage, and the upstairs part of that house can begin. Which is what I'm most excited about as it's the master suite. Nice big ensuite bathroom, and walk in wardrobe! 💗 I think realistically though, they'll remain as empty rooms until after the girls bedrooms and main house bathroom are done as these are the priorities!
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