A load of old lintels
The blockwork external leaves of the gable end walls are now complete. Timber frame ties have been used to tie the block work to the...
Going up
The plinth walls are growing. The picture above shows the corner detail. You can see the damp proof course (DPC) lying over the damp...
Sartorial Elegance
#strawbalehouse #Woodlands #blockwork
A green light
Mark spoke with Mr Kitcatt, Building Control Manager for Purbeck District Council, this morning. Mr Kitcatt is happy with the calcs for...
Another load off my mind
Elsa and I returned from our morning walk to find that the remainder of our order had been delivered. We now have enough blocks to...
A sight for sore eyes
The delivery of our dense concrete blocks, a bulk bag of builder's sand and 6 bags of cement was scheduled for today. Because of the...
Kicking up a dust
The top of the plinth wall is 5 block courses above the surface of the block and beam floor. We need to bring the outer leaf walls and...
Hobson's Choice
There being a severe shortage of aircrete blocks, companies are charging a hefty premium for them and estimating the end of July at the...
The good, the bad and the ugly.
The Good We had a number of concerns about the build being achievable because of lack of detail on the architects drawings. The biggest...
Blockhead-ache
Our order with B&Q Tradepoint for Toplite blocks was, as reported in the previous post, scheduled for delivery today. B&Q have just...
