Sunday 8 July 2012

The Self Build Diary - Day 200 - Rain, Rain Go away!

So the weather in the first week of July has been dreadful!!

rain nearly everyday this week would have caused some delays each day, and the deluge that we had on Friday causing flood alerts all around the area, would have washed away meters of hard work on the pointing.

Thank heavens for the tent which still continues to save us time from weather, next week it starts to come down and we will be fully glazed and secure!

This week was all about the kitchen. The fitters came in and started to fit the kitchen, most of it is done now, and we are awaiting the stone to be cut for the work tops. I put a CAD drawing on of our kitchen back at the beginning of the blog and it looks uncanny!




A couple more rooms have been plastered and we should be through the most of the plastering by the end of this week.

I spent the weekend cutting out the electrical boxes in the plaster work. a really easy but time consuming job, a great way of getting involved and saving a few pounds in electricians labour costs. I also painted the kitchen/family room which is the largest room in the house, it took all day Sunday but it has made the whole project feel closer now!

All that needs to be done to complete that room is flooring, glazing, second fix joinery (Architraves and Skirts) and some interior doors hung, which makes it feel like we are getting somewhere!

So a busy weekend, This week is about plastering, glazing and getting secure so that the tent can come down and we can finally see our house the week after!

Neil

Days tented - 127


Number of Days saved to weather - 78

No of days done ahead of untented schedule - 62

53 comments:

  1. Great! I've also been trying to build a room in my spacious house now. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Hi Nick, Your blog is really interesting, hope it's still going well since your last entry. Together with colleagues at the Centre for Housing Policy I am undertaking research into self-build housing for Lloyds Banking Group.

    If you have a spare half an hour or so we'd love to hear about your project, what has worked well for you, what has been difficult, what advice you'd give others etc. More information about the research is contained here: http://www.york.ac.uk/media/chp/documents/homeownership/Selfbuild.doc

    My email is alison.wallace@york.ac.uk. If you're interested in sharing your experiences further then please get in touch.

    Very best wishes,

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  3. Great blog, would love to read the rest of the story.

    Also, have you kept to budget and cost ???


    Mark

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  4. Fantastic post! This could aid lots of people find out about this matter.

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  5. looks like your doing a good job keep it up

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  6. rain really made things worse since a couple of times. Things are actually started working as usual. Good to know that you guyz have resumed.

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  7. I have just read the entire blog. great insight into your project and learning curve.

    Did you complete the house??

    the last entry i can find is July 8th

    Please finish up and give a summary of your experience

    Thanks

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  8. Interesting read! It seems that you've doing a great job. Well done, keep it up!

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  10. You're doing well, keep it up! Very informative piece thank you for sharing!

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  11. I wonder what happens next on your self build project. Hope you can go back to blogging. I really enjoy your documentation.

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  12. Hi Neil,

    I just wanted to congratulate you on a brilliant self build blog. It's been a thoroughly interesting and informative read and a pleasure to witness the progression of such an exciting project.

    I enjoyed the read so much, I decided to feature you in a Top 5 Inspirational Self Build Blogs post that I've just published

    http://www.kensyard.co.uk/blog/2013/top-5-inspirational-self-build-blogs/

    Please do have a read and let me know your thoughts.

    How is the project coming along?

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  13. Hi, Hope you are fine. You are doing really good job my wishes are with you.

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  14. Pleeeeeeaseeee keep updating us. I've just read through all your posts and would love to see how it's all been completed.

    Regards,
    Alex

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  15. Your Diary is really fantastic.Thanks for sharing it with everyone.. Kindly update it.

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  16. I have worked in the trade for years now and waterproofing a build is one of the most important aspects of any project. I have seen countless projects set back by several months due to poor waterproofing. The secret to keeping any build dry and safe is getting it water tight as soon as possible and using water resistant materials and it is the latter which in my experience most often let people down. I personally think waterproof concrete is foolproof and should be used wherever possible. I realise it is probably a little too late to be saying this but if anyone is looking at the blog and thinking about their own build i would recommend serious consideration is given to using waterproof concrete. Furthermore, I would advise extensive research into suppliers in order to find a quality one.

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  17. Well got some really good and informative tips. Will visit the post pretty often to stay tuned !!
    Thanks again Neil.

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  18. I would love to see an update and to see how you got along...

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  19. Hey Neil!

    Give us some updates! I´d love to get some news about your wall sanding...

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  20. Good article,  You make it entertaining and you still manage to keep it smart.This is truly a great blog thanks for sharing.

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  21. Great work mate! Keep going and stay focused. Good luck

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  22. Great blog - shared on twitter by @pbuyer let us know your twitter handle.

    Will keep reading

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  23. The best feeling is when you finish all these jobs and you start painting!

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