In the dark

Okay, so I've been a bit tardy recently with no posts for a couple of weeks due to being so busy. Thankfully so have the builders, been busy that is.

With the clocks going forward last weekend it's been more difficult to catch up on every day's progress. And with winter arriving early it's not been quite so appealing going out in the dark and freezing conditions to try and see what has been completed during the day - especially with the muddy obstacle course where our garden used to be.

However, progress update time. The retaining wall is virtually complete - both skins are full height and the final pour of concrete between then happened today. Other than finishes (cap stones and render) which won't be applied till next year, that's the walls done. Brickie Paul is now well on the way with the kitchen/diner footings and we'll have to order the timber frame soon. They've also done the tanking for the rear walls of the garage - required to prevent moisture ingress into the garage from the hill. And they've been able to do some backfilling of the retaining walls, so the spoil heaps have started to come down which is good to see, and starts to give us some idea of how the garden levels will work.

Thanks to the cold the stove is back in action!