Paul the brickie is continuing to do a great job of the blockwork on the bedroom/garage. Despite the freezing weather (which is causing some problems with mortar not setting when it's below freezing) he is now doing the gable end so the roof structure should appear soon.
Meanwhile, we've just signed off the timber frame design so that should go into manufacture tomorrow for delivery next week. The scaffold around the kitchen/diner was erected today, which will provide the platform for the frame erectors to work off next week. Signing off the design is a significant milestone, not least as other suppliers said the structure couldn't be built as designed without significant changes but our supplier, Crendon, have made it work. Okay, so they have had to resort to one major steel beam, but other than that they've used conventional timber and a few Glulam beams.
Last week we placed the order for the folding/sliding doors and are due to order the timber windows soon, hopefully to limit the time the timber frame is not weathertight. Things are coming together but there's still a way to go, especially sorting out the interface between the timber frame and the existing house. It'll be good once it's all erected and complete and the work inside can start.
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Any pics?
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