Monday 12th January
Outside Brian & Shug make good progress with the blockwork, including laying the first of the pre-cast corner stones.

Monday 12th January
Meanwhile inside the joiners turn their hand to some plumbing work and the waste pipes are installed in both houses.

Tuesday 13th January
Brian collects a mini digger and prepares the heat pump slabs ready for concreting tomorrow.

Tuesday 13th January
The heating pipes and ducting as they leave the rear of the houses. We also took delivery of 216 sheets of plasterboard, 120 2" x 1" battens and 80 lengths of 3" x 2" studs for the internal partition walls. All this was successfully moved inside the houses before the end of the day!

Wednesday 14th January
Shug screeds the heat pump slabs as Brian continues with the blocks and the joiners finish off the rigid insulation in No.5.

Thursday 15th January
Scaffolding is moved away from the house to give the builders better access to the walls, and at the same time the boards are dropped a level.

Thursday 15th January
Shug digs the trenches for the pipes to the heat pump.

Friday 16th January
The builders make good progress - this is the internal corner of No. 5. Also, the heat pump pipes and conduit are back filled and levelled.

Friday 16th January
Inside, Gus and Johnathan just about finish the strapping over the insulation in No. 5.