Tuesday 2nd September
Foundation blocks almost complete, although progress is a bit slow as Shug has gone down with the 'lurgy'.

Wednesday 3rd September
Brian is on his own again but the foundation blocks are finished at last!

Thursday 4th September
We have pipes. Lots of them. The flow and return pipes and the 4" conduit for the control and power cables for for the Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP), sewerage, water, electricity and telephone conduits are all installed.

Thursday 4th September
The site showing the finished blockwork, installed service pipes/ducts and the first load of back-fill material waiting for the digger in the morning.

Friday 5th September
We are staying in Dornoch this week and so I am taking the Nigg - Cromarty ferry to site each day. I thought I would share the view with you so that you could see what I have to endure!

Friday 5th September
Jamie arrives with the digger to start the back filling process using 6 trailer loads of crushed rock from the local quarry.

Friday 5th September
Brian then 'thwacks' the backfill to compact it and make it level, before a final 'blinding' of sand to make sure the surface for the damp-proof membrane is smooth.

Friday 5th September
The site at the end of week 4 - the DPM is down and we have moved the 100mm insulation panels into the floor area ready for fitting on Monday morning.