Update April 2011
Progress has been unbelievable this month. At the end of last month we hadn’t started the extension ground work and now we are out the ground! The reclaimed handmade bricks look amazing thanks to our brickys Geoff and Bill who has managed to make them look perfectly straight.
The decision to keep the well ended up being a nerve racking and expensive decision as the foundations were so close to the house and our budget has been blown!
Progress this Month
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| The foundations were dug for the well; you can see from the picture how close it was to the house. This caused us to have a very restless night as Steve spent the evening trying to ‘shore up’ the trenches. |
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The reinforcing mesh was installed the next day for the severe foundations by the house. Once checked off by the Building Inspector we laid the concrete as quickly as possible. |
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The steels and reinforcing mesh for the by-wash wall was installed a few days later, again checked by the Building Inspector and then the remaining concrete was poured. At the same time we also had the concrete poured for the new by-wash wall. |
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| Next the brick layers started onsite laying the concrete blocks up to the damp proof course. |
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Hardcore, sand blinding and damp proof membrane were added before the final re-enforcing mesh was laid. |
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The Building Inspector came back to site to check before the concrete pad was poured. |
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Brick layers back onsite to lay engineering blocks, further concrete blocks and started to lay the reclaimed facing bricks. |
Others
- The glass as been installed in the replacement windows and they are now ready for fitting.
- Started to prepare the timbers for the new windows and French windows.
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Concrete poured in the fireplace and slate hearth has been designed and cut. We reclaimed the slate from Steve’s parent’s house. |
Bargains This Month!
Concrete Chutes £70 reclamation yard (In need of some work!). Sounds expensive but they worked perfectly.
Quotes of the Month!
The Structural Engineer joked ‘this is the most expensive foundations in Staffordshire’…..for the extension size!’
Concrete lorry driver ‘These are the best concrete chutes I have ever seen, did you get them from Waterworld?’
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Alison Moses and her partner are currently renovating an 18th century Lock Cottage in Staffordshire.
Currently the property has been stripped out, back to the orginal brick and they are waiting for planning permission before starting the extension. They intend on putting as much of the original features back into the property as possible and have already taken the ceiling down to reveal the old purlings.
Alison and her partner will be completing most of the renovation work themselves and expect this to take a year to 18 months before completion.
Comments
Lock Cottage renovation
Very interesting to see other people doing up an old lock keepers cottage! We are a bit further down the line than this one, with the extension to our old Lock Cottage at Marbury Lock on the Llangollen canal up following big ground works (piling) and are now onto the renovation of the old part of the cottage. I look forward to seeing how you progress.
Response to Debbie
Hello Debbie
Really lovely to hear from you. Sounds like you have a very interesting and challenging project on your hands as well.
It would be lovely to see some pictures if you would be willing to send me some? My email address is almo.world@googlemail.com
Ally
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