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Hi damanpunk Really enjoy following your progress. The house looks like it will be great once finished. I'm doing a similar project with similar colour scheme to yours at the moment. I just had a couple of questions regarding a few of the items you have purchased. Firstly the hormann...

I'm not sure if anyone is following this but if anyone is here is an update. You might notice I have changed the title and removed the words "extension on a budget". This is because of 2 reasons. Firstly I have completely blown any budget I originally had and secondly that I have learnt the...

Hi. After getting rid of the original builders on our house extension project it has been taken over by another firm. They are ready to screed the floor however it looks like the level which should have been left (65mm or so) is actually only 30mm. They have said ideally the screed needs to...

Hi, I hope some of you can help. I am in the process of remodeling my home. As part of this we have a gable wall which we were going to fit with western red cedar cladding. I really like the look of this wood with its different colours. The issue is that now we are at the stage where...

Week 7 A bit of a disappointment this week as nothing has happened at all. The scaffolder let us down last week and there seems to be a shortage of it at the moment. We have been promised some will be up next Monday so fingers crossed. In the meantime there is not much to do. I have...

Hi Ree As requested here are some pics of the holes in the main wall to expose the floorjoists. As I am writing this I think I may have misunderstood - were you after a view into the cavity of the existing house?? Unfortunately I cant quite reach high enough to get a pic along...

Hi Ree There was originally 1 manhole which was where the foundations for the new extension was to go. If you check back through the previous posts you will see where this was removed. It was then shuttered up prior to pouring the foundations. There was another manhole which was removed...

Week 6 Week 6 has seen reasonable progress. The kitchen inside has been removed and a few holes have been made in the outer wall. We have come across a few issues with the structural calcs which are still trying to be resolved. The block work has continued and now the front has been...