Category Archives: Ground Floor

Week Thirty one to end October ’12

Posted on January 2, 2013 by davidl

There were apologies here because I hadn’t kept this up to date.  So some progress now (end May 2013) at long last! Last autumn and winter we really got very busy indeed and keeping this up to date was a task … Continue reading →

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Weeks Seventeen and Eighteen

Posted on May 7, 2012 by davidl

Another rush of progress, but in curious fits and starts.  One moment the site is full of activity, the next there’s hardly anyone here doing anything.  We’ve made it clear that we’re not aiming for a particular date, so we … Continue reading →

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Weeks Fifteen and Sixteen

Posted on April 30, 2012 by davidl

The week after Easter was only a short week, but seems to have continued very busy.  Tacking—putting up plasterboard—got underway.  The intention is to tack the downstairs ceilings first.  This will allow the Warmcel 500 to be blown into the … Continue reading →

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Week Six

Posted on January 16, 2012 by davidl

They have had a really rotten week, last week, with the second half being really cold and wet—quite miserable.  This photo, taken in the middle of this week shows how  well they’ve got on and the weather’s better at the … Continue reading →

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