We are three days in and the blockwork in the new extension is already around shoulder height.  We are expecting the first load of reclaimed stone to arrive on Friday and in the between we have been concentrating on blockwork.  Blocks go up much quicker than stone!

For the past few weeks we have been able to wander around the extension without worrying about the walls.  Now, we can only walk around the extension by using the door openings.  This has taken a little while to get used to!

You can see the land drain in the bottom of the retaining wall as well as the damp proof course on the side of the extension. The manhole to camera right houses one of the three manifolds for the ground loops for the underfloor heating.

You can see the land drain in the bottom of the retaining wall as well as the damp proof course on the side of the extension. The manhole to camera right houses one of the three manifolds for the ground loops for the underfloor heating.

We are three days in and the blockwork is around shoulder height. It has already got to a point where we can only walk around the extension by using the door openings.

We are three days in and the blockwork is around shoulder height. It has already got to a point where we can only walk around the extension by using the door openings.

There is a damp proof course (the black plastic) around this part of the building as the ground level outside is above the floor level inside the extension.

There is a damp proof course (the black plastic) around this part of the building as the ground level outside is above the floor level inside the extension.