Work continues on the blockwork and there are probably 3-4 days left before we reach roof level.
The reclaimed stone that is going to be used for the exterior skin turned up right at the end of the day. The first job will be to “course out” the stone – sorting it according to the height of the stone. Stones of the same height will be used to make up the courses with the larger stones at the bottom and the smaller stones at the top.
This is going to be time-consuming process. In the meantime, the work will continue on the blockwork. The other factor here is the weather – it is possible to put up the blockwork in the rain, but not the reclaimed stone (the rain can wash the mortar down the front of the stones). The weather forecast for the rest of the week is “mixed”.
There are another 3-4 courses of blocks to go before we reach roof height. The reclaimed stone for the exterior skin arrived this evening – well the first batch anyway. The exterior wall is going to be a lot slower than the blockwork.
At this rate, we will have a large proportion of the blockwork completed before the end of the week.
We can’t go any further with the internal wall in the kitchen as the interior wall is made up of re-used stone that we have reclaimed during the demolition. The bi-folding doors are on order.
70 square metres of reclaimed stone. This is the first of three loads. It will be used for the exterior wall on the extension.
These are one tonne bags that have more than a tonne in them. No prizes for guessing what happens!