The first phase of construction work (the renovation of the existing cottages) is drawing to a close. I reckon we will be complete in the next 2-3 weeks. This means that some of the men are coming free from the existing building work. Although the architects are still working on the detailed design for phase 2 (the build of the new extension), we have decided that we can start on the demolition of the existing barn and laying down the new concrete base. This should provide the architects with a little more time to finalise the overall design – the concrete base is not going to change (well, not without having to go back to the Planning department).
The roofline of the new extension will be slightly below the existing roofline. This means that part of the gable end will be exposed. This means that we need to hack of the existing render and either re-point the stonework or render the gable end.
As part of the phase 2 work, the barn will be demolished and rebuilt.
The roof line of the new extension is going to be lower than the existing roofline. This means that part of the gable end (that is currently rendered) is going to be exposed. We need to remove the rendering to check the quality of the underlying stone.