Christian, Author at Christian French

Vaulted Roof Underway

Now that the rear of the extension is up to the wallplate height, I have started to frame the vaulted roof using

So I’m up to the lintel height at the back of the building now and I have fitted the first two lintels.

So, it’s no secret that my neighbour has not taken the fact we’re having an extension very well. After giving me some

Now that the slab is done, I have started to make some progress in getting the block work done. It’s not as

So with the hardcore and sand down and consolidated, in goes the 1000 gauge DPM sheet which is incredibly thick and the

Now there is a retaining wall to work with, the Type 1 and the Sand for blinding have arrived. I managed to

So we have started to lay the blocks around the perimeter of the building, and anticipate building up two courses all the

So, after waiting forever for my underground soil fittings to arrive after they were missed off the first delivery, I ended up

Today I had a quick go at breaking out the old bottle gully in order to change it into a soil drain

So today the footings were poured, or should I say, pumped. The concrete people turned up, set up the pump and just