About 5 weeks in now and the walls continue on up with windows and doors taking shape.
Two steels are bolted together side by side and span from the wall of the old cottage to the gable end of the extension; this supports the bedroom wall above and marks the end of the two storey extension, the rest being the single storey orangery.
The joists run at right angles to the steels forming the kitchen ceiling and bedroom floor.
The view from the back scaffold looking in through the bedroom window opening. Ahead is an opening in the old cottage wall where the new part of the landing meets the old part forming an L-shape. There are two window openings on the right; farthest away is the landing window (the stairs will be directly opposite this), nearest is the south facing bedroom window.
The builders are now out of stone and the suppliers say they won't be able to provide any until the end of the month. Hopefully this won't delay things too much as there are plenty of other things to get on with.
Two steels are bolted together side by side and span from the wall of the old cottage to the gable end of the extension; this supports the bedroom wall above and marks the end of the two storey extension, the rest being the single storey orangery.
The builders are now out of stone and the suppliers say they won't be able to provide any until the end of the month. Hopefully this won't delay things too much as there are plenty of other things to get on with.