Two storey extension - self build (as much as I can)

Brickie happy with me wall and stated he’d seem worse by proper brickies.

Slab poured - I just watched.

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Congrats high praise

Day one - I just made brews

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Day 2 - as above

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Nice. I'd kill for that much extra space...

Just think of the clutter you could fill it with...

I'd spread out my existing clutter so I could sort through it and get rid of loads of it.

And then have one of those semi-minimalist homes with shelves with large swathes of emptiness.

@pryally excellent work.. you know that the hardest part is done right?

I was an architectural technician for decades, I can remember countless ground condition details in my time.

The offset detail by the LA is I believe a better connection for wall and roof junctions, vertical movement joint is recessed instead of exposed, down pipe from gutter sits there too.

It’s a planning condition not a construction detail requirement I believe?

Yes, please to be out of the ground with only a couple of issues.

The beauty of living in the North…

Update, flying up…

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Brick before the block is unusual but I don’t suppose it makes any difference. Have they put tie wires in?

yes, wall ties are.

In my experience they normally build external brickwork first and blockwork second but I guess it varies. Unusually the brickies are building the traditional way by building the corners first, it seems more common to use profiles now

Will have to change the title to ‘me photographing builders work’

Chamber joists in and steels installed

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Any more updates 👀

I’m away on holiday and they will supposedly be up to wall plate tomorrow. This were the last photos I took before the weekend with brick detail between windows to front elevation

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Ohhh nice project. Well done so far!

I’m afraid I’ve not done anything since but will be doing first floor boarding soon and dot n dabbing as soon as water tight

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Do you just smash though the original house walls at the end or is there some weird interior design planned?

Downstairs I will remove the bay window and this will link the spaces. Upstairs will be a door where the window is. Plans are on the first page

I’ve nearly built a wall….

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I’ve completed my wall - not perfect and would be better if I was to build another

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Not messing about there! Why a block wall rather than stud?

It’s supposedly acting as a buttress wall providing restraint to the gable wall

Is it tied in at either end? toothed of starter ties?

PS.. Looks good