Week 25:  19th October - Huge Progress

Much happier today - we think we have a solution for the stone cladding, in fact possibly an even better alternative than the original one, so every cloud has a silver lining.

Huge progress is being made - the roof is almost finished:

John, standing very proudly beside his roof which is being proposed for an award by NHBC.
Ridge tiles still to go, but John is particularly renowned for his lead work.

David had originally intended to do the plumbing himself, but hadn't anticipated how much of his day would be spent answering other queries, so he very reluctantly decided to call in some assistance.  We ordered the bathrooms from Ocean Bathrooms in Bridport; they put us in touch with Matt Powne (MJP Bathrooms), also from Bridport.  David took to Matt straight away, and they have done an amazing job over the last two weeks, sorting out the first fix for all the plumbing and also laying out the miles of pipe for the underfloor heating.  

Matt (on the right) and colleague in the dining area.
There have been up to five plumbers on site at a time.

Ground floor underfloor heating manifold, marked with a clear warning to keep looking at the water pressure
throughout the laying of the screed.

Marc (from Reeves) just fitting a barrier where there is a step going down into the lounge
to stop the screed from the higher level sliding away into the lounge.
(The pipe holes were later filled with expanding foam).
The pale yellow upright barrier is all round the outside of every room to allow
space for the screed to expand.