Our build thread, renovation and extension
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Speaking as an ex-QS, the plans with the magenta internal partitions will be much cheaper as, if you make that partition loadbearing, you've got a much shorter clear span on the first floor joists in the extension - you'd probably be getting back into the realms of normal josits, rather than engineered beams which would a) expensive; and b) require more vertical height.
In that case is it more effective to build the magenta one as load bearing and then just have a 4m set of bifolds set into the middle so it never opens up completely but 2/3 of it does? I know bifolds are pretty heavy and require significant support anyway.
There's no garage as yet, that is going in under a separate application once construction has started for planning reasons. It will also allow us to size it better once we get a feel for the remaining garage. I'm a big fan of chest freezers, do they actually do any reasonable ones that could have hinged worktop on them so look integrated?
There's no garage as yet, that is going in under a separate application once construction has started for planning reasons. It will also allow us to size it better once we get a feel for the remaining garage. I'm a big fan of chest freezers, do they actually do any reasonable ones that could have hinged worktop on them so look integrated?
Been back there today, completely filled the second 8 yard skip. The next one hopefully the last until proper building work starts.
Not many photos from this weekend as it's just the unglamours task of removing all the plaster from every wall of the house, the largest bedroom, bathroom, airing cupboard and part of the landing are now down and in the skip. It comes off reasonably easily with the SDS drill on chisel mode, how on earth you'd do that job without one of them I do not know!
Main bedroom now completely done, cleared and all the tools moved to there.
Yet another bonfire, there is always more wood to burn. We have cleared a phenominal amount of wood from in the house and plant matter this way, probably no exageration to say 6+ skips worth. The bowls club next door keep giving us more wood each week so we are burning all their waste wood too!
Have had to move my recently written off workhorse into the front garden now.
Extension marked out in white posts. Feels quite small when you walk around it but no doubt will feel bigger when up.
Not many photos from this weekend as it's just the unglamours task of removing all the plaster from every wall of the house, the largest bedroom, bathroom, airing cupboard and part of the landing are now down and in the skip. It comes off reasonably easily with the SDS drill on chisel mode, how on earth you'd do that job without one of them I do not know!
Main bedroom now completely done, cleared and all the tools moved to there.
Yet another bonfire, there is always more wood to burn. We have cleared a phenominal amount of wood from in the house and plant matter this way, probably no exageration to say 6+ skips worth. The bowls club next door keep giving us more wood each week so we are burning all their waste wood too!
Have had to move my recently written off workhorse into the front garden now.
Extension marked out in white posts. Feels quite small when you walk around it but no doubt will feel bigger when up.
A question that hopefully someone here can assist with... I want/need to clean up the external brick, it has become discoloured from the elements. The pointing is rock solid in all bar a couple of places where there is cracking. So I assume pressure washing or possibly sand blasting is the way to go. I want to get this out of the way while not much else is going on, and importantly before we possibly get a hosepipe ban. Now I would start at the back, which is becoming an internal wall, but is there anything else I need to be aware of to avoid damaging the bricks?
Muncher said:
A question that hopefully someone here can assist with... I want/need to clean up the external brick, it has become discoloured from the elements. The pointing is rock solid in all bar a couple of places where there is cracking. So I assume pressure washing or possibly sand blasting is the way to go. I want to get this out of the way while not much else is going on, and importantly before we possibly get a hosepipe ban. Now I would start at the back, which is becoming an internal wall, but is there anything else I need to be aware of to avoid damaging the bricks?
Speak to a specialist company - I've seen a fair few old buildings done like this - sandblasted that is - they screen the wall from the elements and do it - but this was on a High St - not sure if where you are they will bother - depends how windy it is I guess!Probably a good few £££ though
(Just to give an idea) ...
http://www.brickrestoration.co.uk/brick-cleaning/
(from this website
We start our process of cleaning the brickwork by applying a specially formulated chemical to the exterior walls, which, when combined with warm water rinsing will reveal the original colours of the brickwork. Our brick cleaning systems and techniques used on the brick work will not damage, alter or change the brick face unlike sandblasting or other forms of aggressive cleaning. Our system will only remove the dirt.
Edited by uk66fastback on Wednesday 29th February 13:30
Yep, it seems it is almost always done with steam and maybe a mild acid solution.
I can hire a Karcher steam cleaner for £140 for the a day, combined with a ladder I think that should do it. I suspect one of those companies would charge a good few grand for doing the same thing I suspect.
I can hire a Karcher steam cleaner for £140 for the a day, combined with a ladder I think that should do it. I suspect one of those companies would charge a good few grand for doing the same thing I suspect.
Scratch that the one he found sounds too small.
Something like this is needed.
http://www.hss.com/index.php?g=59311&t=zoom
Something like this is needed.
http://www.hss.com/index.php?g=59311&t=zoom
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