Sorry about small pics, unsure why they are uploading this little?

Sometimes when you upload to an image host it automatically resizes them to a thumb size. Check the size when you upload. you want something 500ish pixels wide

A few extra pictures to show you the size/width of the area being extended including our current kitchen, can't wait for the before and after photo's

Also a picture of the drop between my drive and the neighbours boundary/extension...

Thanks

Walchy

Kitchen picture showing the boiler area will become the downstairs toilet

Hi Folks

Right then the next steps....building control notified today that work is to commence within 2 days.

My mate is coming round some time this week to help me mark out the required areas so that the digger man can come round hopefully next week and dig the footings out.

Can't wait to get stuck into the dirty work

Photo's to be added asap...

Well...... then the cold weather comes and we start the dig

Garden cleared, footings out for the front porch, more tomorrow

The large 12 metre long footings that the gable end will sit on is tomorrows job, 2 ten ton skips been and gone, many more yet to come

Updated project thread...

Managed to get the front footings dug out for the porch, need a little fix on the water pipe as some bodger has put lead into plastic and the fit is poor hence the leaking water

Part of back wall removed(kitchen) in order to put temp steel work in before we then put the main goal post steel work in to place..

Then also started the long 12 metre footings strip that will hold the gable end up, hopefully

Then friday we had a a nightmare when we tugged the unmarked electric cable, no sand/hardcore tape or nothing , 10 hours later and the neighbours garage floor ripped up we have electric supply back on

Then to help the project along a little more....down comes the snow, fantastic first week, loving it

Afternoon all

A little update, things coming along, weather has not helped, plus sides of footings falling in every other day so mini digger back tomorrow to fix once and for all, hopefully BI will be here Tuesday then we can get the mix in

A couple of pics, this is the back of the house where the extended kitchen will come out too, The wall has been chopped out ready for the steelwork to be put in place

Once all footing have been cleared out nice and neatly for the building Inspector, i will upload the finished photo's in the next couple of days before the concrete is poured

A few more upto date pictures of the footings progress to date...

Oh Yes, forgot to mention, i got the OK today from the building inspector to drop the concrete in and crack on

Thursday is the next big day where further progress will be reported

Evening all

Further progress has been made today, a whopping 14 meters of concrete has been poured into the footings along with plenty of steelwork added to the footings both top and bottom as advised by the BI of that 14 meters, 7 meters was done by the old fashioned wheel barrow method drink required.....
Photos to be uploaded once I buy a new laptop shortly.

Really enjoying this project....

Laptops are not recommended as foundations....

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I Know it says I'm On-line, but I might have just left myself logged in, whilst I'm out....

were never asked for footings like that to put mesh in. just fill it with concrete. only mesh if its a raft found.

i guess depends on the area and the bi tho.

worst one we dug was on my best mates dads house. he got us to come in and dig it and he built the extension after we got the concrete in. dug it out with a jcb. it pissed down after work. half the trench colapsed. digger back next day to clear it and dig more. it pised down and more colapsed. then bi came at our request as we didnt want to carry on the dig as it may have become dangerous. he turned up and said hurry. dig it and flood everything with concrete. so we ended up the job taking twice as long because of tree roots. and using twice the amount of concrete.

the building inspector reaconed he had never seen the ground in that particular area behave in the manner it did there. the job was a night mare haha.

Wine~0 Love that laptop tip

Fin.. The footings was a horrid job, Hit the electric, the waste pipe,and the mains water has a leak due to a bodged plastic to lead fitting, soon to be corrected,so nice to get past that part of the job..

Monday and the building work begins,the nice bit Hoping the weather holds so we can make good progress, really wanting the build/shell up and watertight within 6 to 8 weeks

Photo's of the footings filled up with a cool 14 meters of concrete to be added shortly....

Thanks for following the project thread...

Walchy