Building an house ... long task !

[CraigMillwardCroft]

It is also a 3 places garage. I fought a lot with my wife about that ... and I still do !!!:smt066

Just keep reminding her who wears the trousers :whistle:

[Olive]

Just keep reminding her who wears the trousers :whistle:

:hahaha:
Hey ... it is now too late to change the plans anyway.
But like every woman she can not stop to launch some small sentences you know : "this garage is bigger than the house ! ", "you do not need 3 places !" ...then always same answer => "yes I need this place, I would place a bed in the garage if I am bored" :thumbs:

[Neil M]

Tell her "better to have a Den/Study annexed in the Garage, than to confiscate the dining room when working from home, usually works.:thumbs:

[Olive]

I will keep it in mind :hahaha:

Some update. Level "-1" finished. Floor "0" also.
Next week they will start to add the wall for level "1" and prepare the concrete base for the garage :

[shimmy]

Olive, that looks like a mightily long single span beam!


What is it holding up above?

[Olive]

Above this level you will find the kitchen, bedroom for guests, dining room, seating (level "0"). There is again 1 floor (not yet done) with 3 bedroom, 2 bathrooms and a dressing room. Difficult to explain

[shimmy]

Above this level you will find the kitchen, bedroom for guests, dining room, seating (level "0"). There is again 1 floor (not yet done) with 3 bedroom, 2 bathrooms and a dressing room. Difficult to explain

that is a very long but not very deep beam

hope the floor isnt too bouncy

[northernjim]

Looking good olive :thumbs: keep cracking the whip!

Olive, that looks like a mightily long single span beam!


What is it holding up above?

The beam above the props? That looks temporary? Isn't it just a block and beam floor above with screed on top- at 90deg to the props?

[shimmy]

Looking good olive :thumbs: keep cracking the whip!



The beam above the props? That looks temporary? Isn't it just a block and beam floor above with screed on top- at 90deg to the props?

Yep could well be temp just during the process, but it just looked similar to the beam behind above the conc wall

[Neil M]

Above this level you will find the kitchen, bedroom for guests, dining room, seating (level "0"). There is again 1 floor (not yet done) with 3 bedroom, 2 bathrooms and a dressing room. Difficult to explain

Level 0 (Sub-Level/Basement) Level 1 (Ground Floor) and so on. Makes it much easier using floor plans:thumbs:
Hollow Pot & Beam floor with reinforced screed? (timber 'I' beam on acrows giving mid span support, till it all goes off) Still looks a long span though, unless 8"/200mm beams used.
Two considerations; bounce and drumming if it's stretched. (aren't they members?) :hahaha:

Good progress Olive - you'll be in before Christmas.

[Bounce]

Level 0 (Sub-Level/Basement) Level 1 (Ground Floor) and so on. Makes it much easier using floor plans:thumbs:
Hollow Pot & Beam floor with reinforced screed? (timber 'I' beam on acrows giving mid span support, till it all goes off) Still looks a long span though, unless 8"/200mm beams used.
Two considerations; bounce and drumming if it's stretched. (aren't they members?) :hahaha:

Good progress Olive - you'll be in before Christmas.

A cross member.:thumbs:

[Olive]

whowww ... no way... we plan to be inside in 1 year (better to take some security margin). The big work is fast and the guys are very good and quick, but for the finishing ...
It will be more long to paint a wall than build it :hahaha:

[shimmy]

A cross member.:thumbs:

Just slightly miffed

[Olive]

Quick news.

Walls in the ground floor are now finished :




Tomorrow they will start the first floor level.

[Neil M]

Olive if you keep this sort of progress up and you'll be choosing colours and wallpaper by September:thumbs: