The Upside Down House

It’s been a while since the last post, largely because I haven’t felt like writing. I’ve gone back offshore, so the family will be living apart for a while (never good for morale). But booking a flight back at the start of October has picked me up again, so we’re back on track!

Lots of progress in the last ten days or so, most visibly on the extension. The steels arrived, so the team have been busy assembling the framework and cladding it in timber so the walls and roof can be added later. The extension frame is half-wood, half-steel. The wooden frame is used for the guest bed, where the walls will be solid, while steel is needed to support the glass walls in the hall.

Loud noises evidently aren’t to everyone’s taste…

Installation of the plasterboard has also progressed to the staircase, where the old banisters have been removed and a new balustrade has been built…

…before being boxed in…

The area under the stairs was previously open, but this space has now been boxed-in to host the comms and plant room.

After the previous week’s success at finding undisturbed ground for the balcony footings, it’s good to see some concrete poured to complete the foundations to M’s satisfaction…

With a transfer of responsibility for photographic content, it’s good to see the new photographer has risen to the challenge!