CULVERCROFT DIARY

Building Culvercroft II (click on pickies below for more info)

April update – first floor slab and walls…

April update – first floor slab and walls…

…and bye bye to Jeff. Much missed bundle of joy and madness. Another one gone too soon.

Starting with getting the reinforcing mesh onto the top. Bloody good job we hired the crane to lift the sheets up and into position. Thank you Duraform for that tip! And thank you to Jamie.

Then onto the slab pour. Thanks to the expertise of team Duraform again, 44m3 in without a hitch!

And then the first floor walls…

new view from the lounge
looking across from the kitchen towards the lounge
new view from kitchen
roof joists in (back wall)
the west end wall at full height
view northwest
double propping the back wall
First floor rear wall at course 8 – 1 and a bit to go
in go cousres 5, 6, 7 and 8
Scaffolding up for the next courses of Nudura
Nudura scaffold in part 1
in go the first blocks for the first floor
Job done
Duraform going the extra mile again – cleaning xs concrete off the walls
half way there
2nd load in (16m3)
worms eye view for Building Control
first load finessing
poking
first load in
Monday 07:00. Duraform team and pump all set for the first load of concrete
Ready for the pour on Monday
Mesh in and Jamie heading home
That’s all the steel in
Getting the mesh up on the Metfloor before laying it in place
the back of Jamie
the front of Jamie

6.4.24: Jeff day – create merry hell wherever you are Mr. Fun!

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