New Bungalow

Week Shutdown 28/05/2011 to 05/06/2011

Screwed and glued upper rafters to take them from 3x2 to 6 x 2. This is in prep for the Ecotherm and Velux windows
Finished off all screwing and cluing of the rafters in the vaulted area
removed plaster at top of wall and cemented under beams that have been cut down making a firm support on existing wall
Trimmed up excess glue from work carried out to allow easy fitment of Ecotherm between trusses
Arranged for meeting with Builder David Hopwood to discuss Concrete floor laying
Arranged for him to be on site to help lay the slab on the Saturday 11/06/2011
Dave calculated that we needed approximately 4.5m3 Just over 10 Tonne

finished installing cross joists and screwed and glued into position
Made wooded wedge to finish off. ( Glue and screwed into place )
Louise removed bricks in doorway to bottom of old concrete slab with breaker
Bricked in main purling into wall

Ordered Materials for floor from Tipper
Ecotherm 100mm Insulation + 50mm + 25mm
25m of 1200gauge DPM sheet
Wooden Joist for front support and extra wood for vaulted ceiling

Hired vibration plate
Levelled ground work and compacted with vibration plate
Added building sand to set level and compacted again with vibration plate.

Laid DPM Sheet down on sand and taped up all protruding pipe work and corners
Lay into place all 100mm Ecotherm boards onto the DPM sheet
Taped up all joints and around edges
Also taped up all protruding pipe work
This has now created a sealed surface to lay the concrete slab
Self level laser used to create a level line around the complete room

Prepared 2 cars for MOT
Peugeot 307 HDI, New Wiper Blades top up fluids etc.
Passed

Peugeot 306. Changed front brake pads and cleaned off disks + Freed up brake compensation valve
Two new number plate bulbs fitted.
Failed!

(Grease used on Compensation valve looked like it may be leaking to MOT man ) it was not.
Explained but MOT man “Used Lubricant to free up seized valve" He said it was leaking.
Brought car home jacked up cleaned valve off with petrol. No leaks
Returned car back next day.
Passed

Weekend 21/05/2011 + 22/05/2011

Arranged for the full 8Yard skip to be replaced for a new 4 Yard
Cut out old cross braces from roof trusses that used to support the old ceiling
Cut angled slots into new supporting purlin’s to locate and secure existing vertical roof trusses
Also cut new purlin’s to locate into supporting RSJ steel work
Fitted New Supporting Purling and bricked into main wall
Screwed and glued vertical trusses into new purlin’s
Fitted Hangers and cross purling that will sit above the new wall.
Removed old power shower pipe work, electric lights and sockets

Dropped Phone and cracked screen. Bought new cheep phone from Phones 4u
Repaired Central Locking Key Fob For Mother, re-soldered micro switch
Took Dog to vets for check up and medication
Jessie (Golden Retriever) is now 15 years old ( DOB November 6th 1996 )
Started Playing new game Computer game Amnesia.
Bought new 650GB USB3 External HDD from Aldi for backup £54.99

Weekend 14/05/2011 + 15/05/2011

Removed adhesive old floor tiles from the room.
Used breaker to remover block work in wall in prep to take new wooden joist
Demolished old garden wall by pond and removed into skip
Installed new wooden joist across internal rear supporting wall
Removed existing cross purling and vertical support once new joist was screwed into place
Part bricked the new joist into position in the main wall.
Installed new vertical support

Fetched rented transit van from waymax van hire to move Zoe into new house in Burntwood
Saturday at 7:15pm drover over to Burntwood to fetch donated items for house.
Removed all rubbish from Burntwood house wile we had van. This was left by old tenants.
Brought Rubbish back to our house to sort out and take down tip as van will not go under barrier

Sunday, sorted all rubbish from out of van. Disposed of some in my skip and rest went to tip in Shauns car.
Loaded van with cupboards, beds, and other items Full Load.

Mixed large bucket of cement to repair door and lintle in Burntwood house 'Don’t Ask'.

Drove van over to Burntwood and repaired brickwork wile girls unloaded van.
Called in Screwfix on way back and purchased large screws and joust hangers.
Returned van back to Waymax van hire.
Got home at 3pm and gave up with roof.
Another weekend over!

Weekend 07/05/2011 + 08/05/2011

Removed plaster board Ceiling in preparation to create vaulted ceiling and fitment of 3 velux roof windows
Removed all rubbish into skip
Cut out 2 roof joists and decided to stop cutting until I had installed extra support
Measured up sizes for new supporting joists.Will order during week for next weekend
Blocked up old window hole in wall
Removed old central heating Copper Pipe work that supplied old radiators
Tapped off old pipe work with plastic push fit end stops
Mother get wet during the process of cutting through old pipe work and holding plastic container to catch water
Removed block work out of old wall in preparation to fit new joists when delivered next weekend
Re Cemented loose block work

Purchased and setup new All in one colour Printer / scanner Kodak ESP5210
Purchased new Dyson DC14 All Floors 5 Year Parts and Labour Warrantee £220

Royal Wedding + 4 Service Days
Friday 29/04/2011 to the Thursday 05/05/2011

Requirement to remove internal wall in bathroom. Identified to be supporting wall for roof.
Obtained 8' 6"x6"x8mmThick RSJ to create new support
RSJ Located at Shirrall Drive, Drayton Bassett, Tamworth B78 3EQ Reclaim Company £50
Cut RSJ to length with 9" Disk Cutter
Installed RSJ into loft next to existing supporting wall bridging the two external walls
Built Block work onto RSJ under roof purling to support roof in preparation for old wall to be removed
Removed existing supporting brick work from under roof purling allowing new RSJ to take load.
Removed old internal wall now supporting load had been removed
Removed all brickwork into on site skip
Removed Bath, Sink and supporting woodwork into Skip.
Removed all old Wall Tiles, Plaster and Render from internal walls and loaded into skip
Cut R/H middle finger on broken tile.
Removed UPVC Window from external wall.

Ordered and took delivery of..........
100 Medium Density Blocks + 60 Coping Stones + 1 Tone Building Sand + 2 Bags of Cement

Built more block work onto pond up to final level

Easter Shutdown
Friday 22/04/2011 to the Tuesday 26/04/2011

Work on Peugeot 307 HDI in preparation for MOT.
Changed Oil
Changed Oil Filter
Changed Diesel Filter
Changed Air Filter
Added D-Tox Fuel Cleaner
Jet washed engine washed and polished car

Set pipe work in sand bed and ensure fall was correct.
Finished installation of underground Sewage Pipe work in extension
Installed vertical Soil Pipe and Durgo Vent
Removed temporary bath and sink link into the sewer and re linked the pipe work into the new pipe work. This is still a temporary link but will work until the bathroom is installed

Took pictures and submitted to buildings inspector for review.
Discussed points with the buildings inspector over phone and given to ok to continue.

Purchased WC and black external soil pipe from Wickes and assembled for evaluation.

Created lintel to bridge soil pipe for Bath. Also repaired brickwork around soil pipe lintel.

Set corners for next course of blocks on the pond.
52 More 7Nm Blocks ordered to finish off block work. Cannot deliver until Wednesday

Installed Power cable and audio wires into Zoes 206 HDI.
Installed 600w Sub Woofer into boot.
Set up and tested
Happy Zoe

Sunday 24/01/2010

Dismantled cupboard in spare room ready to fit new hot water tank
Built secure base to support new hot water tank to be piped up on the 25/01/2010
fitted chimney spinner, pictures on main page

Sunday 17/01/2010

Dismantled Cupboard In Spare Room For New Hot Water Tank Fitment
Cleared Rubbish Out Of Loft In Readiness For New Pipe work
Moved Items Up Loft For Storage
Purchased New Sockets And Electric Wire For Hot Water Tank Fitment
Went on Roof And Measured Chimney Pot Dia 184 ID x 225 OD
Resolved PC Driver Problem
Printed Cad Photos Of New House And Framed
Went Through Drawings With Architect Before Planning Submission
New Curtains In Shaun’s + Zoe's Bedroom
Put Diesel Cleaner in Car on Fill Up
Searched Internet for a Chimney Spinner To Stop Downdraft
Went to see Avatar 3D "Relaxed" ( Great Film Loved it )

Sunday 10/01/2010

Put New Curtain Pole and Curtains Up In Our Bedroom
Installed 10 Roles of 170mm Loft Insulation above Zoe's Bedroom And Kitchen

Moved In 16th October 2009

Dug Out Pond
Jet Washed Slabs
Put Up Rotary Washing Line
Fit Security Light on Rear of Property
Fitted New Latch To Outside Gate
New Hose Real Fitted to Wall
Fixed Oven Door
Cut of Work surface To Fit USA Fridge Freezer
Removed Cupboard Door And Fitted Missing Floor Tiles
Fitted Draft Excluder To Various Doors
Fitted New Vent Plate For Tumble Dryer
Fixed Thermostatic Rad Valves On Two Radiators
Fitted Energy Saving Light Bulbs Throughout House
Fitted New Hi Gain Aerial And Cable To Roof
Fitted CAT-5 Cable Network To Front Room
Took Built In Dressing Table Out Of Bedroom
Painted Front Room
Fitted Wires Into Wall For TV
Fitted LCD TV To Wall Above Fireplace
Built Arch Into Fireplace.
Plastered Fireplace
Painted Fireplace
Made chimney register plate at Work To Fit Log Burner Flue Into Open Chimney
Painted and Fitted Chimney register plate
Fitted Log Burner In Front Room
Created CAD Model and Drawings Of Our New House and Plot

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