The garden as it was before (although the old tree has already gone)


and where the extension is going


and the back door


the garden wall down


the porch down


the dig out


and the digger


the shed down to make way for the new oil tank


dig out the foundation trenches


trenches dug, reinforcement in and ready for concrete, and Rick / Max / whatisname the digger


concrete in and ready to build


my precision excavations for the new oil tank pad


my pal who hangs out with me whenever I'm out working


walls starting to appear and floor insulation going in


insulation back out and plastic liner put in below it


damp-proof sheet over the insulation


more precision excavations for the trench for the new oil pipe


drains going in


outer skin of walls going up (and the new oil tank in)


view from above with the chimney taking place


view from the drive


with the mantle stone in


now the joists are in and scaffolding up


and the start of the chimney


the upstairs walls going up


meanwhile, taking the render off from below the damp-proof course


then the upstairs brick going up


the chimney taking shape


the scaffolding moving up for the roof


then the roof frame goes on


the ridge steel in place


and the chimney finished!!!