January

We came back from a family holiday in the second week in January to find the hydronic heating guys roughing in the pipes for the radiator panels.  We were also excited to see the electricians had been to finalise the rough-in of the power and that the plaster had been delivered ready for installation over the insulation which also happened in our absence.  All in all there was quite a lot done in a week or two.

We met with our site supervisor to discuss any last details before the plaster went on.  His advice was that if we were thinking of any more electrical or plumbing inclusions now was the time to speak up as it would be cheaper and easier to install than it would be after plaster. 

As it happened we did have a couple of things.  We wanted an extra extraction fan in the kitchen, over our second oven is not close to the range hood and has a pyrolytic cleaning system which tend to smoke up.  The second inclusion was the insulating of our downstairs living room to dampen any sound transfer.  We asked for insulation in the interior walls and ceiling and sound resistant plaster to line the walls.  Both inclusions were accommodated quickly and with little trouble to us. 

Internal frame looking from the front door to the back of the house.  We can really start to see how big our house is.

Looking at our kitchen and dining room insullated and  with the plaster already delivered.

Front of house with roof finished an half of the rendering complete.

A pre plaster inspection was then carried out by our home inspectors which again found a relatively small number of faults which were attended to before the plaster was put on.