So , what has happened since my last post?
Well, lots of things. Some of the more visible would be the new insulated concrete ground floor, all the second floor wooden flooring laid, all the second floor ceilings hung, structural work for the stairwell, first electrical fix, rebuilding boundary wall and the partial completion of the gate, remodelling the unstairs layout, installing the pipework for the central heating.
Oh and i broke two heavy duty breakers trying to excavate the septic system and 'Batco' my youngest laborer had his 22nd birthday.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words so heres a few for you:
Here part of a wall has been removed to move a door to make more useable space on the second floor
and here you can see the laying of the insulated concrete ground floor with steel reinforcements. the total area laid was 50m2 and 10ton of sand was used. Everyone was shattered after this big pour
This picture shows the laying of the tongue and groove wooden floor. in principal these are easy to lay but on green warped twisted wood they are a bugger! The best bet for these is get them in early in the build, let them dry out and then heavily sand them to make them level. Welcome to Bulgaria!
Finally, i couldn't not show a picture of 'Batco' and his birthday. We worked through lunch, clocked of at 3pm and fired up the BBQ. the weather held and we had beer and meet in the Garden. Happy Birthday BATCO!
From left to right-Batco, Sharkov, Ivan, Pencho, Colin, Nicoli, Ascen and Jonny
