Conservatory build 2006

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Before. October 2005.Awaiting planning to sort out this gable end of the house.	Planning received. Demolition of old sun lounge and flat roof utility room starts. Mid February 2006.	Andy takes a tea break. We now have an outdoor plunge pool.	.......a very long tea break.
Oooops. Wasn't me, Dad. Honest.	Nor me.	Andys demolition over. Suppose we had better get someone to put it back together again.	Supervisor on site.
Manager arrives	Lets hope work starts soon.	Late February 2006.	The wall is started.
Dwarf wall in construction.	Dwarf wall in construction.	Dwarf wall in construction.	Dwarf wall in construction.
Dwarf wall in construction.	Window bricked up	Base awaiting clearance before dust and concrete is laid.	Base to be cleared when skip comes. Bad weather; plunge pool transforms itself into a Bulgarian hotel swimming pool.
March 8th. Base concreted two thirds.	8th March. Two thirds of concrete laid today. Rest will be by hand tomorrow.	13th March. No builders today except for clearing excess materials. Andy did a basic paint of the gable end wall at the weekend.	13th March
13th March. Just realised the roof needs cleaning again!	13th March	13th March	13th March
18th March. Quiet week. Waiting for the concrete to dry.	18th March. Much drier.	18th March. Very windy day today.	Waiting to dry.
Drying nicely
19th March	19th March	19th March	DSCF0153.JPG
19th March.	21st March	Electrics for wall lights, roof fan and socket.	21st March.
20th March.	20th March.	20th March. Electrics go in.	21st March.
21st March 2006. The jigsaw arrives.	Part of box guttering	22nd March. Sure we asked for a door.	22nd March. Lets hope he comes back.
22nd March	22nd March. 2 hours work!	23rd March. Roof frame and box guttering today.	23rd March.
23rd March	23rd March	23rd March	24th March.
24th March. Doors go on and flashings done.	28th March.	28th March.	28th March. Part of the roof goes on.
28th March. White fashia!	Who nicked Johns superglue?	29th March. Roof, window glazing and capping.	29th March. Window sills and glazing.
29th March	29th March.	29th March. That washing line now needs moving!	30th March
30th March. Ready to be plastered on Monday.	30th March. After a mini spring clean.	30th March	Tie bar
Roof-still with protective plastic.	Plastered with fan.	Plastered with fan.	Roof fan
Render. Get that paint pot out Andy!	Rendered	From afar. 23rd April 2006.	28th April Insulation and seal for box gutter
28th April Seal window sills	28th April 28th April Andy starts painting.....the whole house!	28th April More than a bank holidays work.	28th April Now the exciting bits start...decisions.
28th April. Favourite tile so far. Still more to see.	Window plugs.	6th May 2006. Whats the minimum wage, Dad?	I charge by the square metre.
White undercoat goes on.	8th May 2006. An example of Skys awful installation (yes, Andy has made them come back and do it properly!)	Unbelieveable.	13th May 2006. Andrew and Toms concreteing
Chosen tile. No mosaic.	Chosen tile. 600 x 600. To be fitted end of May.	From the doors. A bit of old furniture to enable us to use it.	From another angle
13th May 2006. Black and white and Tom helping.	13th May 2006. Tommy and Andy laying concrete in the small areas left to do.	Getting there.	17th May 2006. Bougainvillia to grow over the tie bar
28th May 2006 Tiles arrived and ready to be fitted.	28th May	28th May. Garden coming to life.	28th May
28th May	28th May	Choosing sofa colour.	29th May. Sunny morning.
29th May Patio layed	29th May. Leftover stones re layed to join old patio.	30th May. Half the tiles laid.	1st June. Tilers have finished floor.
Finished floor. Can clean in three days time!	1st June 2006. Areas of white will polish up once we can clean them .	Dining table	Kate says Hi!
Perfect fit venetian blinds.	Back corner	Back corner	Finished room-sofas to one side
Easter Sunday 2011 after painting	Easter Sunday 2011 after painting	Easter Sunday 2011 after painting

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