The whole house

Some slightly ropey photos today. Here is the whole rear of the house. You can see the full scale of the extension at the right of the house


Here you can see the front of the house. The window lintel isn't on yet, but should be up tomorrow.
Rob is now here full time bricking and Geoff has him working on the front and gable walls so the main roof can go on soon. We need Howard the structural engineer to work out whether the RSJ along the side of the house is up to the job if we go for a traditional roof (as Geoff suggests) rather than a modern truss job. The trusses would sit on the front and rear walls whereas a traditional roof will load the side walls as well. Once we know the loadings, RSJ sizes and cost comparison we'll decide which roof to go for and Geoff can order it straight away to put it up (hopefully) the week after next. Then we should see the glass going in and the extension made water tight (excluding the porch). Time to get the valuer back and get the next load of money! £12K left at the moment.

Next door have also got into the act with a dormer (and a similar side extension later on)....