Day 28 – Dormer up and rear roof removed
The structure of the dormer is now full in place and the original roof below it has now been removed. You can really see how much space is in there now and can visualise the…
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Day 27 – Dormer continues
The dormer continues to take shape, it now has a full wooden shell, a lot of the original roof still remains underneath. Inside the Dormer Image 1 of 5
Day 26 – Dormer starts to take shape
The dormer has started to take shape today with the new roof and support beams in place. The large majority of my roof tiles are still in place and sections have just been removed to…
Day 25 – Starting to remove the roof
The roof started to come down today to make space for the dormer. They have started to take the first two or three rows of roof tiles away starting from the top as well as…
Day 24 – Changing Satellite cable and terminating cable at Node Zero
I changed the satellite cable today and connected it up to the octo LNB on the satellite dish. I also finished moving all the new AV and Cat6 cables to the Node Zero for them…
Day 23 – Routing AV and Cat6 cables
Spent Saturday routing the AV and Cat6 cables between the floor joists to one central point which will become my node zero where all the Ethernet, satellite, HD and CCTV cables will terminate and then…
Day 22 – Steel ridge beam installed
The steel ridge beam that will support the old roof and one side of the new dormer went in today as well as some more floorboards. This weekend I will finish installing all my cables…
Day 21 – Adding roof supports and insulation
The roof supports went in today to prop up the front section of the roof once all the old supports are removed. Also the Rockwool insulation has gone in as well as a start on…
Day 20 – Floor joists finished and space for stairs
All the floor joists have now been put in place and an area made clear where the staircase will be going. Also bricks have been removed where the steel ridge beam will be going to…
Day 19 – Another steel beam goes in
Another steel beam went in today, this time it was for the width of the house not the length and is resting on a couple of supporting walls downstairs. Another steel beam Image 1 of…