Construction
Day 29 – More floor boards
Some more floor boards went in today as well as the area for the staircase had been cleared in the loft. more…
Day 28 – Dormer up and rear roof removed
The structure of the dormer is now full in place…
Day 26 – Dormer starts to take shape
The dormer has started to take shape today with the…
Preparations
Materials Arrive
When I was in work today the first batch of materials were delivered. It mainly consisted of the steel beams, plenty of…
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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 securing the other side of the roof to the steel…
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 to be wired up once the loft is complete. Changing…
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 be distributed around the house. Routing AV and Cat6…
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 before all the floorboards are in place next week. Steel…