Velfac Windows In - Doors On Monday..

Windows arrived this week (direct from Denmark via Poland!) and were fitted, apart from a little finishing/sealing up they are completed. We are very pleased with them - despite the process being a little stressful - the end result was worth it. I say stressful   because we had to measure up, so if they were the wrong size, tough! - and as you can see from the pictures we have put in brick cills, and to be honest we were not exactly sure how they would look... Now they are in we couldn't have asked for more! 

They really are good quality windows and were fitted by the approved Velfac installer - Martin Moore. Bottom picture shows Martin and Keith the roof having a chin wag on a Friday afternoon before knocking off for the weekend.

Hopefully Martin will be back on Monday to fit the doors and then we will have a nice sealed up structure and we can really get cracking on the internals. We have all the Kingspan for the sloping ceilings and floors arriving Tuesady next week - the last lot of insulation - so that is what we will be concentrating on for the moment.

First Draft For Kitchen Plans.

These are the first drafts of the kitchen design Lindsay has come up with, there will be little changes but this is what the kitchen/dining room will look like. (the stools/seating on the island will be going). We all look forward to sitting down for our first meal!

Brickwork Completed! Vapour Control Layer Installation Ongoing...

Apart from a little pointing the brickwork is done! Keith is doing a fantastic job with the roof and we are back on track. The Genvex MVHRHP and the windows arrive at the end of next week, the windows installation starts the Mon 22nd - hopefully then it will be a little warmer inside! it's been a little cold again recently..

Above is a picture of the mysterious 'Vapour Control Layer', if we can do this right it should help give us a nice 'Airtight' structure. It goes on top of the insulation, then a little batten work, and plasterboard on top of that. The battens give you a void behind the plasterboard for running electricity cables and pipework etc. It's a bit of a pain - but you just have to take your time with it and seal all the joints with tape as you go, you can see in the picture we have had to overlap the sheet in to the ceiling to get a good seal..

Brickwork 95% done and Roof Looking Good

Hi everyone, despite the worst winter we have ever had in Pantymwyn in recent years - work stopped completely for 3 weeks - we have made progress and we are trying hard to move things along. We could not even get to site for 3-4 days!


A couple more days on the bricks and that will be completed - the roof is just starting to shift - of course the snow and ice really put the nail in the coffin of that one! but as you can see from the pic - we have a 'Bumpa Hoist' on the job and are hoping for big things from Keith and Tuber over the next couple of weeks.


Inside is ticking over nicely - All the internal rockwool (100mm RWA45) has been installed as well as the external walls (140 flexi slab). The Mysterious 'Vapour Control Layer' and battens have been put in on all External walls, and 50% of the ceilings upstairs have been insulated with 610mm Loft Roll with the VCL and battens on top of that.


We have a Plumber on the case now - The Genvex MVHR system is due delivery - and someone is working out the staircase. Lindsay is busy trying to spend as much as she can on a Kitchen and is doing a good job of it...


I have numbers for a Sparky,Plasterer and Joiner - all recommended by people we know, and i will be giving them a bell this week.


Its all starting to move again - PHEW!!!