11 January 2008 and in time terms we are about halfway through the project.
The loft conversion is beginning to look finished, most of the wiring first fix is in and likewise the plumbing. Lots of insulation now in place in the walls, underneath the floors and in the ceilings. Even though much of [...]

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This was intended to be a blog starting on 24 September to chronicle progress on our building project to completely renovate and extend a mid-Victorian terraced house.  We had lived in the house for nearly thirty years and it badly needed some building works to preserve the fabric.  The builders started on 24 September 2007 and [...]

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The devastation is more than Martin had imagined!  But already lots of signs of building now that the building inspector from Hackney has approved the excavations/sewer pipe relocations.  Some steels and props temporarily in place to hold up the outside kitchen wall while they fill in all the foundation trenches with concrete – you can [...]

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Five weeks ago I had dinner with Paul and Ann Barbara – I think I was the last visitor to the house.
I’m in London again – and the progress on the house has been amazing.
Here’s a panoramic shot of the kitchen; taken from the steps from the hall. You can see how all of the [...]

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This is the new blog covering the demolition and rebuilding.
Photos are here.

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