Bobby's new build thread

[doctor Bob]

Actually air-air heatpumps here are excellent because it doesn't really gets under -10c ever here , so their COP is always in great range.
and Let's not talk about the costs of setting up air-air heatpump VS traditional heating, If I had a medium sized workshop I would insulate it really well and put up few of them and be done with it!

Not quite sure why you are mentioning Air pumps, they have a fairly low COP compared to GSHP.

 

[doctor Bob]

Latest pictures taken at the weekend.
All joists and first floor flooring is now in, blockwork being finished. Roof is planned to be started 4th Jan. Still being told in by May.
Kitchen is made, study is being made, bedrooms may be done if I can get the guys to give me a hand.
Every thing is just about on budget, patio was a big extra as we went a lot bigger than planned.

 

[doctor Bob]

Building work stopped over christmas, started again this week.

Roof trusses arrive on Monday, should take about 2 weeks for the roof to go up, then internal walls on first and second floors.


View from first floor

First floor

2 x bedrooms, hallway and bathroom

Garage to be demolished and replaced with triple bay cart shed, money has probably run out to do this this year

Front garden where old house is, driveway in front

 

[doctor Bob]

Double vault kitchen roof going up.

 

[devonwoody]

I recall this thread starting last year, but owing to family health problems posts and threads on this forum have made me not so active here these days.
Dr.Bob best wishes and happiness in your new home being built, you are doing one of the things I did miss on my life ambitions.. (The first plot of land was offered to me for £200 yes two hundred in 1958 but it was too expensive bearing in mind we had a young member of the family on the way) Two more plots slipped away as well later but the family was even larger then.

 

[doctor Bob]

Roof going on

 

[devonwoody]

Those cranes just get taller every year.

 

[doctor Bob]

They were lifting them over the old house so needed some height.

 

[devonwoody]

They were lifting them over the old house so needed some height.

I saw the angle, did they have a jib on the crane?

 

[doctor Bob]

They were lifting them over the old house so needed some height.

I saw the angle, did they have a jib on the crane?

No just an extending straight arm. I think they were about 100kg each so not very heavy really.

 

[blackrodd]

Lovely job there Doc, nice to see it done proper! And the pic of the lane and house shows you appear to be in a lovely neck of the woods.
On the last truss roof, i did for a friend, couple of years ago, the council wouldn't let us close the road for 20 minute for craning Attic trusses, so I had to find 10 more blokes, 14 altogether, to hand ball them up and the blokes turned some around, 4, I think, so the face, front marks were at the back, so down they came again, turn around and back up.
Thanks for posting
Regards Rodders

 

[blackrodd]

They were lifting them over the old house so needed some height.

I saw the angle, did they have a jib on the crane?

Fly jib for extra reach and a light weight.
Rodders

 

[doctor Bob]

A few images with all the trusses in place.

 

[blackrodd]

Whoever you're chippy is, Have to say that's a braver man than me, I would insist that the internal wind braces be fixed, I've seen a roof blown off in the wind, the owner had hardly any slate batten but insisted the roof went on, damaged trusses and had to wait for replacements.
I see you had the gable ladders made fixed up too, good idea, it pays not to take any chances this time of the year!
Regards Rodders

 

[devonwoody]

And it was frosty when you took those pics.

 

[doctor Bob]

 

[doctor Bob]

Chimney completed, Roof being batoned ready for tiling next week. Vaulted rooms will be our bedroom, ensuite and dressing room.

 

[doctor Bob]

Roof tiles going on.

We have decided to take the whole of the top floor as our bedroom, a dressing room and a massive ensuite. So we will have a master floor.

 

[blackrodd]

You're certainly zipping along on this one, work still looks excellent, I see someone has seen the sense to use a hoist for loading out, faster and cleaner too!
Good pics, thanks for posting
Rodders

 

[devonwoody]

Bob your web link was shut down by Microsoft security essentials. they didnt like it.