Today we had the first couple of courses of block work completed, and can see where the doors will be. The vents to extend the sub-floor ventilation from the existing house were installed. Lots of materials arrived today – metal grids / steel reinforcing mesh for the concrete slab, Thermalite blocks, bricks, lintels, and insulation.

It’s all coming together! Gaps for backdoor, and 2 sets of French doors in place

Earthwool Insulation for the walls

Lintels for the doors and windows

Soil vent pipe visible on the outside of the wall

Soil vent pipe nicely protected

Air ducts for sub floor ventilation

More materials! Sand, Thermalite blocks, bricks, metal mesh

Steel reinforcing mesh

Close up of the blocks