Membrane On

 The end of week three and the team are pressing ahead and we fortunately have the breathable membrane on before the weekend. This will help the inside to dry out over the weekend before the underfloor insulation goes down on Monday, this is the start of the next stage the plumbers first fix. The internal scaffolding disappeared this morning as a precursor to this next stage starting. The plumbers first fix includes laying all the pipe work over the insulation from and to where its needed. This include the pipes for the underfloor heating but also all of the hot and cold services from the mains to the boiler and to the kitchen and wetroom. The pipes will then be covered in 3 inches of concrete screed.

Talking of concrete this huge wagon turned up this afternoon with all the raw ingredients to mix just the right amount of concrete for the footing of the the new retaining wall of the patio in the back garden and a new slab for the porch. Certainly stopped the traffic.