Author Archives: Ruben Arakelyan

We’re only a couple of days away from our plaster boarding being completed, and just wanted to share a photo of the boarding that has been done in our hallway void area to show good quality work. This area is double height, with a roof light at the top and the intersection of a dormerContinue reading “Boarding is very nearly complete”

Whichever room we next go to, there’s always another layer of material that needs to be attached before we get to the fun bits. This time, we’re in the main bedroom en-suite. This is the only room that will have tiles on the floor, so it’s always best to make sure whatever the tiles areContinue reading “Layers upon layers”

Having finally finished most of the glazing and the first fix work, we’ve started with the plaster boarding, and a few days in, what a difference it makes! For one, the rooms are starting to look more like rooms, and they are also a lot darker! The plan is to start plastering in the nextContinue reading “Plaster board = rooms taking shape”

I’ve mentioned our much-awaited roof light a few times before, but this time I can finally say that the glazing has been installed and we’re in the final straight with getting it fully watertight. To say it’s been an uphill struggle would be an understatement. There will probably be a more detailed blog post laterContinue reading “The roof light is (finally) installed!”

3 weeks since the last post on windows and most of ours are in. The top two sections of our entrance glazing frames are in and part of the glazing is also in. Next up, we’re awaiting our various doors to be installed along with the much-anticipated roof light glazing.

When you’re writing a blog about a house build, it’s easy to only write about the good things and everything that’s going well with the process. In that vein, this post is about something that went wrong in our build. Our entrance has floor to ceiling glazing, and we were told that our floor screedContinue reading “The bad with the good”

They always say that getting your windows installed is a major milestone, and it definitely feels like we’ve been waiting our fair share of time! Luckily, today (also my birthday) saw the first of our windows installed. After weeks of having to mop up puddles and leaks across the house, it is a relief toContinue reading “Our first window is in!”

While our builders have been busy outside finishing off the block work, our carpenter from Maple Leaf Carpentry and Construction has been busy inside with all sorts of first-fix carpentry work. Alongside the more usual noggins and framing work, he’s also been putting up some acoustic insulation in the ground floor ceiling. As well asContinue reading “Insulation all the way”

For the last four week or so, while we’ve been blogging about what’s happening inside the house, a team have been working outside laying our block external wall. This wall surrounds the timber frame and protects it as well as providing a base for rendering and cladding. It’s been progressing well and has nearly reachedContinue reading “Block work progressing well”