The mud has definitely abated. Shortly after the last post a few tons of hardcore and concrete mix went down on the mud in the "kitchen" and "patio". And now the world is drying out and mud levels are not what they were in January. Thankfully.
The chippies turned up for a week and built the porch, it's kinda remarkable to see how quickly we went from having simply a brick and concrete footing to having a full mostly weatherproof structure. It's just timber frame and membrane, but it feels like a room when we step out the front door.
And steadily the shape of the new kitchen is emerging. Some blocks have gone down that represent the side and outside walls of the kitchen - no larger than before. And the internal wall that had been completely demolished has now been mostly rebuilt to show the new location of the larger doors to the playroom and kitchen. The door to the study (currently our mini-lounge" has also been bricked up and some marks have appeared further along the wall where the new door will go.
Drainage runs have gone in. As have the two steel uprights at the outside wall of the kitchen, which effectively define the aperture the huge glass door will appear in. And this week Darren has been tanking the walls, which as far as I can tell, means sealing them ready for them to be in contact with earth and/or concrete.
Most excitingly, next week they're going to lay the floor slab in the kitchen, and the steels will go up. So if they can keep on track, then by the end of the week the whole superstructure will be in place ready for all the timber work that will create the roof, dormer and new bedroom. Stuff's going to move pretty fast for the next few weeks.
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