Will and Scott have been labouring for some weeks and the structure is now emerging. Every day, when the builders head home, the boys clamber excitedly up the ladder onto the scaffolding to see what new beams or joists have been put in place. By now the majority of the primary timber frame is in place, revealing the shape of our new bedroom and the new dormer, and the size of the excellent looking rooflights that will sit directly over our bathroom and the new ensuite. It feels a little precarious to step over the half-built awning, using a loose panel placed on top, and to see the concrete floor of the kitchen yawning through the gaps beneath your feet. But the steels and beams are as solid as they should be. I'm somehow drawn to the space when no-one is watching. I wander through the gaps with plans clutched in hand trying to imagine what the space will be like when it's finished. It's both easy to imagine and difficult to see accurately. What feels...