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| The roof structure on Terrace A is now virtually complete, ready for tiling to start next week |
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| This close up shows the progress on the timber framed south elevations. Almost ready to start fitting windows. |
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| There have been some difficulties with compacting the clay which is being put back into the slope below terrace E. If it is compressed too much the water gets driven to the surface and the lop layer becomes to wet. But as of today we think these problems have been resolved, and filling can continue, until it rains! |
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| We have nearly finished shifting the subsoil that is required to complete the "butterfly bank" at the far end of the site. It is important for that area to have subsoil and not topsoil at the surface. Top soil contains too many nutrients and would support vigorous grasses, whereas what we want is a wide diversity of plant species and patches of bare ground, which will benefit invertebrates. |
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| A few days of warmer dry weather has allowed the block work on Terrace F to get moving again |
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| Unfortunately we are nowhere near being able to reopen the top public footpath, the weather related delays having taken their toll. |
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| This is Terrace F from the top. Plot 28, to the right is still available. |
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| The roof is now being installed on the Common House |
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| Note the different colours of blocks on the upstairs flat bed loft walls. The paler thermal blocks transmit less heat and will prevent an unacceptable thermal bridge through the roof. |
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| Inside the Mill building, work is well underway to create the showers and toilets |
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| ...although the discovery of a couple of unexpected windows means that a few minor changes to the works specification have been required. |
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