Month: December 2020
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Renovating the studio: part 5
Today was the day for the concrete pour, and that’s precisely what happened – once the truck showed up somewhere just before 11 am. Wheelbarrows were the order of the day, and the whole floor was poured in short order, then leveled and smoothed. Michael and Sid have washed the site down, tidied up, and…
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Renovating the studio: part 4
Today was a slow day, with the shutters for the foundation getting fixed in place, the damp-proofing sheet being laid down, and the insulation for the floor. Concrete truck should arrive tomorrow to do the pour, and then it’ll be home time for Michael and Sid.
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Renovating the studio: part 3
Not a lot of progress yesterday – the skip that should have been removed at 10:30 didn’t get removed until after lunch, which delayed the delivery of goods from the building supplier, and then it rained. However, the shallow footings have been dug, the shuttering is done for the concrete pour, and the supplies were…
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Renovating the studio: part 2
The builders were back bright and early today – pretty sure they were parked at the bottom of the drive at 20 past 7. The studio is pretty much gone, and the demolition was interesting. The roof came off first, and this is where Michael (head builder) discovered that the door frame had been taking…
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Renovating the studio: part 1
It’s taken a while, but the builder has finally been able to get here to look at taking the studio roof up by a course or two of bricks. Earlier in the year he came by to refresh his memory and check the holes in walls that I’d made to find out what was behind…
