The Kennels
Building A House
Building of The Kennels
The 'breaking ground' date of the 02 Jun 2010 was the start of the project and the house was handed over from the builder as a new build on the 03 Dec 2010 once the payment for the house had gone through. Six months, start to finish for this stage of the building.
The new build status meant that the house structure was finished, kitchen and bathrooms all finished, all walls and ceilings painted, water and electricity all switched on and boiler working but other than that it was a blank canvas to be made into a home.
First job, build the replacement shed further down the gardenÂ
Very pleased with the result - now to empty the old kennels
04 Jun: The cleared ground after 02 Jun demolition day
11 Jun: Foundations dug and filled, pipework going in now
18 Jun: Brickwork foundations being laid ready for blocks
18 Jun: The chimney for the inglenook starts to rise
21 Jun: Block foundations laid and house shape develops
06 Jul: Filming of the first of the house frames slotted into place
07 Jul: Ground floor frame in place, scaffold being erected
08 Jul: First floor frame being erected and scaffolding built up
13 Jul: Frame up and waiting for the roof trusses to be fitted
14 Jul: Roof timbers starting to be put into place now
14 Jul: ORANGE front door in - told builder we asked for OAK!
14 Jul: French doors in, one set not as wide so put into kitchen
15 Jul: The inglenook starting to be built up outside the frame
17 Jul: Builder's drawing of the inglenook on inside of frame
17 Jul: The base wall on the house exterior being built
18 Jul: Inglenook being built, as seen from the lounge areaÂ
21 Jul: Battening to take the wire frame for the renderingÂ
21 Jul: Brickwork being built up in the lounge for the inglenook
28 Jul: Roof battens in place for tiling to begin shortly
29 Jul: Tiles being thrown up and stacked, ready for use
01 Aug: Tiles on the main part of the roof, slates for annex
03 Aug: Whimsical oak beams for the vaulted bedroom ceiling
04 Aug: Vaulted bedroom non-structural ceiling beams in place
07 Aug: Electrical wiring and networking being installed
10 Aug: Oak beam for inglenook in place and brickwork complete
10 Aug: First fix plumbing, electrical and networking done
11 Aug: Wiring coming down into that hallway cupboard
11 Aug: RCD Consumer Unit wires, understairs eventually
14 Aug: Ray in inglenook, note three brick depth at base
20 Aug: First render layer going on over the wire panelling
22 Aug: Beautiful detail at the top of the inglenook chimney
22 Aug: School holidays but Ray is absolutely exhausted
24 Aug: Trying out different external paint colours
25 Aug: Insulation packed into walls and ceilings and fixed in
02 Sep: First coat of render on and waiting for fine 2nd coat
03 Sep: Drylining boards being fitted over battens and cladding
06 Sep: Top coat of render has been applied to upper house
20 Sep: Rear of the house rendered, top and bottom
10 Sep: Organising electricity to go underground in the garden
14 Sep: Rendering painted the chosen Sandtex Beige
18 Sep: Slates being put onto roof to make it look an add-on
21 Sep: Electricity and water all ready in the soon to-be kitchen
23 Sep: The house is revealed as the scaffold is taken down
27 Sep: Underfloor heating pipework and networking cables
27 Sep: The underfloor heating cables throughout ground floor
05 Oct: RCD Consumer Unit which will be understairs soon
05 Oct: At last! A replacement for the ORANGE front door
08 Oct: The kitchen starts to be fitted by expert carpenters
11 Oct: The stairs arrive to be fitted, no longer a ladder
11 Oct: An electricity pole erected for over-road cabling
11 Oct: Electricity supply back in place and connected to house
11 Oct: Ray helps erect the stairs, above the Consumer Unit
12 Oct: We now have telephone and internet connected as well
13 Oct: Carpenters still here, fitting the kitchen appliances
13 Oct: Bathroom and ensuites starting to be fitted now
16 Oct: Wendy putting in the electric underfloor heating
21 Oct: Ray tiling over the top of the ensuite underfloor heating
21 Oct: Door furniture being attached around the house
22 Oct: Granite for the kitchen being cut and fitted
26 Oct: Painting started, chose Dulux Sandstone for all walls
26 Oct: Ensuite furniture over Ray's tiling is going in
28 Oct: Bannisters fitted to the hallway stairs, no cupboard yet
29 Oct: Kitchen, where the door to the cupboard was to be!
29 Oct: Lighting being fitted - note one base layer of brick
02 Nov: Understairs cupboard now built to house circuit board
03 Dec: New build finished - now to make it a home