To the left of the house we have got permission to build an extension. A workshop on the ground floor and an extra bedroom upstairs. There was a building there but it was demolished years ago. We think it was the original house on this site and dated back to the 17th century. Have started to level the ground in preparation for digging the foundation trenches.
A long time ago, possibly in the 1970's a building was demolished where we plan to put the extension. Some of the walls in the ground and the flagstones are in situ. We have put the flagstones to one side and plan to use them in a small garden near the doors to the extension.
The ground is very rocky and the foundations trenches were dug out using a pick and shovel.
With the help of a friend and 2 cement mixers the concrete for the foundations was finished in no time.
The walls at the front and back are to be built in stone. The gable wall will be in concrete block on the inside and stone on the outside. To the front will be a window, and the door into the workshop will be French doors.
Have been building the walls when weather permitted. The concrete block goes up in no time but the stonework takes a lot of time to do properly. Not being a stonemason I have to take my time so progress has been slow.
House and extension finished
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