Knocking through the internal walls

Now the roof is up and water tight, the next stage of the build project is to knock through.This video shows how the builders get through the internal wall between the kitchen and dining room.

This part of the house extension project was not as messy as I expected and the builders did a superb job of minimising the amount of brick dust around the house.

The builders carefully removed the rear wall of the property and the steel beams now support the rear of the property.

This photo shows the rear of the property from the inside. The old exterior wall is knocked through and the room now is opened up into the extended area.

Foundation exploration confirms type of foundations needed

It's the end of the first week of the house extension build (demolition).

We hit a minor problem with how the house foundations need to be put down for the extension.

As the extension will bear the weight of the side of the house, the building regulations for the type of foundations required are crucial.

Long story short, the structural engineer has to specify the type of foundations needed which then require approval by the local (Poole borough council) building control department.

This has caused a delay of several days of work but is a common scenario. Until the foundations have been excavated and explored - the type of foundations cannot be determined.

These photos show the hole used to examine the existing foundations of the house.

This photo shows that water is now below the depth at which it is able to soak through permeable earth. At the depth the water is now, the ground does not allow it to soak away.