Penwill way
Excited to start this project on this challenging tiered and sloping bed rock site to build two four bedroomed detached homes in this most favoured residential area.
April 2018 - Site Clearance
General site clearance, establish levels, dig out to form working platform areas and set out for construction of retaining walls.
May – July 2018 - Rear retaining walls & patio areas
Working platform areas shaped & levels established we start building the retaining walls to hold & tie together the patio slab areas & rear access steps- due to the design layout of the plots & steepness of the site we build out from Back to front constructing the rear retaining walls – patio areas & access steps first before we can set out & build the houses.
July – August 2018 - Site dig out & groundworks
With the retaining walls & rear patio areas completed the site was dug out in preparation for side retaining walls & the garage slabs. Photos also shows – Formworks to base reinforcement - Engineers design for rebar arrangement – toe & heel reinforcement – section through masonry wall with stem bar arrangement.
Sept- Oct 2018 - side retainers & build to 1st floor.
Garage slab prepared prior concrete - house walls built to 1st floor with stem rebars – bridging tie steels carrying first floor I joists – temporary build on decking & partially completed side steps built for rear dwelling access .
Nov – Dec 2018 - second floor joists to wall plate.
Photos show temporary build decking stacked out – second floor I joists laid – goal post steels erected & tied to front elevation walls – external & internal walls finished in readiness for wall plates.
Jan - Feb 2019 - roof installation
With trusses fixed to the wall plates at the rear - the front elevation roof sections are cut & fitted together in place.
Photos show - crane lifting trusses - temporary ridge support - cut jacks to hip & valleys rafters – front elevation window openings.
September 2019 - The finishing touches
Reflecting the same build standards - the interiors are finished with quality materials - from high end kitchen fitments to quality sanitary ware - complementary porcelain floor & wall tiles and decorated to a 1stclass finish.
January 2020 - patio areas
Patio areas laid - boundary fencing completed - stainless & glass balustrades - complemented with superb sea views.
