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Tag: foundations

Digging foundations

23rd Apr 2023 leyfarmcottages

Most of the focus this week has been on starting the foundations for our ancillary garage/laundry building. Having removed the walls and cleared the rubble

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Tiles, tiles, tiles (and some demolition)

16th Apr 2023 leyfarmcottages

More demolition! Our builders had to prepare our derelict barn for digging foundations (planned for next week). It’s been used for storing rubble throughout the

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And the wall came tumbling down…

10th Apr 2023 leyfarmcottages

This feels like a momentous week in terms of build progress. The good weather meant our builders were able to knock down the front wall

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A month in

12th Mar 2023 leyfarmcottages

It feels like it’s been particularly busy this week. The building work seems to be progressing well despite the weather – our builders had ordered a

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A week of excavating and salvaging 

26th Feb 2023 leyfarmcottages

Week two, and building work seems to be progressing well. Our builders have dug out the concrete from the shippon floor, and have taken down

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Breaking ground!! (well, sort of)

29th Jan 2022 leyfarmcottages

This is the first week that our building project has started to feel like a reality. After over a year of ideas and conversations and drawings, we

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