Both concrete roofs ready now for big concrete pour

Steel vigas used inbetween the roof blockwork to ensure secure jointing of all the concrete

All the steel gridwork meticulously joined together

1st floor slab to master bedroom ready to pour

Rear elevation with all the angled walls

Entrance terrace insulated for extra protection

Basement window dug out ready for floor cast slab

Waterproof render bell drip detail to all outer cavity walls

Beutiful shapes and lines chosen with the feature Sabina's

External ground being leveled to new heights and falls

Roof drainage pipework installed prior to the roof being cast

 Roof constructed and steelwork bent and formed ready for installation

Working on late again into the night

The general kitchen layout mocked up to get a feel of size and proportion

A team of 4 men working non stop to prepare the Sabinas

One of the main feature Sabinas prepared and ready for installation

 Thick 50mm insulation is used between cavity walls

 A large steel dipping trough to coat all the Sabinas is set up and the beams soaked in diesel to prevent timber infestation

 Sabina slats ready to age and hack up by hand

Snug area and Utility room

Timber Sabina ceilings set out and prepared

FINAL WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS

All of the inner skin blockwork constructed to first floor level

New Graphics By Milo Gillot - Real Life Text

The team work late into the night to get the floor poured under floodlight !!!!

The concrete arrives late for the big pour for the basement roof

Every structural opening has vertical starter bars which are attatched to the ring beam detail on all the roofs

The majority of the blockwork walls are constructed within the 7 week programme,even after loosing a week due to the weather

The peremeter nib footing had to be cast 70 cm away from the slab to accomodate the sloping wall

Steel ring beams surround the basement ceiling and ground floor bedroom suspended slab

The outer walls are sloping to give the original finca effect,but this construction has cavity walls with insulation and DPC between blockwork to protect from damp

The front open terrace built to accomodate hidden sliding glass windows

Door and window lintels are cast in situ using shuttering and steel cages within the heads

The Sabina beams for the internal ceilings are maticulously prepared individually by hand

The basement is now filled back to the ground level ready for the pour of the structural slab

A large circular collar is set for a concealed external pump to avoid a noisy unit within the basement area

The ceiling to the basement is constructed from concrete hollow blocks and perimeter steel to act as a stong ring beam detail

Start of week 6

Now the ground slab has been cast the blockwork is started