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Our London Build
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A weekly video blog of the highs and lows of building a large house extension in a conservation area in North London.
London Extension Video Diary: Week 31 - Porcelain tiled floor going down
Our London Build - Bonny Tilers
The floor has been one of the biggest decisions we've faced on the build. When we started out, we had our hearts set on a polished concrete floor. However all the contractors we talked to sucked their teeth and told us we were mad and porcelain floor tiles were the way to go. We suspected the reason for their preference was that a tiled floor is easier to complete and get looking 'right' whereas polished concrete has all kinds of ways it can go wrong. But we saw some nice pictures online of tiled floors and went with the contractor's suggestion.
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The floor has been one of the biggest decisions we've faced on the build. When we started out, we had our hearts set on a polished concrete floor. However all the contractors we talked to sucked their teeth and told us we were mad and porcelain floor tiles were the way to go. We suspected the reason for their preference was that a tiled floor is easier to complete and get looking 'right' whereas polished concrete has all kinds of ways it can go wrong. But we saw some nice pictures online of tiled floors and went with the contractor's suggestion.
Read more at ourlondonbuild.com/
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London Extension Video Diary: Week 30 - Knocking through to the extension
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Our London Build - This week there is painting inside, landscaping outside and the connection is made between the two structures. Read more at ourlondonbuild.com
London Extension Video Diary: Week 29 - Bit of plumbing, lots of rocks
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Our London Build: Week 29 - Bags of rocks. All the rocks arrived for the central courtyard this week. That's going to be a Japanese style garden with lots of rocks, gravel, ferns etc. Hopefully it will look cool. Plus the spotlights for the ceiling arrived. Building-wise, not a huge amount of changes. They have been busy sanding and plumbing and doing what they can to the interiors without wind...
London Extension Video Diary Week 28 - Underfloor heating and screed floor installation
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After two weeks away, we are back on site and floored by the progress (do you see what I did there?) We have a lovely new floor, complete with underfloor heating. Plus the new boiler and manifold. Together with that, there is the first fix of the bathroom and the completion of the zinc cladding to check out.
London Extension Video Diary Week 25 - Green Roofs, Zinc Cladding and more
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A Kitchen Zinc Drama In this video we see a green roof taking shape, plus learn a bit about the process of cladding in zinc. Read more at ourlondonbuild.com/
London Extension Video Diary: Week 24 - Digging trenches and attaching plasterboard
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Our London Build: Week 24 - Trench Warfare In this week's video we see our front yard turning into an exciting obstacle course, and lots of cool looking plasterboard turning our shell of a building into something resembling a home. Read more at ourlondonbuild.com/
London Extension Video Diary: Week 23 - Garden storage and bathroom going in
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This week the weather has been good (although today's video was shot in the pouring rain...) so the team have been hard at work cladding and rendering the outside of the extension. There's also the addition of a shed in the back and (very excitingly) the joists for the bathroom walls have been put in. Read more at ourlondonbuild.com/
London Extension Video Diary: Week 21. Roof above and pantry within
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Week 21 - Put a Lid On It This week we see a roof taking shape with the layers of plywood insulation and fibreglass building up to create the support for our eventual green roof. Also you can check out the addition of a pantry in the kitchen. Read more at ourlondbuild.com/
Our London Build: Week 20 - Hole in the Wall
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This week is a milestone in the project for two reasons: the first is that we have our first ceiling in place (and it's awesome!) and the second is we have made our first steps towards connecting the current house and the new extension. Read more at ourlondonbuild.com/
Our London Build: Week 19 - Raising the Roof
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In this week's video you can watch the roof beams going in, and also enjoy a deeply cool round window looking out onto our central courtyard. Read more at www.ourlondonbuild.com/
Our London Build: Week 18 - Baby Got Back
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The extension now has a very pretty front along the street, but most the most exciting work this week has been going on at the back. Read more at ourlondonbuild.com/
Our London Build: Week 17 - That's Why We Build The Walls
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It's been a very busy time for our extension this week. The walls are pretty much done! Check them out in all their glory in the video. There's a little bit of work to do to get the last row of bricks above the steel frames, and then we'll be ready to start working on the roof. Read more at ourlondonbuild.com/
Our London Build: Week 16 - The Great Walls
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This week, the walls continued to grow upwards and we saw the addition of concrete lintels for the first time - framing our new windows and doors. Read more at ourlondonbuild.com/
Our London Build: Week 15 - Walking round an empty house
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Join me for a tour of the rooms of the house - now with half-finished walls! It's fantastic seeing the structure going up and seeing the spaces start to take on more identity and definition. Read more at ourlondonbuild.com/
Our London Build: Week 14 - Scarborough-henge
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This week three giant steel arches rose up to tower over the building site, which I've been calling 'Scarborough-henge'. Sadly, they aren't just a decorative feature. They are in fact the structural support for the three large glass windows we are having in the build. We also saw the external walls taking shape, including the front wall - the most visible part of our build from the street. Read...
Our London Build: Week 11 - Solid Foundations
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Our London Build: Week 11 - Solid Foundations
Our London Build: Week 9 - A Tour of the Site
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Our London Build: Week 9 - A Tour of the Site
Our London Build: Week 7 - Our Digging Days Are Almost Done
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Our London Build: Week 7 - Our Digging Days Are Almost Done
Our London Build: Week 6 - Bringing out the big guns
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Our London Build: Week 6 - Bringing out the big guns
Our London Build: Week 4 - Going Underground
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Our London Build: Week 4 - Going Underground
Our London Build Week 3: When the walls fell
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Our London Build Week 3: When the walls fell
Building an extension in London: Week 2
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Building an extension in London: Week 2
Building an Extension in London: Week 1
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Building an Extension in London: Week 1
All looking good mate. Little tip from a tiler, stand those tiles up against a wall, stacking them like that can cause the bottom packs to fracture and break, and those size tiles ain't cheap. Been there and done that and learnt from it. Look forwards to more videos of the tiling going down. All the best.
Thanks for the tip! I have passed this on to the contractor
Nice Video🥰🥰🥰
Great Job 🥰🥰🥰
Where do you think the dirt ends up?? 🤔
How exciting that the project is launched. Hope that the dust of the building site doesn't penetrate your house. We will be eagerly following progress.