In the original schedule we were due to reach substantial completion by the end of this week. This is unlikely to happen until the end of next week as there were some delays, particularly around the external cladding work as there was a last minute change to the choice of finish and readjustments to both [...]
The pace of work seemed to slow somewhat this week. This was mainly because some of the work we thought was complete actually needed redoing or adjusting in some way. This was true for the scaffolding which was inappropriately designed for the external cladding work and required adjustment. Similarly we had to rework the roof [...]
This week saw a last minute change to the choice of decorative finish for the external wall cladding. This caused a slight delay as new materials had to be ordered. Then when Transcast arrived onsite to deliver materials before starting work they pointed out several problems with the scaffolding. It emerged that the scaffold currently [...]
A good pace of work has been maintained this week and tasks completed include: New windows and doors installed at the first house (ongoing) Commissioning of both wood pellet boilers Solar thermal installations completed at both houses Solar PV installed at the first house Ongoing work to extend roof lines, move drains and soil pipe [...]
