Concrete - and insulation

Dizzy the concrete truck arrived early this morning, on a dull and very wet day. The concrete was poured into wheelbarrows and thence dispersed around the foundations in a layer over the hardcore. It didn't take long, but it looked like hard work.

The most interesting bit to us was the inclusion of vertical sheets of Kingspan insulation around all the external parts of the slab. Living in a house that's about 160 years old, we don't see much in the way of energy-efficient construction. This extension is going to be very different indeed, with state-of-the-art insulation throughout. We're looking forward to cosy winters...