Getting more technical

Work resumed this morning with the laying of the first stage of floor construction, a good depth of compacted hard core. Underneath that, there is a duct for the new electricity supply (the black pipe) and an assortment of drain pipes, a vent pipe and a rodding pipe.

We noticed when we got home tonight, after figuring out what all these pipes were for, that something interesting had happened while we were out. If you look at the right hand side of the last picture you can make out a pickaxe with a large stone beside it. That stone was part of the foundation of our house. It has been removed in order to tie in the breeze-block of the extension which now runs into the hole in the gable. I'm glad we weren't around to witness that little manoeuvre!

The next stage of the floor is a layer of concrete - so we may be seeing Dizzy again on Monday.