Pictorial record of progress

17 Sept - Day 50 the house starts to get wrapped in it's breathable, waterproof membrane


11 Sept - Day 46 roof structure completed


10 Sept - Day 45 more roofing



9 Sept - Day 44 roof structure (SIPs) lifted into place


4 Sept - Day 43 Glulam frame for rear gable end taking shape

28 Aug - Day 38 loft flooring


27 Aug - Day 37 Gable end wall erected

Aug 26 - Day 36 first floor flooring base installed

Aug 22 - Day 35 we have scaffolding (for the roof) and some internal walls




20 Aug - Day 33 install of the metal posts which hold the ridge timber, metal web beams for the first floor and more panels at the front of the house erected

14 Aug - Day 30 - ceiling metal web joists installed

12 Aug - Day 28 - more walls

8 Aug - Day 26 - more panels erected

7th August - Day 25

6th August - Day 24 - Ten SIPs in place

5th Aug - Day 23 - The SIP panels arrive from Merseyside

4th August - Day 22 - Blockwork and timber sole plates in place to support the SIPs and the internal walls

21st July - Day 19 - With rain and without shuttering

16th July - Day 18 - Our raft foundation gets poured

9th July - Day 17 - Shuttering in place ready for concrete

3rd July - Day 13 - Steelwork on top of DPM

24th June 2025 - Day 7 - Below ground services / ducting in place - stone layers being built up

20th June 2025 - Day 5 - First layer of stone sub-base

19th June 2025 - Day 4 - Sub-foundation service ducting and soil pipes go in

18 June 2025 - Day 3 - we can now clearly see the house outline

17 June 2025 - Day 2 - things move quickly!

16th June 2025 - Day 1 - we break ground

27th May 2025 - We visit the factory on Merseyside where are SIPs are being made

9th Jan 2025 - Geotechnical Investigations to inform the engineering for the foundations