New Orangery extension Build in Barnet Hertfordshire
The brickwork is complete and the roof can now go on.
There is a delay as the client decides what do with the fascia and gutter. This is a slightly unusual situation as we have to match the gutter and fascia on the existing extension and tie our new flat roof into the existing also. The existing gutter and fascia is made from softwood and has started to rot, so the client has decided to get us to replace the entire lot. This will make for a much better job, we will use a painted hardwood fascia and an aluminium gutter.
Normally our orangeries don’t have an external gutter as such, we construct an up-stand around the perimeter of the roof and use falls in the roof to run the rainwater to several drains. This is slightly more work, but it tends to look better than using gutters.
New Orangery extension Build in Barnet Hertfordshire.
Orangery Construction Brickwork Barnet Hertfordshire
Orangery Construction Brickwork Barnet Hertfordshire. The brickwork is underway and the guys are pushing the long side wall up. Long runs of brickwork can be built at a faster rate than short sections and corners. The side wall is built fairly close to the fence, and although it is unlikely to ever be seen, we still have to use facing bricks.
There is some further drainage and pipework on the rear of the house for us to alter.
Conservatory Build project in St. Albans Hertfordshire
Phil is dodging rain showers to try and get the walls built for this conservatory in St Albans. We’re using a Flemish Bond with snapped headers to match the brickwork on the main building.
It can be tricky when joining brickwork to two existing walls; it is not unusual for the brick levels on the existing house to run out. This means that if we match the brick gauge at one side, build our walls level, they would not line up with the brickwork on the other end. However on this job things are ok.
If they weren’t, we would have to match the gauge at the most prominent end and disguise the misaligned joints with a down-pipe at the other. The other alternative when faced with such a scenario would be to run our new brickwork out of level, but then this would show up on the conservatory frames and create greater problems.
We occasionally get similar issues when joining to two floors that are supposed to be the same level. I wasn’t aware that M.C. Escher built houses? Conservatory Build project in St. Albans Hertfordshire