Work continued at Peacock Street in Norwich, existing extension gutters and main house drains have all been altered. The existing kitchen ceiling has been removed, gas pipe to boiler repositioned, and new flue fitted. A new design for a concrete raft foundation for the new extension to sit on has been agreed and approved by Buildings Control. The floor slab levels have been dropped to suit new design and all the reinforcing steelwork is now in place ready for concreting early next month.

Meanwhile in North Walsham 5 internal doors have been fitted complete at a home on Acorn Road, and 2 new built-in wardrobes have been fitted to a home right across the road from me on Bacton Road:-

I continue to receive positive ongoing enquiries as a result of both this website and my Facebook page, and I have issued a number of estimates as a result.

Work this month included:-

Removing an existing garage door (up & over) and frame, bricking up the opening and fitting a double glazed window to match the windows in the house. This created a home gym for my client at Alder Close, North Walsham.

I have also cross battened, plasterboarded and re-plastered a bedroom ceiling for a repeat client in Lyng.

Work has also finally started on a single storey kitchen extension at Peacock Street in Norwich. The existing courtyard and external boundary wall have been removed and footings dug out. I am now awaiting an architect/structural engineer’s re-design of the foundations before work can continue.

A number of materials are on order for clients at Acorn Road (doors) and Bacton Road (wardrobes), both here in North Walsham.

The supply of materials continues to be an issue, delays arising post-Covid. Material prices have also risen considerably; by at least 20% since the beginning of January.

I have had a number of new enquiries and am currently pricing works in Honing and also for 2 potential clients in Mulbarton.

This month saw internal works continue for a client on Bacton Road, North Walsham – dreadful commute 😉

The existing back door, kitchen and bathroom window have been replaced. An internal wall, rear window and brickwork were removed to form a bigger lounge with French doors opening into the rear garden. Works also included removing and bricking up a doorway and new plastering. The replacement of 2 oak Shaker internal doors finished off the new lounge.

A leak under the bath and its resealing was also completed as well as new lighting and electrics to the loft, following its boarding out for storage last month.

Other work this month included the replacement of 3 interior doors for a client in Harvey Drive, North Walsham, and delivery of materials for a job starting next month at Alder Close, North Walsham.

I have also had a number of new enquiries, plus confirmation of the go-ahead for a single storey rear extension on a property at Peacock Street, Norwich.

A busy month of work booked in took a bit of a hit after a chest infection (not Covid) kept me off work for the first 2 weeks of March. Having then had my first Covid vaccination I returned to a full and busy time.

Kitchen and building works at Wilkinson Way, North Walsham, have been finished.

A return to Turnham Green, Thorpe St Andrew, following the fitting of 3 oak internal doors to bathrooms/en suites previously, saw me supply and fit 4 oak bedroom doors and an airing cupboard door, all with linings complete.

I have also repaired lead flashings to a dormer window for an existing client in Lyng.

I finished the month by starting work on a property on Bacton Road, North Walsham, beginning with a new loft hatch with steps, joists and flooring to form a loft storage area.

I am pleased with the number of new enquiries for the future, which looks like I am now getting pretty well booked up into late summer.

 

The kitchen refit continued at Wilkinson Way, North Walsham; all units, doors, drawers and handles have been fitted, plus kitchen and utility room stone worktops and upstands were templated and then fitted a week later. Both new sinks have been plumbed in and all the appliances are up and running. New skirting boards have been fitted into the dining area and new flooring has been laid throughout the dining area, kitchen, lobby and utility areas. Plinths have been fitted and all work are now complete bar replacing a couple of doors that had sustained minor damage in transit.

I’ve also completed the revamping of a garden pergola and fitted new joists and decking.

A number of new enquiries have been given the go ahead by clients including a single storey extension to accommodate a kitchen at Peacock Street in Norwich, and a number of internal works at a bungalow on Bacton Road, North Walsham.

I’ve also priced up several other jobs as well as continuing discussions with the new owners waiting to move into a building project in Bacton.