Conservatory Design & Build - Part 2 - Enabling Works

Following on directly from our Part 1 post, we've been continuing with the enabling works for the new conservatory.

The photo diary continues ...

the old guttering arrangement above my office door, 

also fed with a downpipe from the main roof

the new arrangement - a galvanised C-section purlin now carries the water to 

a tundish at the RH end. A second length of purlin below makes a face

 between them to add a board.   This board and the timber post structure on 

the right will provide a flat interface for the end of the conservatory to butt up against.

the tundish connected into the extension downpipe - 

the wooden tundish support is only temporary

looking along the length of the new gutter channel - the open end will allow the 

gutter to be swept using a long brush from this end, because there will no longer 

be access via a ladder from the side when the conservatory roof is added

fascia boards now fixed and sealed to the channels, the slope at the
LH end is cut to follow the angle of the end roof beam

the corner where the roof ridge beam meets the gutter fascias

the roof ridge beam installed, with trim and flashing above

the new 'internal' walls pre-painted with their first coat of smooth masonry
paint - tarpaulin now covering the floor for extra weather protection

cabling brought from inside the house, ready for power sockets - the
flooring infill pieces near the wall won't be fixed until after the roof is on

new junction box for conservatory lighting - there's already a lighting
cable installed which is switched from just inside the existing front door 

now the concrete has cured for four weeks, the
ligament faces have been dressed with a grinder
to accept the corner post for the windows.

There's very little further useful work we can do until the windows and doors are delivered.  

We've still to buy some minor items for the glass and roof installation, but thoughts are now turning to what we're going to put inside the conservatory in terms of fixtures, fittings and furniture etc.


End of Part 2.

to be continued ...