Out with the collars and braces

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Originally uploaded by Lenny & Meriel.

We visited the site after a lay-off of a few days. It's the half-term holidays and we don't find ourselves near the site as much.
We didn't expect to find much in the way of progress because the weather has been really bad - icy cold, gale force winds and heavy rain.
When we got there we were happy to find that the wooden perlins had been replaced by steel ones. As promised, once that had happened the collars and braces that ran across the roof void were removed to reveal the roof space in half it's glory (we have to wait for the roof structure to go in over the extension to get the full picture). So now we can pretty much see the size of the bedroom and bathroom. Rihoys had also cut out the rafters around where the first rear facing velux window goes.
In other news, a brickwork consultant has been round to view the outer skin of the extension and the order subsequently came in to remove the new brickwork (again) in order for it to meet the required standard. We can only imagine that it must be a little demoralising for the brickies as this is the second time this has happened. Hopefully it's third time lucky.