{"id":493,"date":"2013-03-29T15:14:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-29T15:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/?page_id=493"},"modified":"2014-07-29T17:48:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T17:48:00","slug":"re-building-park-hatch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/?page_id=493","title":{"rendered":"Re-Building Park hatch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>21st of May, 2013.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After 16 months of battling planners\/councillors\/wildlife consultants\/tree preservation-at-all-cost people, we have finally begun work.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks of soft demolition will follow. \u00a0Today, we checked for bats and, would you believe, after two surveys and \u00a3000s of expenditure, we found&#8230;&#8230;..not one bloody bat!!!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-down-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-524\" title=\"PH down 2\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-down-2-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-down-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-down-2-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-down-2.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As can be seen from the above photo of the lounge fireplace, and the below video, soft demolition has been replaced with hard !!!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Karen demolishes PH\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1JoTtt_Amgo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>6 June and the house has gone..<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-6-june.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-531\" title=\"PH 6 june\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-6-june-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-6-june-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-6-june-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-6-june-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-6-june.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My birthday &#8211; piling is underway. \u00a0There are 62 piles to be sunk 10 metres into the clay. \u00a0The Piler asks me whether our house will be 6 or 7 stories high!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/piles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-569\" alt=\"piles\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/piles-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/piles-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/piles-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/piles.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>July 2013 &#8211; one of the hottest for years and the trenches are dry and awaiting their concrete.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-7-13-footings-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-547\" alt=\"PH 7 13 footings 1\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-7-13-footings-1-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-7-13-footings-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-7-13-footings-1-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-7-13-footings-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-7-13-footings-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>18 july &#8211; the trenches are filled with 4 lorry loads of concrete. \u00a0The driver asks me if we are building a hotel!!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-7-13-footings-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-548\" alt=\"PH 7 13  footings 2\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-7-13-footings-2-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-7-13-footings-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-7-13-footings-2-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-7-13-footings-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-7-13-footings-2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>7 August 2013 and the footings are all in, waiting for the beam and block floor<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/footprint.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-570\" alt=\"footprint\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/footprint-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/footprint-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/footprint-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/footprint-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/footprint.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>W\/C \u00a012 August<\/strong> &#8211; the beams, some over 5m in length, are craned into position and we are now officially above ground. \u00a0We are one week behind schedule, despite almost perfect weather.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-579\" alt=\"crane 1\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-1-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-1-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-580\" alt=\"crane 2\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-2-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-2-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-2.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-581\" alt=\"crane 3\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-3-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-3-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-3.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-582\" alt=\"crane 4\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-4-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-4-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-4-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/crane-4.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Onwards&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>September 25th &#8211; our wedding anniversary &#8211; and the first floor goes on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ist-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-585\" alt=\"ist 1\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ist-1-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ist-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ist-1-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ist-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ist-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ist-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-587\" alt=\"ist 2\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ist-2-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ist-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ist-2-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ist-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ist-2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ist-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-586\" alt=\"ist 4\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ist-4-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ist-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ist-4-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ist-4-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ist-4.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Upwards&#8230;!!!<\/p>\n<p>Mid October &#8211; the first floor is nearly finished and downstairs, rooms are beginning to take shape.<\/p>\n<p>We are meanwhile choosing floor stone, marble columns, kitchens, bathrooms, plaster moulding, balcony railings et al et al et al!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s all go.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-oct1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-600\" alt=\"PH oct1\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-oct1-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-oct1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-oct1-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-oct1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PH-oct1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-594\" alt=\"gc oct 3\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-3-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-3-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-3.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This (below) \u00a0is our works foreman, Graham, constructing one of the 4 chimneys.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-593\" alt=\"gc oct 2\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-2-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-2-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Inside, the fireplaces are taking shape.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-598\" alt=\"gc oct 8\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-8-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-8-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-8-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-8.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-596\" alt=\"gc oct 5\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-5-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-5-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-5-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/gc-oct-5.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 12 November 2013 &#8211; the roof trusses arrive and are craned up. \u00a0Soon, a roof structure begins to appear.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[youtube]jNo4eFp-Ck4[\/youtube]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The third photo below shows the central atrium structure being built &#8211; to be topped off by a glazed pyramid<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/roof1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-606\" alt=\"roof1\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/roof1-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/roof1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/roof1-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/roof1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/roof1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/roof2.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-607\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; cursor: default; float: left; border-width: 0px;\" alt=\"roof2\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/roof2-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/roof2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/roof2-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/roof2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/roof2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-608\" alt=\"roof3\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/roof3-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/roof3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/roof3-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/roof3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/roof3.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We also have a staircase installed &#8211; very minimalist!!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/stairs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-609\" alt=\"stairs\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/stairs-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/stairs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/stairs-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/stairs-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/stairs.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before the Christmas deluge, the roof is tiled<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[youtube]8fg0qe30ofA[\/youtube]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>December and Karen helps out at Utopia Forge, who are making our Juliet Balcony railings<\/p>\n<p>[youtube]v5v70AohsPA[\/youtube]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today is the 30th of January and the first floor screed is down and windows are being fitted &#8211; but I think we are slipping behind the 31 March 2014 completion date. \u00a0See below for a video summary of progress to date<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[youtube]0NGjucncKv4[\/youtube]<\/p>\n<p>13 Feb &#8211; it has rained non-stop since xmas. \u00a0The wettest January on record and we are building a house!<\/p>\n<p>However, today our builders used a dry spell to top off the chimneys and start to erect the pyramid roof light. \u00a0 It will look fantastic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/feb-roof-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-655\" alt=\"feb roof 1\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/feb-roof-1.jpg\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/feb-roof-1.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/feb-roof-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/feb-roof-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/feb-roof-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-656\" alt=\"feb roof 3\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/feb-roof-3.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/feb-roof-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/feb-roof-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>April to May 2014 &#8211; the final push as photographed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-661\" alt=\"fnl1\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl1.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-662\" alt=\"fnl2\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl2.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-663\" alt=\"fnl3\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl3.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl3.jpg 750w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-664\" alt=\"fnl4\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl4.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl4.jpg 750w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl4-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0649.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-672\" alt=\"IMG_0649\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0649.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0649.jpg 750w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0649-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0645.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-671\" alt=\"IMG_0645\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0645.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0645.jpg 750w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0645-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0599.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-670\" alt=\"IMG_0599\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0599.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0599.jpg 750w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0599-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0596.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-668\" alt=\"IMG_0596\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0596.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0596.jpg 750w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0596-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0595.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-667\" alt=\"IMG_0595\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0595.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0595.jpg 750w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0595-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0594.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-666\" alt=\"IMG_0594\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0594.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0594.jpg 750w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0594-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-665\" alt=\"fnl6\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl6.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl6.jpg 750w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fnl6-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0597.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-669\" alt=\"IMG_0597\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0597.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0597.jpg 750w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0597-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Projected move in date is now the 23rd of June!!!<\/p>\n<p>3June 2014 &#8211; the hall globe light is installed with the aid of two scaffolding towers and three men<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0675.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-678\" alt=\"IMG_0675\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0675.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0675.jpg 480w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_0675-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>THE END &#8211; REFLECTIONS<\/p>\n<p>So, in the third week of June, on budget and 3 weeks late, we actually moved into the new Park Hatch.<\/p>\n<p>Reflections :- the planning system is barking mad, but don&#8217;t blame the officers for this (well, do blame them but not for the complete mess!). \u00a0Work with them.<\/p>\n<p>Our builders were good, but the key was having the same site manager\/foreman throughout. \u00a0Graham &#8211; you were brilliant.<\/p>\n<p>Designing your own house is just brilliant. \u00a0Dump the architects, get a really good structural engineer to work out how to build your design, and go for it.<\/p>\n<p>Building regs are crazy but check what you are told &#8211; officers tend to say what you have to do, based only on guidelines not laws.<\/p>\n<p>Get involved with every detail, on a daily basis, and avoid design changes once the build has started.<\/p>\n<p>Given the choice, demolish and re-build rather than extend. \u00a0Its vat free for a start (a subsidy for us of circa \u00a3200k &#8211; thank you taxpayers) and much easier to manage.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the location is everything.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/phfinalsmall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-681\" alt=\"phfinalsmall\" src=\"http:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/phfinalsmall.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/phfinalsmall.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/phfinalsmall-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>Peter and Karen &#8211; July 2014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>21st of May, 2013. After 16 months of battling planners\/councillors\/wildlife consultants\/tree preservation-at-all-cost people, we have finally begun work. Two weeks of soft demolition will follow. \u00a0Today, we checked for bats and, would you believe, after two surveys and \u00a3000s of expenditure, we found&#8230;&#8230;..not one bloody bat!!!!! &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; As can &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/?page_id=493\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Re-Building Park hatch<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-493","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=493"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":682,"href":"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/493\/revisions\/682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkhatch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}