The calm before the storm!

In Germany today isn't a bank holiday so when Ebi, the project manager, arrived from Germany after an 11 hour drive, he got straight to work! He started laying the bitumen based dpm (damp proof membrane) on the floorslab. After this is cut to size, needs to be set in place.

 With a stroke of luck, the four workmen from the company arrive from Germany in a brand new shiny van!

They very quickly lend Ebi a hand. They light the flame thrower and heat the bitumen on the underside of the dpm product so that it melts and binds to the concrete.

The position of the walls is marked with chalk lines on the floorslab.

A quick check of the plans.

The levels are measured and small pads are put in place every foot or so to compensate for the (very) slight differences in the floorslab levels. Meanwhile the workmen are surviving only on coffee!

The floorslab is ready, totally unsuspecting for what will happen tomorrow! 

Just when the workmen have finished and are getting ready for a good meal, Brian and Malcolm arrive to check out where they will put their camera to film the whole proceedings.

The heras fencing is extended and cones are placed on either side of the road. The safety sign goes up so it is now a hard hat and hi-vis jacket area! The van is left in front to make sure that no one else will park there.

It's just so exciting now, I don't think any of us will sleep tonight!