Groundworks complete

Most of the last few days of activity has concentrated on putting in the services; water, drainage and conduit for electricity and telephone.

In addition, all the joints have been pegged with oak dowells. As expected the oak is continuing to move a little bit but as it shrinks it will pull all the joints very tight.

Driving in an oak dowell. The dry weather of the last few weeks has been ideal and it is a great relief to get to this point having completed all the works that could have caused a potential mudbath!