The structural steel for the breakthrough to the extension from the existing hall was put in this week. The opening will be 2m wide, enough for access to the stairs down to the lower ground floor and to get to the studio on the ground floor.

With the cold weather now setting in, we decide that it is best to leave the masonry in place beneath the steel. We will need to remove at least the outer leaf shortly in order to close off the cavity prior to injecting the cavity wall insulation.