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The Stable Yard In November 2007 work finally begins on the long awaited new stable yard at Rollestone. This page will document it's progress from start to finish |
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Thurs 8 Nov 07: The area ready for the stable yard |
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Thurs 8 Nov 07: And from the opposite end |
Mon12 Nov 07: Chris starts digging out the foundations |
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Wed 14 Nov 07: The view of the new yard area from the steep hill opposite. You can see the foundation footings being prepared |
14 Nov 07: You can see the outlines of the offices and stables
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Fri23 Nov 07: The block workup to gound level begins ! |
Thurs 29 Nov 07: The stable / Tack room areas are built and blinded ready for concreting. |
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Thurs 29 Nov: Chris begins digging the trenches on the opposite side |
Tue 11 Dec: After Heavy rain the opposite side is now built up too. |
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Tue11 Dec: The sand is consolidated in the forground and behind 100mm insulation is laid in the tack room floor |
12 Dec: The stable floors are poured . |
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Wed12 Dec: A differnt view of the recently poured and floated concrete forming the floor to the corner stables |
12 Dec: Den plays with the vibrating poker!!... |
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Fri14 Dec: You can see the right hand side is now blinded with sand ready to be laid with concrete. |
Mon 17 Dec: The stable floor slab is finished! Next the yard area is to be graded and levels set ready for the drains and yard to be laid. |
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16 Feb: A bit of a quiet spell over christmas and the new year followed by a period of drainage works which wasn't overly excting to photograph... now the block work for the 2 storey buildings begins... Chris & the girls laying blocks in what will be the tack room |
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10 April 2008: Nearly 2 months on and great progress has been made after Chris has finally given in and got some help from some brickie friends! |
16 April 2008: Looking down at the lay out of the yard |
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16 April 1008: Taken from the steep field |
25 Jul: Huge progress is being made - here's Chris on te roof of the tack room and offices |
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25 Jul: Chris & Nev show their best angles to the camera. This is taken from the entrance to the yard |
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