The next stage happens very quickly, up go the walls...

Very very muddy, but slowly getting there.  To prepare the site for this, tons of stone was laid around the house, so the crane and vehicles can get on and off OK, but the rest of the site is mud. Out of interest we removed around 20 wagons worth of soil to get the plot level and dig out the foundations.

This the view from the rear - and in a matter of days the frame really starts to take shape - the ground floor is complete, and the first floor panels are put in place.

You can see the rear windows taking shape.

The floor is also being built up, very quickly the complex wood structure inside is taking shape, and there are people swarming all over the structure, everyone concentrating on a particular part. It surprised us how quick this was done.

You can see the odd metal beam to support the large open space we have

Here you can see the inside starting to take shape

and the first floor panels slotting in from the front view