The start of the project .the start of digging out the steps by hand .
Digging out the main area adding in temporary door way.
Again all dug out with shovel and bucket.
Just some of the many bags used to hold the tons of sand in .
Approximately 10 tons of sand was removed.
To do the walls we used a method which where you add a layer of bricks on an existing wall and mine away the bottom to slowly sink the walls .
Putting in draining and digging out the cellar to size
Beam and block ceiling has bee put on .
Beam and block being put over the cellar.
Stairs all bricked in ready for iron stone to be put over the walls going down to the entrance.
Stainless steel 4 lock door has been put in and tested what colour we’re going to use over it .
Walk on glass hatch has been put in.
Prepping the floor ready for a concrete pour .
Floor being concreted . Exciting !
Where using terracotta pipes in the cellar to hold all wines and drinks .
These have temporarily been put in as were going to add led colour changing lights behind and we need to smoothen up the edges
Hydraulics have been put on to the hatch making it so much more easier to open and close.
We have temporarily put the bar together to mark where its going.
The slate work top is temporary as were up cycling the slate base from and old snooker table and cutting it to size.
The start of adding iron stone to the walls of the steps using locally produced iron stone from a quarry 5 mins away .
Sky light added to both sides of where the bars going to go to brig in more natural lighting .
Oak step ladder added to cellar .
View of cellar looking down .
Exterior of the bar . Tar and many layers including concrete added to roof to make water tight where they’ll be a patio on .
Also small pods in flower bed to attract wild life .
Electrical box added so temporary plugs can be installed
A couple of layers of the shiny paint on to the door.
This is the drinks fridge were going to be using at the back of the bar .
This is the copper sink that’s going to be used .
Creating our own chandelier out of antlers and and old cast iron wheel .
More of the bedding.
The two pond more established.
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Underground Bar and Cellar
Building a underground Bar and Cellar from which used to be a dug in trampoline .
