The tradesmen have made really good progress today. The boxing for the stairwell is completed, the pipes have been run through it, ready for skinning over, the new joists are in place, the porch walls have been tanked, and the back patio is half-laid. You’d almost think this house had stopped causing problems.
New stairwell boxing, opening up headroom 
View from the top of the stairs 
A bit of joist. Yeahhhhh 
Old pavers going back down, drains installed 
Another view of the drain 
And another view into the garden 
Tanking 
Tanking 
Tanking 
New joists, new electric cables, rejoined pipes 
More of the pipes 
They fit in really neatly; boxing design by yours truly 
View from the top of the stairs 
View from in the room; it’ll be turned into a seat 
New joists and stringer 
Water and electric covered over (there’s cement in there) 
Drops for the new lighting installation