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SPRINGHILL IS A DEVELOPMENT IN CAMBERWELL SE5 OF A PAIR OF NEW-BUILD HOUSES - SPRINGBANK AND PADDOCK HOUSE.

THIS BLOG DOCUMENTS THE BUILDING PROCESS FROM APRIL 2012 TO DECEMBER 2013

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Sunday, 30 June 2013

Over 2,000 blog viewings in June!

The north side of Grove Park.

The woods in Lettsom Gardens.

The herbs in our allotment.

The Camberwell Gardens Guild allotments at Lettsom Gardens.
Lettsom Gardens open off the south-west corner of Grove Park.

13 Grove Park - one of the older houses in the street.
The Georgians were keen on simple shapes with minimal decoration (what these days might be described as "modern").
We have reinterpreted this approach with the design of the Springhill development.



The east side of Grove Park.






This small window in the master bedroom gives a view from the bed of a mature oak tree.


Reflections in Paddock House's master bedroom window.


Paddock House.

Paddock House's living room has been screeded.


Paddock House's cedar fence.



Mirek smoothing out the last bucket of screed for Paddock House's ground floor.


Brickwork, cedar slats and wood saw.

Friday, 28 June 2013


The view down from Paddock House's first floor landing.

Mirek screeding Paddock House's living room.

Paddock House's ground floor study-bedroom, freshly screeded.

A view of Paddock House's staircase from the door to the master bedroom.
The landings and treads will be covered in oak.

Me.

Thursday, 27 June 2013

A well used saw-horse.

Springbank's garage door is being fitted.

A full scale drawing of the stair treads and nosings.
They will be of solid European Oak.


Cut bricks.

The first bucket of screed for Paddock House's ground floor.

Paddock House's garden fence is being clad on the near side with cedar slats.

Ouch!

Footprints on damp-proof membrane.

The setting-out drawing on the foundation blocks of the front garden wall.

Paddock House's green roof.

The sedum plants on the roof are thriving.

Our structural engineer Pete tests the staircase landing.

Wednesday, 26 June 2013

A view from the staircase down into Paddock House's living room.


A view down from the top landing of Paddock House's staircase.