Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

The extension project, which has been around a year in planning of both the architect and local-council variety, really kicks off with the digging of footings - some of which are required to be a ludicrous 2.4 metres deep - and the arrival of concrete to fill them, in the form of around four entire cement-mixer loads.

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The front garden is scraped away, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

The front garden is scraped away

The temporary crushed concrete drive, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

The temporary crushed concrete drive

The digger removes the lawn, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

The digger removes the lawn

A pile of crushed conrete is ready, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

A pile of crushed conrete is ready

Meanwhile, footings are dug, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

Meanwhile, footings are dug

The footings are fenced off, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

The footings are fenced off

The boys are loving the digger action, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

The boys are loving the digger action

Fred gets a go on the digger, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

Fred gets a go on the digger

A view of the digger, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

A view of the digger

The concrete mixer gets ready with the first load, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

The concrete mixer gets ready with the first load

Lewis and Brian help the concrete on its way, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

Lewis and Brian help the concrete on its way

Isobel, Harry and Fred watch, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

Isobel, Harry and Fred watch

Millie the Mooch isn't sure, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

Millie the Mooch isn't sure

Millie explores the footings, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

Millie explores the footings

More concrete is poured in, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

More concrete is poured in

A river of concrete around the house, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

A river of concrete around the house

We head to The Bank in Eye, to escape the chaos, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

We head to The Bank in Eye, to escape the chaos

A 'you are here' neon artwork, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

A 'you are here' neon artwork

The boys in The Bank, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

The boys in The Bank

Boxes of Art, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

Boxes of Art

Fred and Harry do some colouring, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

Fred and Harry do some colouring

Harry means business, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

Harry means business

A soak-away hole in the garden, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

A soak-away hole in the garden

Grandad by the ridiculously-deep garage footings, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

Grandad by the ridiculously-deep garage footings

The first two loads are set, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

The first two loads are set

Grandad roams around in slippers, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

Grandad roams around in slippers

Fred, Isobel and Harry go for a look, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

Fred, Isobel and Harry go for a look

Fred on his favourite digger, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

Fred on his favourite digger

Harry stumps around, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

Harry stumps around

Fred looks like a real builder, with plans, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

Fred looks like a real builder, with plans

Harry and Fred play in the dirt, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

Harry and Fred play in the dirt

A view of the kitchen, Grand Designs: Building Commences, Brome, Suffolk - 8th August 2013

A view of the kitchen

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The front garden is scraped away

The front garden is scraped away

The temporary crushed concrete drive

The digger removes the lawn

A pile of crushed conrete is ready

Meanwhile, footings are dug

The footings are fenced off

The boys are loving the digger action

Fred gets a go on the digger

A view of the digger

The concrete mixer gets ready with the first load

Lewis and Brian help the concrete on its way

Isobel, Harry and Fred watch

Millie the Mooch isn't sure

Millie explores the footings

More concrete is poured in

A river of concrete around the house

We head to The Bank in Eye, to escape the chaos

A 'you are here' neon artwork

The boys in The Bank

Boxes of Art

Fred and Harry do some colouring

Harry means business

A soak-away hole in the garden

Grandad by the ridiculously-deep garage footings

The first two loads are set

Grandad roams around in slippers

Fred, Isobel and Harry go for a look

Fred on his favourite digger

Harry stumps around

Fred looks like a real builder, with plans

Harry and Fred play in the dirt

A view of the kitchen