Progress! More insulation in, now up to first floor window height.
Also the batton is fitted to the existing house wall to carry the floor joists for the upstairs rooms. With the help of Barrie we set pads on the wall at the right height to make it easier to hold the 195x45 timber up agaonst it. Next day with the help of Colin and Barrie agsin the batypn ent up first with hammer in fixings then resin anchors.
now need to work out the height of the joist hangers on the other side which course in with the block work on a row of bricks. We felt that the blocks would be too soft and would wear if there was any expansion and contraction of the metal hangers.