This is the current order of running (I hope)
Amazonails are going to do the plans
After PP & BR, I will
Arrange site power (generator until power arrives), hire a portaloo & dig a trench to get the water connected (using a hose until that is fitted)
Clear the barn & surrounding areas of junk/rubbish etc
Remove the roof (asbestos - £6.5K)
Lower walls, block up existing holes, cut for new windows (keeping old block/rubble to be crushed for car park foundations)
Arrange drainage (to interior floor level), cess pit (probably) & either rainwater tanks or soakaways (although I think I need one of them any way for overflow)
Put the new roof on this is about a metre wider & longer in each direction - the materials used are still to be decided - concrete tiles, onduline, roofing felt & shingles are all in the running with metal as a low possibility
Foundations of straw bale wall (AN course?)
Strawbale wall (AN Course?)
Fit windows & doors
Exterior finish (not sure if this is a plaster or a render or both.....waiting for clarification)
Then we do the interior
floor/heating
Partitions & ceiling
1st fix plumbing
1st fix electric
2nd fix joinery
2nd fix plumbing - Kitchen fitting & Bathroom
2nd fix electric
Paint walls white
Lay linoleum (if I can afford it or vinyl if I can't)
At least I think that's how it will go
The big question is how much (if any) of that I can do
I can paint the walls, but I need to decide if I should attend these courses on strawbaling et al so that I can carry on with it if it doesn't get finished on a course
Also whether I am physically capable of doing that sort of work or whether I pay someone to attend the courses & pay wages to do the work (I would need to pay for the course & thier wgae while they attended I guess)
Amazonails say I need to provide food for the courses & I don't worry about that an extra 12-22 to feed at lunch-time doesn't phase me (as long as they aren't too fussy)