New pens... nearly there.

This is the state of the new block today, everything building-wise is in place save the mesh/iron-work which need to go on the exposed side (facing the camera). This is being made at the moment, so should be in place pretty soon. Then it just finalizing the plumbing and electrics and we shud be good to go!

A week is a long time in building..

Well, last Friday the new pens were really starting to take shape as the frame work was put up during the course of the day.

Looks very much skeletal, and it's nice to see the framework of what the finished pens will be like. So the open side of the pens will be facing the gate, and the entrance/walkway will be at the back (see final photo). Will be interesting to see what progress has been made on my visit this week.

Foundations going down....

Well the cement foundations for the new pens went down today at Yorkshire Cat Rescue, and mighty fine it looked to.

A cement truck came on site and poured the cement mid-morning and the guys spent the rest of the morning and early afternoon smoothing it out and leveling. Here's some pics of the action...

This is how the site looked at the end of day....

More snow....

This was the scene today. The foundations have been covered up, but there is still snow and ice around and it's COLD!

You can see how crisp and cold it is by the sun in the trees, and that's ice on the ground... very slippy.

Kind of excited to see the block take shape, although I suspect a few more weeks before it really takes off.

Slow going, snow going....

A week last Friday, this was what the building site of the new pens within Yorkshire Cat Rescue looked like. The snow was down and no work was going on. To be fair the foundations are now in and, whilst I am no builder, I think they need to settle before anymore work is done.

Anyway, it was COLD out there...

Progress on new cat pens

A couple of weeks in and the foundations are starting to go down for the new pens.

Big respect to the builders, it was bitterly cold there today, AND sleeting, as you can see from the pictures, but slow, steady progress is being made on the new shelters.