FEBRUARY 2024 is when we are starting to move in to our eco friendly cohousing development of 22 dwellings plus shared indoor and outdoor space in North West Sheffield. The process continued during March to get the Common House up and running, and the remaining households move in.
December 2023
Our build is nearing completion with landscaping being done around the houses and our air source heat pumps being installed!
August 2023
July 2023
And at the end of July 2023 here’s a video of what the site looks like from the field below
With the support of Sheffield Swift Network we have now managed to fit swift bricks on the gable ends of our terraces!
June 2023
Work has been proceeding very fast – we have been too busy making decisions on various parts of the build to take and upload many photos. But the buildings are there and excitingly real!
May 2023
By mid May , the apartments are weather proof and first fit and plastering are moving along quickly. All the houses now have a roof, and the interior of the Common House is being constructed very quickly.
April 2023
Progress has been rapid on the apartment block, the first range of houses, the Common House and the next range of houses. Some solar panels have been installed by Homeco. We are busy choosing bathroom and kitchen fittings.
March 2023
Construction is moving round from the three storey apartment block through the first range of houses, and on to the Common House and the second range of houses. Our Build Engagement Team representing members is regularly on site with our professional advisers to monitor the build and discuss issues with Oakworth Homes.
February 2023
By the end of February, all the groundwork and foundations are in place. The apartment block has three floors, and second floors are going in on the houses and Common House. Some interior panels are being installed.
8 February 2023
January 2023
Progress continues rapidly despite high winds and freezing temperatures
31 January – panels assembled in factory being added to flats
25 January visit to Oakworth’s factory
A few of us visited Oakworth’s factory to see the frameworks for the flats being assembled
23 January visit
Panels are being slotted into the apartment block, the foundations for houses on plots 6, 7 8 and 9 and the Common House are now in place and levelled. Foundations for houses in the second range now being dug and concreted.
Early January
Scaffolding for the apartment block is now in place, awaiting the timber frames, and we already have foundations for the first range of housing.
December 2022
The build started early in December and steady progress was made, despite seasonally cold weather.
