Phew! Super hot day, the hottest so far this year at 34 degrees apparently! But the big news at Pear Tree Cottage is that FINALLY *drum roll* the buttresses are coming out!!! Today we will gain many square feet in the house and hopefully the walls won’t crumble in the process… The buttresses couldn’t be… Continue reading Hot buttress removal!
Month: July 2020
Going topless
Another full on day! The sun is shining, it’s Dan’s birthday and the roof is coming off……. This has been a long time coming, it was planned for week 2 before we discovered the state of the walls and corners and before we found ‘The Chasm’. So 5 weeks later than planned, all the steel… Continue reading Going topless
Poo pipe part 2…
A busy day all round. Billy and Andy were back to continue the first fix pipework and to install the poo pipe into the house, Tom was installing more steel bars into corners and the steel angle above the shelves, while Dan was fixing the tie beam with the steel plates and new oak end.… Continue reading Poo pipe part 2…
Plumbing begins
The plumbing first fix began this morning with Billy and Andy installing the water pipes for the new bathroom and the radiators. We had no services in this side of the house at all, so the only pipework was old pipework for the radiators, and that was too narrow and pretty furred up with orange… Continue reading Plumbing begins
Exhaustion kicks in
Monday morning after a very tiring weekend kicked off before 8am with Tom and Dan back (thank god) and the oak for the new dormer windows being delivered. Our plumbers Billy and Andy then arrived to begin the first fix for the pipework to the new bathroom and the new radiators. Lots of discussions were… Continue reading Exhaustion kicks in
Before and after
Photos from 3 weeks ago versus the house now, after everything has been exposed and soda blasted. Sitting room Sitting room Sitting room and stairs Dining room Dining room Dining room Study Zanna’s bedroom Landing Cat’s bedroom Old bathroom Old front door
Still cleaning
The big clean, day 2 and we have more help. Good job as we are all utterly exhausted and Zanna has cricked her neck so is out of action. Ken and Cameron arrive with snow shovels, ready to do the tough job of shifting the dust and soda out of the ground floor and into… Continue reading Still cleaning
The big clean up
The day we were not looking forward to has arrived… BUT Colin arrived with not one but two compressors with air lines! So also thank you Phil who owns the second one. We tested them out and OH MY GOD it works an absolute treat!!! Our arms and backs are saved. The plan of attack… Continue reading The big clean up
Grey
Final day of soda blasting and they finished the loft, cleaned the staircase and moved to the outside and cleaned all the door and window lintels, which meant we could safely watch the process in action. David precariously balancing on the scaffolding at the back of the house (this bit is not boarded out) cleaning… Continue reading Grey
Soda blasting, day 2
David and Neil are back, have finished off the ground floor and are moving up to the first floor. We gave up on the cleaning last night. There is little point until they have finished as each day everything gets covered in a thick layer of white dust. We are so pleased with how these… Continue reading Soda blasting, day 2