We have been looking forward to this day for a very long time, since we had the inglenook fireplace soda blasted by David 2 years ago. Soda blasting is an approved process for cleaning up old timbers and stonework in listed properties. Sand blasting is generally no longer used. So we were delighted when we… Continue reading Spaceman!
Month: July 2020
It’s international floorboard day!
“Did you know it’s international floorboard day today?” Cat said to Colin as he arrived to help with the last push before the soda blaster arrives tomorrow. Cat and Zanna brought the floorboards out of the house through Cat’s bedroom window. Jasper waiting for Colin to arrive (he knows he is coming). Colin has arrived.… Continue reading It’s international floorboard day!
De-nailing day
Almost everything has been done inside the house ready for the soda blaster on Wednesday, so to escape the dust Cat spent the day de-nailing the old timbers that have come out of the house. These are the amazing old nails that are coming out, all hand made with square bodies. We will keep these… Continue reading De-nailing day
Groundhog day!
Everyday is exactly the same at the moment, which would be fine if each day was filled with good friends, fine wine and chocolate, instead of dust, rubble, face masks and sweat… Cat’s loving it. Cat is still raking out the large chimney breast. And removing screws and nails from all the timbers that will… Continue reading Groundhog day!
Ugh Friday
It’s been a long week, but on a positive note the combination of holes in the roof and shit loads of dust can look very beautiful when the sun comes out! We are thinking about re-purposing some of the joists that came out of the loft floor as hand rails for the stairs. The shape… Continue reading Ugh Friday
Orange
Not much happened today except Cat raking more walls out and clearing the house ready for the soda blaster. Cat’s exhausted. Zanna’s hurt her shoulder and wrist (using a crow bar) so cannot do much to help in the house at the moment. Tom and Dan have gone to do another job for a few… Continue reading Orange
OMG the dust…
Tom cutting a piece of steel down to size so it is the perfect fit for the cut through into Cat’s bedroom, from the old to the newer side of the house. This is the cut through with the ‘floating’ wall… Tom has already cut a channel for the steel plate to sit in and… Continue reading OMG the dust…
Another day in paradise
Tom started the morning with corner number two. The corner where the staircase is on one side and the old bathroom is on the other side. This wall has some very large cracks, along with stone that is crumbling away and the bottom has a thick layer of concrete that we cannot remove by hand.… Continue reading Another day in paradise
All four corners
Tom has all four corners of the house to strengthen and repair. After our discovery of the earlier steeper roofline, we now know why the corners of the walls are cracked and crumbling away. They were built at a later date, but very badly and with small bits of stone, not large coursed stone, and… Continue reading All four corners
Vertigo and cake
Weekend visitors coming to work on the house and bringing homemade birthday cake are most welcome! Sally and Laura popped by to take a look at the derelict house, and our older sister, Lucy, came to stay for the weekend and help, the first time we have seen her since Christmas. Cat and Laura being… Continue reading Vertigo and cake