Monday morning and there is only Cat on site, working on the windows of course, as no one else has turned up today. Our builders Tom and Dan’s job they were on last week has overrun so they won’t be back until Wednesday (hopefully!), and the plasterers are on another job for the day. This… Continue reading The Mary Celeste…
Month: October 2020
Weekend of windows & tidying
Our next deadline looming is for the windows. We have Lee coming on Tuesday next week to fit our renovated lead windows, so Cat needs to have all the window frames primed and painted inside and out. Saturday morning and Glynn is back to repair Cat’s window this time. It is one of the worst… Continue reading Weekend of windows & tidying
Master plaster(ers)
Today the first scratch coat of lime plaster gets added to the walls of the sitting room and the study. The mixer is on full capacity as they get through a wheelbarrow of lime in a matter of minutes! Mitch is on mixing and wheelbarrow duty (as well as plastering). It’s incredible to watch and… Continue reading Master plaster(ers)
Lath & plaster
The first bit of lime plaster was added today after more preparations with metal gauze, laths and plasterboard and we both got very excited by this! Cat was not looking forward to starting her bedroom window. It is nowhere near the scaffolding, so it would have to be done on a ladder. Charlie and Alan… Continue reading Lath & plaster
Sealing the ceilings
Alan and Charlie custom fitting all the sound insulating plasterboard between each joist. Each board has to be scribed to fit as none of the joists are straight or parallel and there can’t be any gaps either as the sound insulating qualities would be compromised. The study ceiling almost complete, ready for a skim of… Continue reading Sealing the ceilings
Plaster preparations
A busy day of deliveries and preparations for the plastering. Five pallets of lime have arrived from Mike Wye & Associates and are taking up two parking spaces on the road. They will now await a crane to pick them up and carry them over our hedge and into the garden. Lime plastering is a… Continue reading Plaster preparations
Let there be light!
An exciting day today! The house is being prepared by Mike for his plasterers to start tomorrow. We now have every room lit up like it is Christmas with festoon lights and all the floors are now covered in Correx Board, on top of the Ram Board, for extra protection. Josh is back and is… Continue reading Let there be light!
Running out of steam
There is a lot to do this weekend, more windows, more cleaning and more hoovering to be ready for the plasterers to start next week but we are beginning to run out of steam… We are so tired. 8am Saturday morning and George is already on the scaffolding knocking back the pointing on the gable… Continue reading Running out of steam
Bathroom sink
Friday is here, the last day for Tom to finish off before the plasterers start next week. He has a list of things to do, but we also need him to fit the steel bracket for the bathroom sink and take away the granite for cutting. Cat’s drawing for the cutting of the granite. Tom… Continue reading Bathroom sink
Deadline looming
Less than 2 days now until we need to have everything finished before the plasterers start on Monday. Tom and George are finishing off the pointing on the sitting room floor, then there are a handful of other urgent tasks we need Tom to do. Tea break on the roof. Pete has worked out the… Continue reading Deadline looming