Tom and George are pointing the flagstone floor in the sitting room today. George has found a novel way of hoovering whilst lying down, definitely kinder on the back! The floor is being pointed in lime, same as the walls, so it will be knocked back tomorrow after it has gone off a little, then… Continue reading Pointing the flagstones
Month: October 2020
Definite progress
A busy day with more progress, help and a visit from our structural engineer, who was very impressed with how we are getting on and very complementary about the house. Martin is measuring up the dormers for a report to Building Control. They are worried about our (over engineered, solid oak) dormers ‘spreading’ (like our… Continue reading Definite progress
Gravity defying
Monday morning and we have a houseful today with lots happening and lots of progress. Tom and George are pointing the massive chimney breast at the heart of the house, from top to bottom. Tom defying gravity (and scaring Cat) while pointing the side of the chimney breast down the stairwell. Tom, joyously, starting from… Continue reading Gravity defying
Another leak…
After listening to the torrential rain all night pouring down the road and seeing the massive puddles everywhere this morning, we were dreading going into the house and not looking forward to what we might find. We were hoping for the best but expecting the worst… Good news and bad news. The good news first,… Continue reading Another leak…
Stop. Bloody. Raining.
Sat morning and it has been raining for over 24 hours solid and yes, we have another bloody leak. It has rained so heavily for so long that it is coming through the tin roof (as it did during the storm back in August), dripping onto the new roofing felt, saturating through it and down… Continue reading Stop. Bloody. Raining.
The last of the leaks?
And then it started to rain. It rained all night and by the morning we had sprung a leak. It was coming from the side of the scaffolding that hasn’t leaked before, the side that the roofers hadn’t yet covered. The attic floor was so saturated it was seeping through to Zanna’s bedroom below. It… Continue reading The last of the leaks?
The last of the Helibars
Tom has a handful of Helibars yet to install in the external front wall, the sitting room window and the dining room chimney breast. Tom is really hoping this is the last of them as he does not enjoy installing these. Not one bit. Before Tom starts we make sure everything in the area is… Continue reading The last of the Helibars