Glynn is back (on his one day off work) to tackle window number 3, the bathroom window. We had assessed the window last weekend and agreed it was beyond repair, the majority of it was rotten sadly, but Glynn is going to build a new window out of oak that is identical to the old… Continue reading Mortise & tenons
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Crafty rafters
Blink and you miss it here! Dan had already nearly finished the fix for the rafters by lunchtime! This is the front side of the roof, the side where the wall has moved out by over a foot so the fix is quite pronounced on this side. You can see the old rafters attached to… Continue reading Crafty rafters
We’re gonna need more floor boards!
Dan has finished the floor for the bathroom and the landing and it looks better than we could even imagine. He’s taken such care and attention laying the old floorboards, he knows how much they mean to us (and how many man hours have already gone into them already). This could be one of the… Continue reading We’re gonna need more floor boards!
Bird’s eye view
Cat managed to finish off the primer on the sitting room window last night so it is now protected from the damp and the rain. Good job as the weather is shit again. Measuring where the dormer windows will be (roughly where Cat is) so we can work out the size of the new radiators… Continue reading Bird’s eye view
Hare today…
We’ve been waiting keenly for these lights to arrive, super excited about them, and we weren’t disappointed! The hare is hilarious, destined for the sitting room or dining room, and the crow is ingenious, destined for the cubby hole in the wall in Zanna’s bedroom. We have already purchased a rat for the cubby hole… Continue reading Hare today…
Windows windows windows
It’s been a windows kinda weekend: Cat is stripping paint, sanding, oiling, sealing and painting the timber and metal frames; Glynn is back to repair the study window and finish off the sitting room window; and Lee has returned to remove the remaining leaded lights and to measure up. Both Glynn and Lee have given… Continue reading Windows windows windows
Carpenters’ marks & more old newspaper
Dan pointed out some carpenters’ marks on the joists in the bathroom. None of us had spotted these before, but they have been covered with boards since the floor was taken up so we wouldn’t have seen them. We are so happy to have found these. Carpenters’ marks were created with a race knife and… Continue reading Carpenters’ marks & more old newspaper
Almost a whole floor!
Dan’s masterpiece is nearing completion so we almost have a whole floor. No more balancing on loose boards and joists! He has moved on to the bathroom floor today as this is all he can do on Zanna’s floor for now. The end section will be completed later, when Dan works on the landing floor,… Continue reading Almost a whole floor!
A work of art
Dan’s masterpiece of a floor is taking shape and it’s a work of art. He is being very patient, but he did say he’s gone a bit ‘elm blind’ today! It’s a slow process to get the boards in the right place, like a complicated jigsaw puzzle where the picture is missing. Elm has a… Continue reading A work of art
Storm Francis hits
Storm Francis had been raging all night and by the time we were awake it had ripped most of the sheeting off the sides of the scaffolding so the rain was being blown straight in. The new attic floor was soaking and it was pouring through to the floors below. Our freshly cleaned flagstone floor… Continue reading Storm Francis hits