The stormy weather continues, Jasper’s ear is demonstrating just how windy it is. One minute it is sunny, the next it is hailing. It was hailing as I took this photo. I have no idea what is going on here. I helped Cat wrap up all the beams in the attic, ready for painting and… Continue reading Windy weekend
Author: Zanna
Epic attic preparations
The epic attic preparations continue and on Sunday Colin was here again to help Cat clean up the beams and stone. There is a huge pile of 4×2 timbers left over from the attic conversion still up there so we need to move them downstairs and outside. The quickest and easiest route out is through… Continue reading Epic attic preparations
Skirting & rads
The next deadline is to get the skirting boards caulked and painted before Tuesday when Andrew arrives to fit the radiators. Cat has caulked them and is now painting a line of the wall colour along the caulk, where it joins the wall. Normally you would paint the wall with skirting already on, so you… Continue reading Skirting & rads
Super Saturday
Today the skirting boards are being fitted on the first floor by Glynn so the plumber can fit the radiators next week. We haven’t seen Glynn since just before Christmas so it’s great to have him back to help us out. He spent his lunch break yesterday (after having rushed to the dentist to have… Continue reading Super Saturday
First radiators fitted!
Cat has Monday off, so paints the second coat in the study. When the paint is wet you can see all the tool marks and hand prints from the plasterers in the lime plaster. It is most bizarre, they disappear (mostly) when the paint is dry. Cutting in the last corner. Cat’s hair is still… Continue reading First radiators fitted!
Ladyholme
Is Spring here already? For the weekend, yes it appears it is. It’s a balmy 20+ degrees here today, 3 weeks ago it was -8! Jasper the dog is helping his best mate Colin roll up the membrane for the front pathway. When I say helping… Going through the buckets and bags of lime plaster… Continue reading Ladyholme
(Still slightly sweary) study preparations
Saturday and Colin is back to help Cat get the study ready to paint (I am out of action with a sore back). We are super excited about getting another room done and cannot wait to see the colour! Colin comes with doughnuts, they don’t last long. These doughnuts have fuelled the build over the… Continue reading (Still slightly sweary) study preparations
A very sweary day…
Friday and Cat is off for 4 days, so we have quite a list of things we want to achieve this weekend. I pick up where I left off in the study, scrubbing the plaster and orange dust from the stone wall. The old fireplace looks fabulous now it has been cleaned (again). The stone… Continue reading A very sweary day…
Cleaning the house with a toothbrush
My task this week is to clean the plaster and orange dust from the timbers and stone in the study, ready for Cat and Colin to paint this room at the weekend. These are the tools for removing the plaster from the timbers, a chisel and a small wire brush the same size as a… Continue reading Cleaning the house with a toothbrush
Green or blue?
Cat only has one day off work this weekend so we need to make it count. I have spent the week prepping the sitting room so it is ready for her to paint and this morning I finished off the last bits while Cat had a sort of lie in and walked Jasper. The sitting… Continue reading Green or blue?