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…
Category: Bathroom
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!
One last discovery?
Just when we thought we had uncovered absolutely everything there was to uncover in the house, we discover something else! Also, today is concrete pouring day for the study floor. This is the only cement/concrete we are putting into the house (we have removed probably 5 skips worth of cement from the walls!) Adding concrete… Continue reading One last discovery?
Before & after
These before photos were taken on one of our viewings before we bought the house, 4 years ago in August 2016. The transformations are astonishing! Dining room, looking through to the kitchen with the larder on the left. Landing looking from Zanna’s bedroom to the stairs. The now infamous broken tie beam was boxed in.… Continue reading Before & after
A very messy process…
Tom is fast becoming an expert at fitting these steel bars (commonly known as ‘Helibars’). This is a process for ‘stitching’ cracks in old masonry that is recognised and approved by conservation officers as it minimises any damage to the original fabric of the building. The steel bars get hidden between the stones, like an… Continue reading A very messy process…
Magnificent cutting machines
It was a very noisy morning with these two. Tom cutting stone and Dan cutting steel. Very cool toys though, I want one. Tom is filling in the gaps in the stonework today (he has run out of steel bars for now). All the fiddly little bits that need attention. This is the chimney breast… Continue reading Magnificent cutting machines
Oops…
So aliens dropped a scaffolding plank from the sky which embedded itself in the pavement creating a massive hole. Not really. But this is how the day ended… Our Anglepoise wall lights arrived and we couldn’t wait to see how they would look in the study. Channels cut and steel bars added in the 4th… Continue reading Oops…
Poo pipe part 2…
A busy day all round. Billy and Andy were back to continue the first fix pipework and to install the poo pipe into the house, Tom was installing more steel bars into corners and the steel angle above the shelves, while Dan was fixing the tie beam with the steel plates and new oak end.… Continue reading Poo pipe part 2…