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
Category: Dining Room
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 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
Raising the roof
A very exciting day with lots of progress! Pete and Roger, our roofers, had promised to come today if it rained and luckily for us it did, quite heavily too… This morning Dan finished the door frame on the staircase. He has shaped the edge so there is a lip for the door to sit… Continue reading Raising the roof
Clean & tidy!
Yesterday me and Cat had a big clean and tidy. You can get across the dining room floor now the oak has been moved. Everything we need is on the big shelving unit, organised and accessible. We also washed everything as the dust left nothing untouched! We have swept and hoovered the bathroom, landing and… Continue reading Clean & tidy!
Sunny Monday
Tom timed his holiday perfectly with the weather, today the sunshine and warmth is back. We also timed it well with the flagstone floor clean and seal, the warm weather has helped to dry it all out. George is tasked with carrying all the oak for the dormer windows up to the roof via the… Continue reading Sunny Monday
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?
Window removal day!
Today the windows that are being repaired are being removed and taken away by Lee Boswell, our leaded window expert, and of course the heavens have opened and it has not stopped raining since Lee arrived! The sitting room with just the window frame remaining. This window is the worst condition out of them all… Continue reading Window removal day!
Full house
A busy day in the house with our plumbers, electrician, another stone mason and our structural engineer. Tom in particular had a very busy day juggling many plates, preparing the way for the other trades. Here he is cutting the stone ready for an electric socket. Tidy job. Tom has brought another stone mason, Chris,… Continue reading Full house
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