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…
Category: Dining Room
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…
Before and after
Photos from 3 weeks ago versus the house now, after everything has been exposed and soda blasted. Sitting room Sitting room Sitting room and stairs Dining room Dining room Dining room Study Zanna’s bedroom Landing Cat’s bedroom Old bathroom Old front door
Still cleaning
The big clean, day 2 and we have more help. Good job as we are all utterly exhausted and Zanna has cricked her neck so is out of action. Ken and Cameron arrive with snow shovels, ready to do the tough job of shifting the dust and soda out of the ground floor and into… Continue reading Still cleaning
Grey
Final day of soda blasting and they finished the loft, cleaned the staircase and moved to the outside and cleaned all the door and window lintels, which meant we could safely watch the process in action. David precariously balancing on the scaffolding at the back of the house (this bit is not boarded out) cleaning… Continue reading Grey
Soda blasting, day 2
David and Neil are back, have finished off the ground floor and are moving up to the first floor. We gave up on the cleaning last night. There is little point until they have finished as each day everything gets covered in a thick layer of white dust. We are so pleased with how these… Continue reading Soda blasting, day 2
Spaceman!
We have been looking forward to this day for a very long time, since we had the inglenook fireplace soda blasted by David 2 years ago. Soda blasting is an approved process for cleaning up old timbers and stonework in listed properties. Sand blasting is generally no longer used. So we were delighted when we… Continue reading Spaceman!
Orange
Not much happened today except Cat raking more walls out and clearing the house ready for the soda blaster. Cat’s exhausted. Zanna’s hurt her shoulder and wrist (using a crow bar) so cannot do much to help in the house at the moment. Tom and Dan have gone to do another job for a few… Continue reading Orange
Another day in paradise
Tom started the morning with corner number two. The corner where the staircase is on one side and the old bathroom is on the other side. This wall has some very large cracks, along with stone that is crumbling away and the bottom has a thick layer of concrete that we cannot remove by hand.… Continue reading Another day in paradise