Thank the lord for that, but in true Pear Tree Cottage style, it saves the worst until last. This window was way beyond repair, so Glynn is building a new frame out of oak, again in a day! Not only that but it rained all bloody day and there is no shelter under the scaffolding,… Continue reading OMG the last window!
Category: Roof
Frantic Friday
We had a full house today and it was pretty full on with masses of tasks ticked off the to do list! Tom, George and Dan were back for the day to work on some urgent tasks that would otherwise hold up the plasterers and roofers next week. We have two cement mixers working today,… Continue reading Frantic Friday
Finished ceilings!
A great day for the house with lots more progress, not such a great day for us with Cat being full of cold and exhausted, Zanna with a sore back after treatment and Jasper with his missing claw… Cat & Jasper had a well needed day off spending the morning in bed, then the afternoon… Continue reading Finished ceilings!
Roof tiles going on!
Our roofers, Roger, Pete and Bo, are back today to start fitting the roof tiles. Another super exciting day, for us anyhow, not for them as they have the fiddly bottom rows of tiles to fit, the rows that run out to compensate for the walls that have moved out. A bastard of a job.… Continue reading Roof tiles going on!
Plaster preparations
A busy day of deliveries and preparations for the plastering. Five pallets of lime have arrived from Mike Wye & Associates and are taking up two parking spaces on the road. They will now await a crane to pick them up and carry them over our hedge and into the garden. Lime plastering is a… Continue reading Plaster preparations
Let there be light!
An exciting day today! The house is being prepared by Mike for his plasterers to start tomorrow. We now have every room lit up like it is Christmas with festoon lights and all the floors are now covered in Correx Board, on top of the Ram Board, for extra protection. Josh is back and is… Continue reading Let there be light!
Running out of steam
There is a lot to do this weekend, more windows, more cleaning and more hoovering to be ready for the plasterers to start next week but we are beginning to run out of steam… We are so tired. 8am Saturday morning and George is already on the scaffolding knocking back the pointing on the gable… Continue reading Running out of steam
Bathroom sink
Friday is here, the last day for Tom to finish off before the plasterers start next week. He has a list of things to do, but we also need him to fit the steel bracket for the bathroom sink and take away the granite for cutting. Cat’s drawing for the cutting of the granite. Tom… Continue reading Bathroom sink
Deadline looming
Less than 2 days now until we need to have everything finished before the plasterers start on Monday. Tom and George are finishing off the pointing on the sitting room floor, then there are a handful of other urgent tasks we need Tom to do. Tea break on the roof. Pete has worked out the… Continue reading Deadline looming
Definite progress
A busy day with more progress, help and a visit from our structural engineer, who was very impressed with how we are getting on and very complementary about the house. Martin is measuring up the dormers for a report to Building Control. They are worried about our (over engineered, solid oak) dormers ‘spreading’ (like our… Continue reading Definite progress