Monday morning and we have a houseful today with lots happening and lots of progress. Tom and George are pointing the massive chimney breast at the heart of the house, from top to bottom. Tom defying gravity (and scaring Cat) while pointing the side of the chimney breast down the stairwell. Tom, joyously, starting from… Continue reading Gravity defying
Category: Roof
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 leaks?
And then it started to rain. It rained all night and by the morning we had sprung a leak. It was coming from the side of the scaffolding that hasn’t leaked before, the side that the roofers hadn’t yet covered. The attic floor was so saturated it was seeping through to Zanna’s bedroom below. It… Continue reading The last of the leaks?
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
Bathroom beginnings!
Dan has installed the partition wall for the bathroom and the batons for the moisture resistant plasterboard that will line this room (and square up the walls for the shower). It’s all beginning to take shape and we are finally getting an idea of how this room will look. It’s very exciting! What a pair.… Continue reading Bathroom beginnings!
All hands on deck
Monday morning and we have a full house! Tom and George are back after 2 weeks away, Billy and Andy (our plumbers) are here for 2 days to do the first plumbing fix, and Sam (our electrician) is here to complete the work needed before the plasterers start. We also had a visit from Pete… Continue reading All hands on deck
Another day, another window
Sunday, we wake up feeling a little better, a little rested, slightly less emotional and ready to get back to it. Glynn is back to build a new oak frame for the window in the gable end wall, and repair Zanna’s bedroom window at the front. The frame being constructed, with the same profile as… Continue reading Another day, another window
Utter. F***ing. Exhaustion.
I am almost too tired to write this blog and I just want to switch off and watch the telly for once. I start the blog as soon as I wake up while I have my breakfast, then finish it after dinner in the evening (usually after 9pm nowadays) just before I go to bed.… Continue reading Utter. F***ing. Exhaustion.
OMG knee pads!
Last night an Amazon delivery man dropped a package on the doorstep addressed to Cat, before running away from our vicious dog. Bit puzzled as we hadn’t ordered anything and it came to the correct address, the house we are living in (we haven’t changed our delivery address yet). Someone had sent a pair of… Continue reading OMG knee pads!