Saturday morning and Cat is back and oiling the new oak doors and frames that Glynn has recently fitted. The bathroom door frame now has a coat of protective oil. Sam is here just for the morning to tidy up the cables in the eaves in Cat’s bedroom, fit the lights and switches (that he… Continue reading The calm before the storm
Category: Sitting Room
Rainy bank holiday
It is May Day, Bank holiday Monday, and in sharp contrast to yesterday when we were gardening in the sunshine, today it is bucketing down with rain and even hail. F***ing hail. Colin finishing off painting the ceiling in the corridor from the sitting room. Cat has been cleaning the old stairs, removing all the… Continue reading Rainy bank holiday
Lighting preview
Our monster’s head in the attic is now lit up and looking fierce. #iseefaces Sam is not having an enjoyable day, the thumbs up is sarcastic as he tries to locate the earth issue discovered last weekend… Taking these lights on and off is a total nightmare, but the ones in the lime plaster are… Continue reading Lighting preview
Glynn’s last day (for a while)
The big oak door that we bought from Warwick Reclamation last week is too large for the door frame. It is far thicker than our other doors and far heavier as a result, but this means it is too thick for the old door recess and would sit proud of the door frame. Also, due… Continue reading Glynn’s last day (for a while)
Working lights!
Summer is still here today (although it was -3 degrees last night) and Sam is here to fit the lighting in the new stairwell to the attic and to test the system and get the lights working. We have never seen these lights lit up and really have no idea how they will look in… Continue reading Working lights!
Sun, stud walls & shutters
It’s a sunny Saturday morning and Glynn is here to build the stud wall around the attic staircase. As we are within a few mm of tolerance in complying with building regulations, we measure it all very carefully. The laser marks out where the new wall will sit down the side of the staircase. We… Continue reading Sun, stud walls & shutters
Flagstone scrubbing (third time lucky)
After 6 months we are finally able to remove the Ram Board that has been protecting the flagstone floor in the sitting room. I cannot recommend Ram Board enough, it is REALLY good stuff, all our floors are as they were when they got covered and, unlike plastic coverings, the floors don’t go mouldy underneath… Continue reading Flagstone scrubbing (third time lucky)
Window seats!
What a beautiful day! It’s warm inside and out as the radiators are belting out the heat too! Sam is back to connect the electrics up to the fuse box to get the sockets working, and to fit more lights. He is fitting two adjustable spot lights inside the inglenook fireplace in the sitting room… Continue reading Window seats!
Earth, we have a problem
Sunday morning and Cat is painting the sitting room ceiling, a job she has understandably been putting off for a while as there is SO MUCH cutting in and her arms and neck are already hurting… Our brass lights are well wrapped up to protect from the paint. Another epic task. It’s all about the… Continue reading Earth, we have a problem
Magicman
All of the butterflies who overwintered in our house are now waking up. It’s a huge surprise anything survived in our house last year with all the building work, dust, soda blasting, plaster, etc. but I found this beautiful Peacock butterfly in the dining room. I imagine they have been sleeping up the chimney. Our… Continue reading Magicman