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: Sitting Room
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
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
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
Flagstone sealing weekend
We have been putting the flagstone sealing weekend off for a while as we knew it was going to be physically hard, but we have to seal the flagstone floor in the sitting room to protect it after it was cleaned a few weeks ago. We covered the floor up with Ram Board immediately after… Continue reading Flagstone sealing weekend
Bird’s eye view
Cat managed to finish off the primer on the sitting room window last night so it is now protected from the damp and the rain. Good job as the weather is shit again. Measuring where the dormer windows will be (roughly where Cat is) so we can work out the size of the new radiators… Continue reading Bird’s eye view
Hare today…
We’ve been waiting keenly for these lights to arrive, super excited about them, and we weren’t disappointed! The hare is hilarious, destined for the sitting room or dining room, and the crow is ingenious, destined for the cubby hole in the wall in Zanna’s bedroom. We have already purchased a rat for the cubby hole… Continue reading Hare today…
Windows windows windows
It’s been a windows kinda weekend: Cat is stripping paint, sanding, oiling, sealing and painting the timber and metal frames; Glynn is back to repair the study window and finish off the sitting room window; and Lee has returned to remove the remaining leaded lights and to measure up. Both Glynn and Lee have given… Continue reading Windows windows windows
A work of art
Dan’s masterpiece of a floor is taking shape and it’s a work of art. He is being very patient, but he did say he’s gone a bit ‘elm blind’ today! It’s a slow process to get the boards in the right place, like a complicated jigsaw puzzle where the picture is missing. Elm has a… Continue reading A work of art