Window wonders

“What magic is this?” remarks Laura as she arrives to see Glynn repairing the sitting room window. Glynn is spending his Sunday (and only day off ) repairing our centre-piece window, splicing new oak into the old where it is too rotten to be saved. You can see how rotten and warped the sill is,… Continue reading Window wonders

Three sisters

We had help this weekend from our older sister, Lucy (also our historical oracle), who came over to help out with the house. Some tasty food was consumed and Prosecco drunk to celebrate seeing each other again. Lucy was tasked with sanding the study window to begin with. Our socially distancing masks are a bit… Continue reading Three sisters

Acid house

Antonio and his team were back with plenty more acid thankfully, to continue cleaning the flagstone floor. This machine scours the stones with a huge wire brush removing the concrete. It’s a slow process and uses a great deal of acid as the concrete is bloody stubborn. Antonio and his team scrape a flagstone at… Continue reading Acid house

Floors & walls

It’s beginning to look a lot like a house, amazing the difference a few floors and walls can make! Dan’s making good progress with the attic floor. It’s a very large space and has lots of fiddly edges, not to mention joists changing direction between rooms, all making it a bit time consuming. Add to… Continue reading Floors & walls

It’s a goddamn monsoon!

The day started hot and muggy and by lunchtime we experienced the most severe storm this year, just like a tropical monsoon! It came through the tin roof on the scaffolding, through the windows, doors and walls, sometimes pouring, sometimes dripping, but almost everything got a soaking. In the morning Tom started pointing the sitting… Continue reading It’s a goddamn monsoon!

Humidity rising

The weekend weather was rubbish. Rain and heat, no sun but really bloody humid, the worst kind of heat. Perfect weather to don a mask and use a heat gun. The concrete slab in the study is busy drying, no-one is allowed on it until Monday. We were half expecting to find a cat in… Continue reading Humidity rising