Photos from 3 weeks ago versus the house now, after everything has been exposed and soda blasted. Sitting room Sitting room Sitting room and stairs Dining room Dining room Dining room Study Zanna’s bedroom Landing Cat’s bedroom Old bathroom Old front door
Category: Stairs & Landing
The big clean up
The day we were not looking forward to has arrived… BUT Colin arrived with not one but two compressors with air lines! So also thank you Phil who owns the second one. We tested them out and OH MY GOD it works an absolute treat!!! Our arms and backs are saved. The plan of attack… Continue reading The big clean up
Grey
Final day of soda blasting and they finished the loft, cleaned the staircase and moved to the outside and cleaned all the door and window lintels, which meant we could safely watch the process in action. David precariously balancing on the scaffolding at the back of the house (this bit is not boarded out) cleaning… Continue reading Grey
Soda blasting, day 2
David and Neil are back, have finished off the ground floor and are moving up to the first floor. We gave up on the cleaning last night. There is little point until they have finished as each day everything gets covered in a thick layer of white dust. We are so pleased with how these… Continue reading Soda blasting, day 2
Groundhog day!
Everyday is exactly the same at the moment, which would be fine if each day was filled with good friends, fine wine and chocolate, instead of dust, rubble, face masks and sweat… Cat’s loving it. Cat is still raking out the large chimney breast. And removing screws and nails from all the timbers that will… Continue reading Groundhog day!
Ugh Friday
It’s been a long week, but on a positive note the combination of holes in the roof and shit loads of dust can look very beautiful when the sun comes out! We are thinking about re-purposing some of the joists that came out of the loft floor as hand rails for the stairs. The shape… Continue reading Ugh Friday
Orange
Not much happened today except Cat raking more walls out and clearing the house ready for the soda blaster. Cat’s exhausted. Zanna’s hurt her shoulder and wrist (using a crow bar) so cannot do much to help in the house at the moment. Tom and Dan have gone to do another job for a few… Continue reading Orange
OMG the dust…
Tom cutting a piece of steel down to size so it is the perfect fit for the cut through into Cat’s bedroom, from the old to the newer side of the house. This is the cut through with the ‘floating’ wall… Tom has already cut a channel for the steel plate to sit in and… Continue reading OMG the dust…
Another day in paradise
Tom started the morning with corner number two. The corner where the staircase is on one side and the old bathroom is on the other side. This wall has some very large cracks, along with stone that is crumbling away and the bottom has a thick layer of concrete that we cannot remove by hand.… Continue reading Another day in paradise
Vertigo and cake
Weekend visitors coming to work on the house and bringing homemade birthday cake are most welcome! Sally and Laura popped by to take a look at the derelict house, and our older sister, Lucy, came to stay for the weekend and help, the first time we have seen her since Christmas. Cat and Laura being… Continue reading Vertigo and cake