This was not the birthday surprise I was hoping for today. Tom had wasted no time in investigating the corner of the gable end wall above the staircase, and there is now quite a lot of light in the upstairs rooms that wasn’t there before. The results of his investigation are not at all good…… Continue reading Happy f***ing birthday!
Category: Stairs & Landing
A better day
A much better day all round, thankfully. Dan and Tom got all the steel rods grouted in by lunchtime, the process was much quicker today after the frustrating start yesterday. The grout behaved as it should today and didn’t cause them so many problems. It’s not a job they enjoy though, and we do have… Continue reading A better day
Before & after shots
Estate agent photos from 2016 before we moved in versus where we are now. I’m not sure we are doing this right… Front of house Sitting room Sitting room Stairs from sitting room Dining room Dining room Study Landing Zanna’s bedroom Cat’s bedroom Bathroom Rear of house Back garden Old front door
Snapshots of history
Every time we do any work on the house we inevitably find pieces of newspaper, very handily as we can then date the part that we are removing. We can date all work that was done to the house to 1897, 1929, 1939, 1941, 1950, 1952, 1974 and 1981. This gives us a fascinating insight… Continue reading Snapshots of history
Tie beam, could this be the root cause?
The beautiful timber that spans the entire building is called the tie beam, so called as it ties the front and back walls together, at least it should. Ours is no longer doing this and could indeed be the root cause of our problems. When we purchased the house, we knew that it had roof… Continue reading Tie beam, could this be the root cause?
We found a hidden window!
This morning all the ceilings were taken down exposing the full attic space and it looks incredible. A few more horrors have been revealed, but we’ve also just discovered an old window in the gable end that has been blocked up! You can just see the blocked up window in the middle of this photo,… Continue reading We found a hidden window!
Bigga Badda Beam
Saturday! The builders are away so the kids will play! The purpose is to make even more holes in the walls, to uncover any timbers and lintels above windows and doors. We knew there was a big beam at the top of the stairs as we had already made a hole (it had been boxed… Continue reading Bigga Badda Beam