A busy day of deliveries and preparations for the plastering. Five pallets of lime have arrived from Mike Wye & Associates and are taking up two parking spaces on the road. They will now await a crane to pick them up and carry them over our hedge and into the garden. Lime plastering is a… Continue reading Plaster preparations
Category: Study
Bathroom sink
Friday is here, the last day for Tom to finish off before the plasterers start next week. He has a list of things to do, but we also need him to fit the steel bracket for the bathroom sink and take away the granite for cutting. Cat’s drawing for the cutting of the granite. Tom… Continue reading Bathroom sink
Another leak…
After listening to the torrential rain all night pouring down the road and seeing the massive puddles everywhere this morning, we were dreading going into the house and not looking forward to what we might find. We were hoping for the best but expecting the worst… Good news and bad news. The good news first,… Continue reading Another leak…
Stop. Bloody. Raining.
Sat morning and it has been raining for over 24 hours solid and yes, we have another bloody leak. It has rained so heavily for so long that it is coming through the tin roof (as it did during the storm back in August), dripping onto the new roofing felt, saturating through it and down… Continue reading Stop. Bloody. Raining.
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
Utter. F***ing. Exhaustion.
I am almost too tired to write this blog and I just want to switch off and watch the telly for once. I start the blog as soon as I wake up while I have my breakfast, then finish it after dinner in the evening (usually after 9pm nowadays) just before I go to bed.… Continue reading Utter. F***ing. Exhaustion.
It’s all about the windows
Another window themed weekend with highs and lows. We started on a high having collected these rather lovely metal lollipops from Ian Beck, a metal worker from Tysoe. Ian shares a warehouse with Dave our soda blaster and is another genuinely lovely man. Ian also owns Indie, the golden Labrador (the glove thief) who we… Continue reading It’s all about the windows
Dormers taking shape
Dan is making great progress on the dormers, both windows are now in place and look fabulous. It is amazing how much work goes into a dormer; the list of oak required was immense (this was ordered way back in June). Cat continues stripping the paint from the landing window, she is working on the… Continue reading Dormers taking shape
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
Grand Master Stone Mason
The gable end wall is almost fully repaired. This has been quite a challenge, this wall had so many cracks and was crumbling so badly we weren’t sure it was going to stay up! Grand Master Stone Mason doing what he does best. This wall is almost ready for the coping stones to go on… Continue reading Grand Master Stone Mason