Glynn is back (on his one day off work) to tackle window number 3, the bathroom window. We had assessed the window last weekend and agreed it was beyond repair, the majority of it was rotten sadly, but Glynn is going to build a new window out of oak that is identical to the old… Continue reading Mortise & tenons
Category: Study
Crafty rafters
Blink and you miss it here! Dan had already nearly finished the fix for the rafters by lunchtime! This is the front side of the roof, the side where the wall has moved out by over a foot so the fix is quite pronounced on this side. You can see the old rafters attached to… Continue reading Crafty rafters
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
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
We need more acid, man
Today the specialist floor cleaners begin on the flagstone floor in the sitting room. A day we have been looking forward to. We cannot wait to see how the flagstones look underneath the red compound that is stuck all over them. This floor was hidden under a thick layer of concrete for decades, Cat spent… Continue reading We need more acid, man
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
One last discovery?
Just when we thought we had uncovered absolutely everything there was to uncover in the house, we discover something else! Also, today is concrete pouring day for the study floor. This is the only cement/concrete we are putting into the house (we have removed probably 5 skips worth of cement from the walls!) Adding concrete… Continue reading One last discovery?
Window removal day!
Today the windows that are being repaired are being removed and taken away by Lee Boswell, our leaded window expert, and of course the heavens have opened and it has not stopped raining since Lee arrived! The sitting room with just the window frame remaining. This window is the worst condition out of them all… Continue reading Window removal day!
Full house
A busy day in the house with our plumbers, electrician, another stone mason and our structural engineer. Tom in particular had a very busy day juggling many plates, preparing the way for the other trades. Here he is cutting the stone ready for an electric socket. Tidy job. Tom has brought another stone mason, Chris,… Continue reading Full house