Week begining 24th April 2023. After last week’s progress we are going to carry on in the same vein and are going to tackle the south facing roof. We were going to be four on the job but one of the team had to attend to other matters so it’s just Molly, Pete and Alistair.… Continue reading Week Forty-seven
Month: April 2023
Week Forty-six
Week beginning 17th April 2023 It’s Monday again and the weeks are just flying by. We still have so much to do before Pete goes back to work at the beginning of June. Our first task of the week is to install one of the two remaining ducts along the south wall but before we… Continue reading Week Forty-six
Week Forty-five
Week beginning 10th April 2023. This week our son and grandchildren are coming to stay with my sister from Italy so we have a bit of work to do in preparation. We need to finish building the mezzanine walls so it is safe for the kids to go up there without us having to worry… Continue reading Week Forty-five
Week Forty-four – Part Two
Today we are going to carry on where we left off yesterday so we are going to build two more mezzanine walls. Yesterday we cut most of the timbers for the wall that faces the living space so we just need to cut a few and it will be ready for assembly. We are adding… Continue reading Week Forty-four – Part Two
Week Forty-four
Week beginning 3rd April 2023. We are on our own again and it’s a lovely day. We are fitting the sill on the guest bedroom window before we fit the window reveals on both the bedroom windows. These are the last two windows on the house so once we’ve done them that’s that task completed.… Continue reading Week Forty-four
Week Forty-three – Part Two
It’s Wednesday and today we are going to continue working on the window sills and reveals. We are making good progress on the guest bathroom window and so have started on our bathroom window. We need to move on to finishing the prep on the roof window supports because we have asked our friend Gary… Continue reading Week Forty-three – Part Two