December Update Week 37

Back from holiday and raring to go, Dave and dad have had a busy week and have oiled and fitted four of the oak windows. The three kitchen full length windows which face south and the bedroom three window on the north facing gable end of the barn.

The utility room is now fairly sealed to the elements after the framework and breathable membrane was fitted to the south facing gable end wall of the utility room. This will eventually have horizontal wood panelling on the exterior.

With my (and Noodle’s) help at the weekend we managed to lay all the floor insulation (60mm thick Kingspan Kooltherm; a rigid phenolic insulation core with foil facings) on the ground floor. We also attached breathable membrane to the inside of all the external stone walls to prevent any moisture ingress.