August Update - Week 73

Another glorious week of sunshine in wales so we made the most of it and having two helpers in Caroline and Chris we undertook a bit of landscaping. Two days later and we have garden steps and a slate seat!

Expecting a top soil delivery whilst the weather is fine we also levelled part of the garden. Where's Groundforce when you need them?

August Update - Week 72

The painting has started in earnest! At least four coats everywhere is going to take a little while but we were lucky to have Mum & Dad M down for the week. In one week we have finished three bedrooms with all the second fix electrics in!

Bedroom 2 below...

August Update - Week 71

With the plastering nearing completion we concentrated on external jobs and fitted half of the slate sills outside the kitchen windows.

For the rest of the week with the plasterer off site Dave started sanding all the oak beams before we started painting. Not a particularly enjoyable task.

July / August Update - Weeks 69-70


Another two weeks speed by... the plasterer is still on site so combined with the good weather we were able to tick off some external jobs.

We were very lucky to have two very enthusiastic helpers to help build a stone retaining wall with the endless pile of stone created when the south gable wall was taken down. Thanks Louise for all your valued help, especially in your 'condition'.



Hugo was more comfortable with the heavy duty cutting equipment so he and Dave cut through all the solid flagstones (the original barn flooring) to create front and back doors steps etc.




Last but not least a photo of the very camera shy Garry hard at work plastering the kitchen. We were very lucky to find such a hard working, conscientious guy, the fact that he once won National Plasterer of the Year helped too! His plastering is faultless and he is working so hard it will be finished next week.