17 March 2014
The shutters are going up, but not without hassle, because, in the nature of stone walls, nothing is flat or straight.
The digger has been and gone and the site is more or less cleared, ready for the driveway and terrace membrane and gravel.
The downstairs pointing will go ahead this week, I think, and Tom will organise stove flue/vent perforations later on down the track, once the stove has been delivered. This means that the messy pointing work can be done before the self-levelling floor compound is applied, and also before the stairs go in. Also, the pointing will help support the fragile stonework while they knock through the holes, and of course, doing things in this order means that they can achieve the exact positioning of the penetrations. Makes perfect sense.
Tom is heading off to the Lot Department this afternoon to collect the floorboards for the upstairs floor.
Charles has been in touch and estimates that he needs about three working weeks to complete his side of things. Apart from the hot water tank, which could go in any time now, he has to wait until first the upstairs flooring is down and then the screed is painted before he can hoist all his sails and get moving.
G and I are heading over to see the progress 17 April - 3 May... It's a pity that we can't stay in the barn, but we will stay nearby and make sure that we get under everyone's feet.
Next batch of photos expected today or tomorrow.
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