In discussions with Tom and Gregg over the summer, it became clear that we would have to bite the bullet and start the lengthy and expensive exercise of pointing the outside walls. Weather damage over the years was simply getting the better of them, and moisture penetration and ultimately, the walls' strength, was a concern. G and I took the reluctant decision to begin the pointing with the gable end that faces the teeth of the weather, the idea being that we will progress to the other walls in due course.
We were reluctant because we knew that we would lose our beloved 'look' of old stone barn. But if it will preserve said barn in the long term, clearly there was really no choice.
Tom sent through photos this morning, of la nouvelle grange. Once over the initial shock, I decided that I love it.
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The photos also clearly show Chas' handiwork: the external stainless steel flue, which he fitted in the last week of August.
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