It's been all quiet on the French front in recent weeks, while Tom and Gregg (and we) waited for the concrete to dry. In the meantime, the unseasonably mild weather gave way to proper wintry conditions. But the guys have now made some serious progress on the dépendance, as this latest series of photos will attest.
The king post truss goes up and the roof beams follow, as the sky glowers overhead. Part of the newly-strengthened walls has been pointed.
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They've managed to raise the roof a bit, as you can see here, so as to maximise the internal head height.
Poor Gregg working away in the gloom, doing his stone-work magic and extending the 'good' gable end.
Getting there...
The king post truss faces the barn, and the gaps will be glazed in time, to bring light into the interior. We have managed to retain the original windows and the door (although it will have a higher lintel than the original).
The new pointing is clear in this photo and you can imagine the final effect, but the stone work and concrete is 'messy' at the moment, as Tom himself admits, so he is keen to get going on it and tidy it up in the first week of the New Year.
The photo above shows the 'concrete ladder' technique that Tom described to us in the summer.
Tom and Gregg got the roof insulation up and the counter battens completed before Christmas, so the little building is more or less water-tight, safe, and sound.
Looks like a happy New Year indeed.
