This week has seen a lot of activity indoors and most of the work is now complete. The electrical switches, sockets, lights and emergency lights have gone in. There is a little more to do in the accessible WC, and then the power can be restored to the building. The radiators have been installed and …
Week 21: The floor is finished (well, almost) – and it looks fantastic! Read More »
Painting of the main hall is now complete, apart from some touching up of doors and architraves. We think Jamie managed to get most of the paint on the walls! Conrad has laid down a 15mm-thick layer of sound and vibration absorbent underlay, and he has started to lay the engineered oak flooring. The …
But they’ve worked hard and it’s nearly finished. There was a lot to do!
We’ve now reached another milestone in that the scaffolding has finally gone. Conrad has finished the end gable and painted the woodwork, and replaced the finial that came off the original building.. Looks good, doesn’t it? Meanwhile, the work inside has continued. The exposed joists have been sanded and stained so they will match the …
Week 18: Hooray! we’ve finished with the scaffolding! Read More »
Great news; the plastering is now virtually complete (apart from some touching up when all the doors and windows are finished). Conrad has started on the guttering and downpipes, in the process he has been able to re-use one of the cast iron downpipes that’s probably over 100 years old. He has also installed the …
Unfortunately our plasterers were not available for the start of the week, although they were able to get back to us on Friday and will now continue until the work has been completed – hopefully by the middle of next week. Meanwhile Conrad and Jamie have been working on the false ceiling above the …
The week started with completion of the plasterboarding (is that a word?), including the new lobby area and accessible WC. And then on to the plastering…. this will take a few days but we are hopeful that it will be finished before the end of next week. Meanwhile, Conrad will be moving on with the …
The week started with the completion of the battening that was required to support the plasterboard. And here’s a fun fact; take a guess at the approximate length of wooden components (rafters, joists, purlins, battens etc.) that has gone into this project so far (answer below*). But once that was done, the next job was …
It’s been all go this week, mostly inside, but at least the accessible toilet now has some plumbing and a soil stack! In fact, the first fix plumbing has been completed and pressure tested, and the electricity cabling is in and ready. But most effort has been concentrated on the roof. Now that the first …
Week 13: there’s an awful lot of wood in that roof! Read More »
Now that the building is nearly water-tight, work has begun inside. First to go in was insulation to the roof. Ultimately there will be two layers totalling 175 mm thickness and the pictures below show how much of the stuff there is! At the same time the “First Fix” internal works have started, with the …