Since the last post the project has come on leaps and bounds. The roof is complete including the roof lantern above the stairwell. Mark Bucknell from MJ roofing has done an awesome job and comes with our highest recommendation.
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| All the slate complete |
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From the field side
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| The roof lantern |
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Gary, Graham and Danny have put all the floors in, which has allowed for the internal studwork to be constructed. We can now walk around the building and begin to imagine the spaces in more detail.
The stonemasons have been completing the last of the repairs to the existing structure, which has involved numerous helibars being inserted to stitch the walls back together. We have reinstated the windows in the front and back of the long barn which had previously been blocked up. Steve has reused some of the vousoirs to create new arches which look great.
Pete and Barney have cracked on with pointing on the gable end overlooking the canal and are making good progress with getting this end water tight.
The plumbers from Simon Kittow have also arrived on site and have fitted the first fix for the bathrooms in the Mill. We have also moved the bath up into our bathroom in order to get it's position exactly right before the pipework is installed.
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| In goes the bath |
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| The Farm looking great!! |
We have spent our spare weekends insulating the walls with celotex. This is easily the most horrible job on site and the builders were happy for us to crack on. We were glad to get most of it finished over the bank holiday - just the roof to do now!!
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| Kitchen insulation complete |
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Spare bedroom and bathroom (incl first fix plumbing)
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| Top floor bedrooms and bathroom |
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| Our bedroom and bathroom |
The next few weeks will be pretty quiet as we enter the holiday season - not for us unfortunately!!
The next jobs will be to OSB board over the celotex to create the service void for the electrician Henry Pring to come in and install the first fix.
After that it we will be ready to plaster board which will release the plasterers before we get cracking with the underfloor heating.
The replacement windows have been ordered from Terry Martin Joinery, as soon as they are installed we will be able to wave goodbye to the scaffolding.
We will try and update more regularly!!
Cheers!!
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| Outside |
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| Pumba - chillin' |
