The Build - Wk 33

This week the posts were lacquered and they look great – all the rich colours of the wood have now come through.  Toby did some tests on the outside render with the final lime render.  So far so good, so now we just need to wait until the rest of the render dries out.

The Build - Wk 32

Final work was completed in the loft area with final plastering being added. During the week, Phil worked on the architraves for all the internal doors and they look great in place. As all the doors had been dipped to remove the many layers of paint, some of the chemicals used are still leaching from the doors, so Phil recommended that we paint the doors in vinegar to hasten this process and thus allowing us to sand and seal the doors with tung oil.

The Build - Wk 31

Sealing and painting the plaster has commenced.  There is a rush on to complete all the ‘high’ jobs so that the scaffholding can be returned, this included sanding and lacquering the celery top posts.

The Build - Wk 30

The plastering is now all but finished.  Giant heaters are being used to dry the place out so that it will be ready for sealing, sanding and painting.  More framework is being completed, including the framework for the four window seats.

The Build - Wk29

More walls and ceiling being plastered, more windows going in, more estapoling… more of the same really.  Just so much to do!  But each day, it is taking shape and looking more and more like a dwelling. One pleasing thing has been the extra amount of light coming in now that there is plaster on the high ceiling – even before it is painted. The clerestory window works!

The Build - Wk 28

The plasterers arrived this week and made good progress in just a few days. Most of the ceiling insulation is up and the walls are going in quick. The double glazed windows also arrived and were delivered to the shed…now is the boring job of estapoling the internal wood on the windows. And let me tell you that double glazed windows are heavy.

The Build - Wk 27

The house is now FULL of plaster sheets and ceiling insulation.  Funny that an empty house could get so full!  Also arrived was the lovely porthole and gothic picture windows for stained glass and the gothic style door.  Both being put in place as I write and lots of render being put around them. 

Also, since we had some bright spark on site a few weeks ago who wanted to know what we were doing with the void above the bedrooms…this is now being floored and walled to house the ancestral train set (!)  A pull down ladder also arrived to allow access into this latest room.

I finally sourced some lovely old (1880) doors from the wonderful Stef at Red Shed.  They are going to look great in the house.