The builders start

After a summer of faffing we eventually commissioned Neville Francis to do the work on the roof that we got a quote for about five months ago.

So we’ve two builders (I’ve not met them, but Islay speaks highly of them) who are conducting various roof improvements. The major job was to replace the lead work on the dormers, and judging from the incredibly rotten wood shards littering the lawn, not a moment too soon. They’ve extended their work to pretty much rebuilding the dormers. As I write the lead work is done and the windows await the render.

They’ve also done some nice neat leadwork above the porch, and coming up this week (weather permitting) they’ll be repairing slipped tiles, replacing the top courses on the chimney and adding some chimney pots.

It’s surprising how much the house is improved simply by tidying up the dormer windows, and I’m convinced that the inside of the dormer is less damp than it was before. It’s also satisfying to have some serious work started now. We’ve booked them in to do the insulation refurbishment in a month or so, and that’s the big and hairy job.

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Boilers

We have a new boiler and a new water system. Woot. It is quiet.

The great (wood) wall of Walnut Tree House - Renovation Day 15

More faces on site (I've been told, I wasn't at home). Wayne stood down, but new grounds people on site. And more pertinently a pair of carpenters. The carpenters spent their day erecting a large wall that runs through the lounge, hall and playroom. They removed the entirety of the playroom door and surround, and walled off a whole set of shelves. From the inside it's an impressively monolithic construction. And they took care to route light switches so that we can control the lounge and playroom lights, albeit at about 6 feet off the floor so that Keir has no agency at all. All so that they can keep digging lumps out of the kitchen, and knock down walls and so on without too much impact on the rest of the house. And with the wall in place the demolition continues. Three full grabber lorries of dirt have gone from the driveway, and there's at least two more still to go. The pantry is mostly gone, although the floor remains. And they'...

Cables drop from the ceiling

Data, power and TV ready to be hooked up in the playroom

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