Bless me friends for I have sinned. It has been a month since my last entry. That’s because we’ve been busy! Continue reading “Squatters!”
Roof Type Things
John’s target was to finish sarking the roof before our visitors arrived for the Gigha walk. As usual, he was disappointed!
Final Ladder Studs and Gables
After a spell of pretty good weather, sunny if cold but a bit windy at times, we finally completed the ladder studs in the gables and formed the necessary window openings. Nice to be making progress but as ever, things were a bit slower than we would have liked. We seem to specialise in slow and steady and getting there in the end. Continue reading “Final Ladder Studs and Gables”
Rafters, Rafters, Oops…… More Rafters
The past fortnight has been a bit of a slog. Working at height is slow but once you’ve worked out the best routines for getting the job done, all you have to do to finish it, is keep plugging away. Well, that’s my take on putting in the rafters and now that they are in, it will be good to try something different for a while.
Topping Off
It just sort of crept up on us. There we were, nervously checking the 3 hourly weather forecast every day and working out the next tiny step forward when all of a sudden we were putting up the final beam.
Rafters and a View of Jura
Ecobuild was fantastic – bigger than ever and two days just wasn’t enough. We spoke to lots of window people who all had different ideas on how to give us great windows. Now we have to find out the cost.
We also enjoyed the ‘cultcha’ at Les Mis and the Tate and the overnight train was brilliant, but, since our return, things have been a bit of a struggle.
Snow, Snowdrops and Scary Walls
It got so cold and wet and windy that we ran away for 2 weeks to Madeira. After our d.and v. bugs at New Year we were both a bit low so we opted for a couple of weeks with some warmth and an inside toilet. Lovely walking and gardens saw us both inspired when we returned. Continue reading “Snow, Snowdrops and Scary Walls”
Storm Damage
We arrived home on Monday evening to find some of the tarpaulin and polythene windows had blown out in the rain and wind over Christmas and New Year. So Tuesday was spent repairing them, just in time for the storm on Tuesday night. Continue reading “Storm Damage”
Merry Christmas!
Rain Stops Play
Since the last blog, we’ve managed to get some ceiling joists installed but there’s been almost a week’s worth of rain which has slowed things down enormously. It just seems to have rained and rained and rained. Continue reading “Rain Stops Play”