Building Progress ~ January 2008, week 1, 2 and 3
Progress has really slowed as my builder is away on holiday and left his boys finishing off another job at the start of the month. However, as I write I’m led to believe by my spy on the ground that there’s furious activity at the barn.
Whilst the first floor continues to be built, the main progress has been in the installation of reclaimed oak beams as the lintel between the two ground floor rooms. Getting the levels correct was a bit problematic, as there is a two step drop through the opening and two beams are necessary because of the thickness of the wall. To accommodate the difference in levels between the two rooms, the beams are staggered - one is lower than the other, but I think it works.
Like the oak beams that will support the first floor in the main room, I’m really pleased with the oak lintels, they add a life and solidity that other materials just couldn’t.
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Pointing (is rude?) on April 26th, 2007
I'm going on a course tomorrow to learn the basics of using lime, with a view to working on the pointing of the stonework at the barn myself.
Here we go... on January 28th, 2007
Having claimed that the ball was rolling back on the 28th June 2006 only to spend six months to-ing & fro-ing, waiting for utility companies and solicitors to get their acts together, the ball really has started rolling.
Building Progress ~ November 2007, week 3 and 4 on December 10th, 2007
Through to the end of November progress has been mainly on filling back in what has been taken out!
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No Stalling on May 6th, 2007
The old cow or chicken shed that is to be our new kitchen was furnished with three wood framed loose-boxes.
We have stalactites in our walls! on December 23rd, 2007
Rather strangely, I've we've discovered stalactites in our walls.
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