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    Stairs

    Category: Barn Conversion Journal April 13th, 2009 by mbc

    Pleased to say that the stairs are now in, which changes the whole feel of the building - makes it start to feel like somewhere that may one day be habitable. Although I miss clambering up and down a ladder.

    they started off as a pile of bits of wood (this is just some of them):

    Then took shape:

    They take up much less space in the main room than I thought they would and consequently dominate the room less, which is good. Looking at the first of the three pictures, I thought they’d extend a foot further to the right - that they don’t is by far preferable. I also thought that they’d cut across the ventilation slit higher up and so cover up the bottom of the slit - like this the lines are far nicer.

    The quality of the wood and finish is as good as I hoped - all in all very happy with them. But then they have cost the same price as a (very) small car…

    Perhaps things are moving on … we’ll get there!

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    VAT Reclaim - Preparation on October 31st, 2008
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    Attention to detail... October 2008 update on October 21st, 2008
    You can't beat a good list - this is the current position: In Progress Flooring and tiling We've bought slate wall tiles for both bathrooms and will...

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    Building Progress ~ to middle of October 2008 on October 20th, 2008
    The South facing gable end of the barn has been one of the biggest issues we've faced.

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    Building Progress ~ August 2008 on September 12th, 2008
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