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Following the fire at Easter (2022) we decided against rebuilding and instead went ahead with the sale of the property that had been agreed with the purchasers before the fire occurred. With the house went ....
Barbecue Guttering 2
Today I decided to finish off the guttering to divert the water away from the wall and front of the BBQ. I still need to install a set of down pipes but they are less ....
BBQ Guttering 1
I dismantled my supports to paint them with a protective black stain prior to installing them. I used the same stain to finish off the cut sections of the timber frame. Here are before and ....
Upper Mezzanine Floor 5
Started the day by trimming the joists in preparation for the oak fascia that has now been ordered but will a 4 to 6 week delivery! Experimented with the oak flooring to see how to ....
Upper Mezzanine Floor 4
As the oak came from the supplier with marks on it I have decided to plan and/or sand it back to fresh wood. The belt sander dealt with it quite quickly. I then installed the ....
Upper Mezzanine Floor 3
As part of the balcony installation I need to install a fascia for the bolts. As I only had one beam left I decided to cut it in half lengthways. What a job! Even cutting ....
Upper Mezzanine Floor 2
I need to cut some of the oak beam ends and they are heavy. Much too heavy to balance on the chop saw now it is on its stand. So, a sawhorse is required and ....
Upper Mezzanine Floor 1
Just a half day on site today and it was slow progress as I have been cutting and drilling oak beams. Only on photo of the first section of beam cut, drilled and positioned under ....
Tidying Up
Another miserable, wet day. Not an issue as I planned to work inside today. First job was a serious tidy up as I need to get the ground floor cleared and ready for the underfloor ....
Windows and Timber Frame Installation 21
Alain Chergui arrived first thing and delivered back the left over tiles from the floor he has just installed. The tiles are well travelled. We bought them initially for the new floor at the Chai ....
Windows and Timber Frame Installation 20
The morning began dry and bright so I was able to work on the cladding over the smaller set of doors. I managed to install the piece on the left easily enough but the right ....