Ok ok so it's been a while since I updated things here but, in my defence, I have been very busy since stopping teaching at Easter. So much has changed I think it might be easier for this post to start with some before and after pictures.
This
and
have become
and
and there's now a whole new meaning for "dram of malt with a splash of water"
The water is heated by solar tubes
or a kerosine boiler
and stored in a computer controlled 300 litre heat exchanger
Meanwhile - upstairs - the birds' room
has become the bedroom
complete with
and in the other room on the top floor, this window
now looks like this
In addition, there is now a top floor ring main with double sockets and the wiring is in place for the top two floors' lighting circuits.
Doors have been stripped and rehung
complete with original, restored brass handles
and Do has been busy stripping furniture
and the upstairs sitting room fireplace.
Outside, the water supply has been connected to the house, the drains have been unblocked and the septic tank located and checked.
The next steps are to finish the tiling in the bathroom,
connect the lights and complete the top floor lighting spur.
At that point, we'll have somewhere warm (radiators installed and connected in the bathroom and on the top floor) dry (roof is now watertight) and comfortable to be based. The next development will be repairing the roof on the kitchen wing and sorting the kitchen itself out. By next Spring, the aim is to have the Manse functioning as a house-cum-workshop where we can stay any time for as long as we want.
Watch this space!!!
