Monday, 30 June 2014

Working towards wind and watertight...first attempts at puttying and Flashbanding


It might not look very impressive but here are my first three panes fitted, puttied and curing. Only another 4 or 5 dozen to go!!!


and here is the first joint effort...Do chased out the old putty and I fitted the glass and applied
 the new, what a team!

We erected more scaffold to get access to the main roof 


so I could  take about 2 square metres of stinging nettles and an empty birds nest out, realign a few slates and cover with some Flashband.


New dormer windows have been ordered and hopefully will be ready for our next trip at the beginning of July. 


More temporary repairs to the kitchen roof


the view from which never fails to amaze and delight







Tuesday, 17 June 2014

The show is on the road, well at the end of a new one anyway


First sight of the new roadway that leads down to the house




round the side


and some excavation at the back.