and if I might add to the above - "budget, history, location and all the parts needed for the job you've planned!!!"
The focus this time was to fit the log burner in the kitchen. Unwisely, I had previously ordered all the parts I thought I would need.
When I unpacked the box however, it turned out I had miscalculated and was missing a 1m length of flue, supporting brackets and flue sealant. (Memo to self - talk it through with the supplier before placing the order) Hence the need for an ad hoc cocktail of jobs for which I had the necessary parts. So I cracked on and cast a concrete platform for the stove to stand on
(The parts have serendipitously just been delivered as I'm writing this so hopefully I'll be able to complete the job next week.)
The skylight above the kitchen had been temporarily repaired with perspex sheets by John.
Two years on I thought it was time to replace them and effect a more permanent repair.
The remaining missing slates to be fixed when it's noticeably warmer and less windy.
The kitchen is rapidly approaching the time when this,
which we found under a pile of debris when we first bought the house, needs modification to take a Belfast sink. I added supports and will take the necessary plumbing parts with me next week
With most of the really dirty work in the kitchen and snug done, I decided to separate the last part of the "building site" that is the dining room from the rest of the house and so hopefully minimise the insidious invasion of dust.
The final job for this visit was to hang and glaze the magnificent original front door.
Three hinges on a heavy door - perfectly balanced at the first attempt and glass mm perfect!
Sorted! Back a week today for the next phase
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