Woop woop! After timbers, breathable membrane, laths and slates comes the final step in making a reclaimed roof water-tight... sitting the ridge tiles (RTs) on the very top and sealing all the gaps. If you look at the image above on the right, the long navy blue gap you can see to the front is... Continue Reading →
Today started off so well! Bright sunshine, blue skies and though it's all turned to mud again, so much has been done in this last week or so I wouldn't dare complain. Check out my panoramic!! For the first time looking at it from under a rain splashed umbrella, it all looks joined up and... Continue Reading →
No major build comes without it's hiccups and often these hiccups are very hard to spot on flat plans. In my experience, the renovation of old houses can only be done successfully with constant monitoring and adaption. As you can see, the initial plans for the remodelled West Wing elevation included two dormers to the steeply pitched roof... Continue Reading →
As Autumn kicks in with a vengeance, I'm so relieved to be at the stage where the workshop and utility are semi-watertight with breathable membrane and the roof timbers to the main extension & dormers will be up by the end of this week. Starting a large extension / build in late summer often means you... Continue Reading →
Who ordered a hurricane? Oh we've been so lucky with the weather so far, it seems weeks since the last deluge which turned the garden into Glastonbury, this good luck surely had to come to an end sometime and come to an end it has this week! As the major timbers over the workshop and utility... Continue Reading →
Blimey I'm a tired lady builder today, I think the last week's catching up with me. Mind you, it's only a week since I was groggy from a general anaesthetic, so it's little surprise really. Add that to industrial strength antibiotics & emerging sniffles and I'm definitely feeling very grumpy, resulting in a bit of an epy... Continue Reading →
So me, Missy & Mr M are about half way through the build process at our home Moregeous Mansions, a period Manchester property near the city which was in a whole heap of crumbling trouble but which we're restoring and rebuilding back to it's former glory. The collapsing oldest part of the house, which was... Continue Reading →
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