Monday 31 December 2012

Here are a few shots from earlier in the year, just as a little reminder.








Finished the insulation last week. I've started on the electrics, just putting the wiring in place ready for the plaster boarding upstairs. Lit the wood burner today too, just to check the flue was working ok, didn't leave it on long, but it'll certainly heat the room up when it gets going.






Friday 21 December 2012

I've not made a great deal of progress in the last week really. I've oiled all the beams that will be visable upstairs once the plaster boarding is complete also insulated most of the roof, another few hours work will complete that. Then I need to put up rails for the plaster board and the plaster board itself. I'll get the insulation finished before Christmas.






Sunday 9 December 2012

The small downstairs window is cemented up ready for the window fitting, still not done that yet though.

I've been painting my ceiling, seemed easier to do it before I put it up, gave it about 5 coats and sanded in between each one to get a smooth finish so it looks like plaster, that's what's taken so long. I'm pleased with the results though, I need to tape and fill the joints and touch up a few scuffs but it's looking good.

An added bonus of putting the ceiling up is that I now have an upstairs floor!






I was kindly given an unwanted stone fire place that I'm modifying to make a hearth in the living room for my poêle à bois, that's wood burning stove to you Brits. The wood burner will sit on top of this obviously when it's done not in the middle of it like it is now.


Found this old thing too, A lovely old copper bath that I'm thinking of cleaning up and making a feature of in the bathroom.