Well after nearly nine years of owning a boat the funds finally cleared from Slipway Marine. Although I’ve not owned the boat for a couple of months I was waiting for the marine mortgage to complete before finally allowing myself to close the “owning a boat” chapter of my…
Ian and Pat from Timber, Fire and Stone finished the installation of my wood burning stove this morning and have done an excellent job. I can’t use it until tomorrow due to having to wait for the joining compound to dry where they’ve connected the stove to the…
So, Rick has finished putting the rest of the floor together on top of the footings so now looks like a proper floor. I’ve succumbed, and ordered reclaimed boards from Surrey Sawmills as getting new boards made wouldn’t have been that much cheaper. I should be looking at…
Just finished putting in the footings for the foundations of the dining room floor. It took a little while to complete but now we’re on the final leg of the work. Once this has dry Rick (The Plasterer / Builder) will build a platform for the floor boards to sit…
Rick the plasterer has started the work plastering in my bedroom. As parts of the ceiling were bulging we had to nail batons into the joists so the plasterboard could be secured onto them. Once that was done, plasterboard tape was put over the joins and then it was skimmed.…