The outside of the house, the oak roof trusses and the fireplaces are due to be sandblasted this weekend. This also includes the new rebuilt chimneys. There is a lot to get read in the next four days:
- All the oak trusses and purlins need to be re-installed. To be able to do this, the internal wall that holds up the purlins needs to be rebuilt;
- All the windows (upstairs and downstairs) need to be removed as the stone reveals need to be sandblasted before the new windows can be installed;
- The new ashlar stone surrounds for the windows and doors need to be installed. Some of the existing stone surrounds are modern concrete (called “ArtStone”) replacements. These are being removed and replaced with the real thing;
- Two new chimneys need to be rebuilt. One will be using the existing stone, the other will use the stone from the old porch.
The stone for the chimenys is stacked on pallets ready to be rebuilt. Zep is in the background looking for any leftover coleslaw! Blame the builders!
Just in case the RSPCA are reading…we do feed our dog Zep, in fact he gets three meals a day and is still skinny but somehow old sandwiches and dried up coleslaw are so much more appealing than “Premium Meaty Chunks for the active dog”.