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Odd jobs – 3

July 23, 2015 /

We put the last of the concrete floors in to the outbuilding earlier in the month.  We will use this middle shed as a workshop and have decided to dry line and plaster this shed.  This will make it a little more free from dirt.  Hopefully, we will get this plastered in the next couple of weeks.  When we think about the amount of money been spent on these outbuildings, we might have been better off knocking them down and starting again.  The upside is that the outbuildings which have probably been here 200-300 years have a new lease of life.

We have put down a concrete base in the middle shed in the outbuilding, now all three sheds have proper concrete floors. This means that the outbuilding is now a lot dryer than it has been in the past. We have decided to get this shed drylined and plastered. This should make this shed a bit more dirt free (this area had been used previously as a coal hole!).

We have put down a concrete base in the middle shed in the outbuilding, now all three sheds have proper concrete floors. This means that the outbuilding is now a lot dryer than it has been in the past. We have decided to get this shed drylined and plastered. This should make this shed a bit more dirt free (this area had been used previously as a coal hole!).

In advance of the middle shed being plastered, we have put in a new door frame so that the dry lining can be fitted up to the frame. For now, we have put the old door back on (with new hinges and trimmed to make it a little more square).

In advance of the middle shed being plastered, we have put in a new door frame so that the dry lining can be fitted up to the frame. For now, we have put the old door back on (with new hinges and trimmed to make it a little more square).

Doors finished

September 30, 2014 /

The doors to the outbuilding are finally finished (although they still probably need one more coat of paint).  The lock arrived this morning and was fitted straight away.  It is a van lock intended for use on the rear doors of vans (you have probably seen while waiting behind a van at traffic lights).  The hasp is circular, as is the padlock itself, and this produces a neat looking solution.  I wasn’t expecting the lock to be quite as big, but then that is one of the dangers of buying things online. At least it was quick to fit!

The doors have now had a couple of coats of Sandolin and match the window frames in the house. They still need another coat, but I am going to let them fully dry first.

The doors have now had a couple of coats of Sandolin and match the window frames in the house. They still need another coat, but I am going to let them fully dry first.

These locks are intended for the rear doors on vans, however, they are a neat solution for a shed door. This one looks a little over sized for this door, but it does the trick.

These locks are intended for the rear doors on vans, however, they are a neat solution for a shed door. This one looks a little over sized for this door, but it does the trick.

This is actually a van lock, but I thought it would look like a neater solution than a traditional clasp and hasp. I hadn't quite realised that it was going to look so "serious"!

This is actually a van lock, but I thought it would look like a neater solution than a traditional clasp and hasp. I hadn’t quite realised that it was going to look so “serious”!

 

New doors for the outbuilding

September 29, 2014 /

We are almost there in terms of finishing the new home for the mower.  Over the weekend, we made some doors and got them installed.  They made using 165mm wide tongue and groove floorboards.  The original doors (which are probably more than 100 years old) were made the same way but using much bigger boards (some of them well over 300mm wide).  You just can’t get these size boards anymore, so we decided to use the smaller equivalent.  It is a shame as I would have loved to have kept the old doors, but there are just too far gone to go back on (plus they don’t fit the wider opening).

The boards in the new doors are held together using strips of 18mm plywood.  This should resist any twisting and help the doors remain straight as the wooded boards dries.

They just need a bit more paint and a lock!

A quick coat of the paint - the same paint that was used on the window frames - and the outbuilding is starting to look a lot tidier.

A quick coat of the paint – the same paint that was used on the window frames – and the outbuilding is starting to look a lot tidier.

 

Progress on the outbuilding

July 6, 2013 /

With the fine weather this week, significant progress has been made in reinstating the outbuilding that was attached to the main property.  This was a later addition (probably 200 years ago!) and served as a coal hole.  Once reinstated, this will be my office.  It is a bit quirky in terms of the shape and although this adds to the character of the property it doesn’t make re-building it any easier!

We have used ashlar that we salvaged from one of the front windows that was removed a few weeks ago to reinstate the window opening.  Once it has been rebuilt, the outside stone will be sandblasted and pointed to make sure that it fits in with the rest of the property.

The end wall being reinstated using the original stone.

The end wall being reinstated using the original stone.

Now with the window reinstated using ashlar that we salvaged from one of the original windows that was removed from the front of the property.

Now with the window reinstated using ashlar that we salvaged from one of the original window that was removed from the front of the property.

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