The walls are out and the steelwork is going in! |
 Standing at the window of the white kitchen looking at the units! |
 Standing at the end of the studio looking up to the wine store. |
 Stood at the bottom of the stairs looking at the sofa in the green room. |
 In the upstairs bedroom looking at the mirror wall and the hall at the top of the stairs. |
 Looking at the stairs and cupboard above. |
 In the downstairs loo looking at the sofa in the green room. |
Studio Wall (windows looking down to the Pub) |
 Inside wall removed for the French doors. |
 Wall rebuilt with door templates in. |
Holes for the new windows and the Portal frame starts to be constructed. |
 Outside view of the holes for the angled windows. |
 Angled window holes from the inside |
 Looking back at the white kitchen and courtyard though the first of the Portal 'A' frames. |
 Front view of the studio with the stonework coming down to make way for the French doors. |
 3/4 view of the studio and exterior works. |
 Distance view to show whole house, rest of the portal frame laying on the lawn. |
 New Oak window for the utility - external view. |
 New utility and a kitchen window - interior view. |
First new window frames go in. The Portal frame is largly built. The glass arrives. |
 Angled windows in place and stonework being reconstructed. |
 Digger excavates steps to French doors. |
 Distance view of house with 3 ton digger in the car park. |
 All three sections of the Portal frame in place. |
 The Ridge beam joining the Portal 'A' Frames. |
 The fireplace diagram, much 'delibration' used to create! Width is 6 foot. |
 New Oak French Doors arrive - external view. |
 Glass arrives for the Windows - Utility and Kitchen. |
 Glass for the french doors and angled windows. |
First new window built in. The fireplace is started. The holes for the french windows are knocked out. Happy Birthday Sis! |
 Angled windows with stonework complete on one. |
 Studio side with holes cut for the french doors. |
 Windows and doors with CLEAR! protective seal applied. |
 The fireplace constructions starts. |
 Getting and idea of the look of the fireplace and realising some work is required to stop this looking square! |
 Standing back in the kitchen looking at the exposed angled windows. |
 Thanks to the weekends winds, our first 'windfalls' get collected from the garden. |
First Glass in! (Angled windows are completed) |
 Inside windows in and Roof frame coming out |
 End wall now finished except stripping and stain of round window. |
More windows going in and first fix for all services. |
 Wall being rebuilt around the french windows and the old windows being lost in the wall! |
 Sunken area infront of this weeks external work. |
 New window cavity created for streched kitchen window into Green Room. |
 Inside of new Utility window and first fix electrics awaiting fuse box (area green sofa used to be). |
 Looking back to the Kitchen to see full height of the living area as the new ceiling joists. Old door to the Studio loft is still in place. |
 Outside view of all external work. |
First Velux goes in and the Kitchen is ready for plastering. New drainage in. |
 Velux outside. No progress on the wall this week as it's been snowing and to cold! |
 Velux window inside view. |
 Plaster boarded Kitchen, ready for plasterers on monday, old staircase hole filled in. |
 Hole for new twisting staircase. |
Two Months in! The plasterers get the 'rebuilding feeling' spread over the walls, while the living room gets to see more sky. |
 End wall of the kitchen gets prep'ed for the plaster. |
 End wall plastered. |
 Upstairs gets it's makeover as well. |
 At the weekend we have 2 veluxes in, the weather took a break and the wall if finished! |
 Inside with the light from the veluxes, woodwork prep'ed for the next velux. |
 This evening we now have 5 velux windows in!, only 3 to go. |