Pointing again
Pointing again Removing the pointing from the outdoor seating area has been a bit harder than I had imagined. The mortar came away pretty easily but over the years, it looks like layers and layers of paint have been applied which is taking a lot of scrubbing to get rid of. While I’m at it,…
Mezzanine Madness & Cellar Shenanigans
Mezzanine Madness & Cellar Shenanigans I’ve not really planned this very well. I’ve got a week off work and was hoping to get Donald on-board to help me out but I’ve left it too late to book him in and as a result he’s off on another roofing job somewhere near Pen-Y-Gent, so as I…
Pointing & Boarding
Pointing & Boarding It seems to have become a bit of a theme now where I’ll send months doing one job, only for the next job to completely hide it and this one is no exception. With the 100mm insulation in, this gets covered with 50mm foam insulation which itself gets covered with plasterboard which…
Charity Car Boot Sale
Charity Car Boot Sale With Gary’s pancreatic cancer diagnosis flooring the family there was every chance it could send everyone spiralling into a kind of paralysis of grief so Rachel, her brother Rob and Margaret have been doing as much as they can to keep Gary involved and active but Rachel has had an idea…