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 itself will also be covered up with plaster. You can guarantee that it’s the plasterer who’ll get the credit though! At least I have the satisfaction of knowing that when I eventually get around to it, it’ll be my painting which finishes off the job!
We’re not there yet though so I’ve spent a lot of time back up on the scaffolding with plasterboard panels and a tape measure. I’ve replaced foam debris with plasterboard debris and instead of having my eyes filled with foam, they’re gunked up with chalk and I’m leaving after each visit with a salt-and-pepper hair colouring which is making me look significantly older! It’s coming along though and as I get another layer of boarding up, Donald comes during the week to plaster it. He’s not sure what he’s going to do when it comes to the apex as he might get another lad in to finish that bit off but again, we’re not there yet.
Boarding around the skylights is taking a LOT of time and we really need to get some heat into the building to help things dry so I’ve asked Donald to finish the flue from the rear chimney and get it walled-up, so if nothing else, that’s one more thing off the list.
As ever though, I’m staying positive. Every hour done is (..usually!) an hour of progress and as the plaster starts to dry out it’s starting to look like a proper building.