Cleaning Up
Cleaning Up
Now we have a working roof, I’ve removed the remains of the old plastered ceiling and taken the 4×2 timbers which held it up and put them to one side for use elsewhere. That means I’ve made a LOT of mess though and considering we need to make a start on the interior, I need some help to get it fit for visitors. There are a few internal fittings which I quite like but there isn’t really any way to incorporate them into how we want to refurbish the building. In what was the kitchen, a long worktop was supported by a few fold-out timber struts and, although the unit didn’t fold down fully because of the sink, it’s a nice idea which I’d like to use somewhere.
For now at least we need to get on with a big clearout. There are bits of roof or crumbling mortar everywhere so we get a day to palm off the kids on my Mum and James while Rachel and I head up for a day of getting messy.
We must have forty rubble sacks ready for collection and we’re both a bit achey when we head home but it’s things like this which gives us a bit of time to evaluate how we want things to flow and what we want where.
I’m sure we’ll change our minds as we go along but it’s actually quite nice to be able to do something with Rachel for a bit.
As I’d promised to take her out for a nice tea on the way home, we head to the Craven Arms and feel immediately under-dressed and more than a bit grubby. The food is lovely but it feels wierd having a nice meal, in such a nice place looking like we’ve been dragged through a hedge backwards! I make a mental note to bring Rachel back here one night when we’ve not spent the day covered in dust and grime!