I know - it's been a while, what with COVID and lock down putting a pause on the work, but the house is moving along at a fair clip now.  Tomorrow the rest of the downstair is having the the floors self levelled.  The kitchen to all intents and purposes is finished,...

OK, so it has been a while since the last update and a lot has happened.  There has been some paint, some sand, some plaster, some levelling and some more stripping. The comms equipment has been moved into the walk-in loft which has opened up the old kitchen to have...

Since the last update - the roof is complete and the scaffolding should start coming down tomorrow.  Plaster board is going in now.  Kitchen bathroom and utility room plans have been agreed.  Flooring has been chosen for everything apart from the bathrooms.  ...

Last week the smart flower was installed - which involved removing about 10 meters of 35 year old conifer hedge and clearing the old track at the back of the main garden.  Four ground screws were then put in (they went in a lot easier than the ones for the main...

The roofers hope to finish the job by the middle of this week which then means that all the scaffolding can be taken down! The new staircase has been installed.  First fix of the electrical and data cabling should now be complete, and we are now waiting for the...

Been a while since the last house update.  Since then the roof has been felted battened and slate is going on as I type. More interior stud work has been done in preparation for the new staircase and today the plaster has started being removed from the old spare room...

Now then! The roof is getting the rest of it's felt and batons put on today. The first fix for the plumbing is going in now. The old staircase is out and has been re-positioned temporarily where the new staircase is going. New floor is laid upstairs, and stud walls...

Work is moving at a pace now.  The roof structure is pretty much complete, with soffets, barge boards, vents all in place. There is even some felt!  Plaster has been stripped from the bedrooms in the old section of the house.  Gable walls have been rebuilt.  Next is...

A couple of weeks now since the last update and things are moving apace. the majority of the roof structure is complete on the extension with the original part of the house progressing now. There have been some other changes along the way too with a doorway being...

We are currently at the stage of the rebuild where the gables have largely been rebuilt, new steels are in, the old external gable has been taken down - new internal blockwork is underway new wall plates are on. The old wall on top of the oak beams is down - waiting...

Having sorted out accommodation, parking and various other bits and pieces the next step is the strip out. The next gallery is quite large featuring shots of rooms from corner to corner to try and give an idea of the place with bare walls. [gallery type="rectangular"...

One of the problems that has come up with this rebuild is the lack of turning area for large lorries delivering materials. To that end our old parking are has been enlarged to cater for the trucks and a new parking area has been created for contractors etc to park. ...