And now the beginnings of the missing link!

The 'Glazed Link' or Dining Room area connects the Garage/Guest Rooms to the main house. An exciting day with the installation of the steel structure.....

The steel structure was manufactured by
Richard Fitzgerald of Barrow Automation

View from the Studio

View from next door field

 

Quizzy Sheep!

Resident Rab!

There is always a flash of white tail of a rabbit or two on the site. They don't seem phased by the building work!

First Slates on the Roof

Details : Windows and Window Openings

First Mock up for the windows

Setting up for the Slate reveals - Sills

Setting up for Slate reveals - head

Ready for Slates!

Rafters over the Workshop and Guest Room walls up...

The Windows have arrived!

.....and we're not quite ready for them! The reveals have to be fully finished - slate and plaster reveals and window soffits - before the windows can be installed. There is a 12mm gap around the window which is filled with an Illmod expanding weatherproof foam.

VELFAC 200i - triple glazed Ug 0.5 W/M2K

Manufactured in Denmark

The VELFAC window system is designed 

and manufactured according to one 

principle: to provide durability resulting 

in low maintenance costs.

VELFAC windows have a fully integrated, 

aluminium outer sash with a natural wood 

inner frame. This design means the sash is 

fully drained and ventilated resulting in a 

long life.

Chalk Hares occupying the building site!

On the day we started the restoration of the farmstead - a large hare jumped up onto the broken stonewall - saw the mini-digger and took fright and was gone.

And now they are back....

In the Living Room.... !

In the Kitchen....... !

The Constant Supervisor

Walls coming up for the Guest Rooms

View from scaffolding down onto the spiral stair landing to the guest rooms
with stone buildings in the background.

Roof Felting and Slate Battens

The felting - Pro-Clima Solitex Plus breathable membrane and the fixing of the 50 x 38mm slate battens has started on the main part of the house while the blockwork above the garage is rapidly rising.....