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Birds(28May09)

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

There are quite a few nests at the site – the tits are nesting in the wall and by the gate and swallows have nested in the barn and cottage.

: Tit

: Swallow

: I think the scale of the new extension looks quite Impressive from lower down in the garden…

Tags: barn, blue tit, bluetit, cottage, roof, swallow, tit

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Sash Windows(14May09)

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

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Lots of windows….all the rear windows and the patio doors were fitted today – they look great.
All the remaining windows will be sash windows to comply with the planning conditions.

: Josh’s room

: Josh’s room

: Bex room

: Master Bedroom

: Office

: Kitchen

: Patio Doors

: The chimney has been rendered now – looks great

: And to answer my question yesterday about straight edges….Simples

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Progressing(29Apr09)

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

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: For some reason the cottage seems to have shrunk back down to size and it seems a little more like it was when we started.

: ItÔÇÖs great to see parts of the house with the scafolding removed.

: The barn wall is totally different, no scafolding removed and almost fully slated.

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Rendering(27Apr09)

Monday, April 27th, 2009

: The Rendering has been started and it already makes a difference.

: I’m amazed how quickly it goes on….

: Although, not without problems – it was pouring with rain this afternoon,……

: ……and when we arrived one of the walls had big patches where it was dropping off in lumps.

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A New Doorway(23Apr09)

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Today the roof has progressed slightly and there are some changes in theinterior. The windows and door in the cottage have been cut at an angle, and the doorway has been cut into the barn.

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New Chimney(21Apr09)

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

: Chimney looks good

: The wonky board here is so that the plasterer can render right up to the edge of the slate because we can’t have any sofit

: You can see a thinner strip on the stone clad walls also – not sure how it ends up with a straight edge?

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More Roof Timbers(14Apr09)

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

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Preparation for Chimney(09Apr09)

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

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Concrete has been laid on the top of the old chimney in preparation for building it back up to the original level with blocks.