I am now past the worst of the pain, and the body is starting to recover, having gone back to work yesterday! My two weeks of annual leave are now over, having spent 14 days solid working on the Farm. It has been a phenomenal two weeks of blood, sweat and at times, near tears! But it has been extremely rewarding to, and I can honestly say I would not have missed it for the world!
The ‘hard core Saturday’ saw tons of hard core being wheel barrowed back in! This then gets compacted using a ‘Whacker’, which I have to say is actually good fun, leaving the ground very hard. Next this is covered with sand and lightly compacted to protect a new membrane which will go beneath the concrete pad to form a physical damp proof.
We are planning to have the new concrete floor laid on the 18th December, and so far it is all looking good to hit that date.
We are also starting to see the upstairs take shape with new stud partition walls going up creating the new layout we have planned. This is really exciting to see, and the ’space’ we have created is starting to resemble the plans. Below is the en suite bathroom being re-formed and the original door being blocked up.
There will be less pics and posts now as I am not on site, but will try to post regularly and plan to visit the site in the evenings to take pics and more video! (The video may make it onto YouTube if I can find the time!!)
Tags: Farmhouse Renovation, GSD Lambert and Sons
Categories: Farmhouse Renovation, Home Improvements, Posts with Photos