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Day Twenty

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view from the front today
view from the front today

So here we are at day twenty.  We have another dormer on the horizon and some insulation being installed between the uprights.  The bath no longer floods the void under the house when it is emptied so it’s all good.  Did wonder if the roofers would be here today after a wet weekend.  Glad they managed to get on.   Here are today’s pics for you.

back dormer under construction
back dormer under construction
insulation starts
insulation starts filling in the uprights

Day Nineteen

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Four weeks done and boy can you see a difference.  Here are the highlights today:-

The back dormer has been prepped and the back section where the alarm was holding everything up is all sorted.

Loads of slates have been taken off at the back ready for the dormer to go in.

Still more invisible electrical work and plumbing done.  Some not so invisible like the 6 holes with wire tentacles coming out of them in the new bathroom.

We have bath taps, the children are looking forward to having a bath in a bedroom, as they see it.

The space where the stair used to be is nowhere to be seen any more.

There was another huge load of insulation on the drive today along with other bits and bobs.  The upstairs seems to be shrinking at the moment.

Have a look for yourself.

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Lennie surveying his patch
Lennie surveying his patch
small room's window has gone
small room’s window has gone
front to back today
front to back today
to front window today
to front window today
insulation making its own way upstairs
insulation making its own way upstairs

The Dogs – being photogenic

Lucy mid stretch
Lucy mid stretch
Lennie looking out for squirrels
Lennie looking out for squirrels

I’m very excited about going out for tea with a pal of mine for dosa masala, a fantastic Southern Indian dish which has a gram flour pancake filled with spicy potatoes and is served with 2 or 3 different sauces (for want of another  word).  I acquired a serious taste for dosa when I lived in Malaysia.  Well worth braving the cold for.

Have a fabulous weekend x

Day Seventeen

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start of the day today
start of the day today

Well, this is how it started upstairs today.  Where’s the fabulous blue sky gone?

outside early afternoon
outside early afternoon
inside mid afternoon - roof on
inside mid afternoon – roof on
outside at the end of works today
outside at the end of works today

The new bathroom has started to arrive…

now, how does it all fit in the bathroom?
now, how does it all fit in the bathroom?

Mark and I spent half an hour today trying to work out how exactly the pieces will fit in the jigsaw of the bathroom.  Think we’re nearly there.  Tricky to imagine it with tiles and a proper floor.

banging the old drainage off the wall.
banging the old drainage pipes off the wall.

We needed some work done outside for the bathroom drainage.  Mark had a rare time hacking and burning the old pipe off.  My jasmine will never be the same but never mind.  We just won’t mention exactly how the broadband went down for a while.  Lucky the electrician  happened to  pop in just at the right moment or I wouldn’t be able to post today. Perfect timing.

Here’s a wee picture of our first daffodil to cheer you up, spring is coming, for sure.

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