

Once and future roost
The roof of the grungelow is the site of a bat roost. The roost has been unoccupied during the time we have been here although we...


Back to the future
The electricity connection to the plot has at last been moved from the grungelow to the strawbale. Co-ordinating all the parties involved...


Here we go again...
... on another round of raising and lowering the scaffold tower. This time it is to facilitate the application of a primer and thin coat...


A brace of pheasants
Well, I think they are pheasants. The beak doesn't look quite right but they look more like pheasants than any other game bird that I can...


A tight fit
Mark has started rendering the western gable end. It was difficult to erect the narrow scaffolding tower between the grungelow and the...


Waiting for a cure
Mark has finished the application of the K Rend base coat on the eastern gable end. We now have to wait around 14 days for the base coat...


Scrubbed up well
The cleaning and treating of the pews (with Woca wood cleaner and Wykabor 20 Gel respectively) is finally finished. Hurrah! The highly...


The Two Towers
The two scaffolding towers have been erected at the eastern gable end to facilitate the rendering of the aquapanels. This needs to be...
The Revenue Man
Yesterday we had a visit from a Revenues Inspection Officer from the council. PDC wants to know what is going on with the build and...


Clean slate
Concurrently with the putting up of dry lining we have been laying a slate tile floor in the shower room. A decoupling mat was stuck to...












