Category: Property

Now that the space has been cleared out, I can get a good look at it and ponder what to do with it. One possibility is putting down what’s referred to as Wexford Pebble (or some other light/golden coloured pebble), and then putting some planters on top (built by me in the workshop, since it’ll…

Today has seen the rendering of the outside walls completed. It’s a lot of work, from the application to the smoothing to the rubbing with a wet sponge to get the texture. The top of the wall has also been finished off (and rubbed with a wet sponge to smooth it out), and all of…

Scratch coat went on today, window installed, and the top of the garden wall has been cemented. Found a local company that would take the old windows away for recycling; less than an hour between me calling them and the collection. Builder is going to take the old door tomorrow probably, and an older wooden…

The word of the day is “scudding” (archive) a building – a technique of throwing sand/cement mix at a wall to provide a keying surface for the scratch coat. The door has been offered up to the opening, and aligned. Window will get collected today, and then we’re on to scratch coat, and maybe some…

My builder is back after a four month hiatus due to COVID restrictions. First order of business was to arrange for a skip to arrive tomorrow. I never added photos from the first fix electrics, so I’ll do that now. The plywood roof has been checked, and it needs to be replaced – it wasn’t…