Tag: workshop

  • Renovating the studio โ€“ part 12

    Renovating the studio – part 12

    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…

  • The Return of the Builder (part 11)

    The Return of the Builder (part 11)

    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…