My Barn Conversion

Lime Pointing Tips As I near the end of my repointing opus magnum I feel a little more qualified to advise on pointing with lime mortar than on most of the subjects I blather on about on this blog. So here’s my take on all things lime mortar related – others may have differing guidelinesContinue reading Pointing with lime mortar ~ Part 2 = Mortar

“Oh the weather outside is frightful…” …never seen so much snow, but Christmas is here at last… From Barn Conversion 2010 Have a delightful one…

Lime Pointing Tips As I near the end of my repointing opus magnum I feel a little more qualified to advise on pointing with lime mortar than on most of the subjects I blather on about on this blog. So here’s my take on all things lime mortar related – others may have differing guidelinesContinue reading Pointing with lime mortar ~ Part 1 = Tools

I have a very small amount of slate roofing to do and I was very pleased to come across a website that contains some great data-sheets on how to go about roofing with slates >> Welsh Slate.com In their own words: “Welsh//Slate based in North Wales is the worlds leading manufacturer of high quality roofingContinue reading Welsh Slate

Update on building progress during November 2010…

Pointing nearly finished but driven back inside by the inclement weather…

I visited the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) again recently and I wanted to share the impression it made on me as I came away a little bit disappointed. From Travel I first visited CAT back in 2006 before I had ventured very far into the world of construction or conversion. I was still brightContinue reading Visit to the Centre for Alternative Technology November 2010

Last Friday the 26th November it snowed like mad – 3 or 4 inches fell in just over an hour. Took me an hour and a half to complete a 7 mile journey and I gave a lift in the car to two separate groups of snow-bound refugees. Needless to say I didn’t get muchContinue reading Been Caught Snowing…