My Barn Conversion

Lime Pointing Tips Here’s my take on how to go about pointing with a lime based mortar – others may have differing guidelines – this is very much my take. This post is this third in the series. In the first instalment, I covered the tools of the (pointing) trade. The second instalment was aboutContinue reading Pointing with lime mortar ~ Part 3 = Technique

On the forum, farmer lydia asked about ventilation / arrow slits: From Barn Conversion 2011 My partner thought the windows would go on the inside, with a wooden frame to match the rest of the windows but I like the idea of glazing them on the outside and having a deep window ledge. So IContinue reading Ventilation slits – detail

Update on building progress during January 2011…

Snow, snow, snow…

Something I’m grateful to the planners for is the internal flue from the stove. If I’d had an option, without thinking, I’d probably have placed it outside running up the wall externally and in doing so lost an awful lot of heat. Instead, as required by the planners (my plans didn’t show where the flueContinue reading Internal flue

The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is a piece of certification that has come along since I’ve started this project and is now a compulsory piece of paper required by building control as a part of the completion process. The requirement for an EPC came into effect from the 6th of April 2008, with the implementationContinue reading Energy Performance Certificate – EPC

Given the problems I’d had with the signal from the TV aerial I thought I’d look into satellite TV. There was no way I was going to pay and any escape from the clutches of Sky seemed to be liberating. With the promise of more HD channels than Freeview, Freesat looked to be the wayContinue reading Installing Freesat – Starter for 10

Suffice to say the garden is a bit of a bomb site…but it’s getting better…

TRF and I went for a walk in the woods on Sunday. It’s been a while since I’ve been there, except to dump ashes from the fire. From Barn Conversion 2011 TRF told me that the brambles have been placed there by dragons – must be to keep us away… There is plenty of growthContinue reading A walk in the woods…