Week starting 19th January - waiting for the storm

A week of heavy rain and anticipation. A storm scheduled for Saturday was flagged as a 'red warning' and word of a hurricane spread. Consequently half of the working week was lost to either torrential rain or preparing for the high winds!

Some progress was made - the doors and windows all need a rebate cutting into them so that eventually the shutters can fit back flush into the window. This required precision cutting with a stone saw and as it turned out an incredible amount of dust!

The wall behind the fireplace was raised and the peaks of blockwork raised ready to take the first of the roof timbers.

The roof timbers arrived in the middle of a torrent on Thursday.