With the builders coming round to quote for the repairs to the outside of the house it’s time to start removing one of the old building so they can get access to the wall, we could of course leave them to do this but it’ll be two days work at €250 per day so I thought I’d do it.

Now we already know that a lot of the old mortar here has aged very badly and part of the renovation is to re-mortar and point everything to strengthen the house and give it a nicer finish but little did I know just how bad some places were. The above video shows just how easy the stones come apart from each other as the lime mortar is now just powder.

Don’t worry these stunning stones aren’t going to waste, we be rebuilding the outbuilding using new materials & bonding however the stones are going to be placed on the outside of the new structure so it keeps the original look.

Update 1 : Gallery now online HERE
Update 2 : Video update below