Writing this post tonight about how my dad has finished plastering the main room i was flicking through photos looking for old examples when i actually got a shock on how much we’d achieved. It’s strange that sometimes you can be too close to something and photo’s are a great visual record and seeing them I wanted yo not only to share the successes with you but also to make myself realise that things ARE indeed moving forward.

Below is a prime example of how working on projects ARE making a difference. This was the 3 days that it took me to remove the 1st half of the old outbuilding.

Progress

In the year we’ve actually had the keys to the house here’s what we’ve achieved (underlined text is a link to the blog post) :

• All primary utilities on (water / electric etc etc )
• Plumbing & leaks repaired.
• Wood cladding, foam walling & old render removed from inside walls.
• Old bathroom removed & replaced with working toilet, basin & shower .
• Old kitchen removed & replaced with a natural gas driven hob, new sink & cabinets fitted.
• Chimney cleaned & old stove cleaned up and bought back into good working order.
• Shutters on the front of the house replaced.
• Shutters on the Grange made and secured.
• 2nd bedroom demolished and made into one big bedroom.
• Roof removed from out house and building secured.
• Outhouse ultimately taken down in prep for rebuilding.
• New electrics installed into the walls & CAT5 data cable fitted for the 1st time.
• Telephone & (more importantly) ADSL connected.