Site visit 19 Jan 2012

Mid January and blue skies. We've been very lucky with the weather.

New welsh bangor blue slates have arrived and tilers are sorting them into various thicknesses.

We have set up a time delay camera, so with luck we can see the roof going on at our next site visit -

Below, one year previous -

Kitchen window looking better. Has new reinforced lintels and reclaimed sandstone cill. All cills came from a Fermanagh based salvage yard. -

Lounge getting ready for floor joist to go in. I was shown an example of the stop chamfer I requested on the lower exposed edges -

End room for storage / craftwork 

Nice views of Fermanagh and Donegal -

Bathroom gets a few walls -

Boot room -

Old Farmhouse with rebuilt byre  to right -

Wood shed -

 New opening from old farmhouse to rebuilt byre -

Upstairs bedrom 2

View down to lounge prior to joists going in -

Moving along very well.

Site vist Xmas 2011

Roofing timbers and felt are on the main farmhouse roof. The gable walls have been rebuilt and chimney linners inserted.

View from kitchen before first floor goes in -

Top hallway window on main house -

Front entrance from inside -

Front entrance from outside -

Living room window -

Kitchen fireplace -

The kitchen -

The living room -

Living room fireplace -

 The downstairs bathroom  -

Finally, we stop off at Cross Keys pub in Toome for some inspiration 

Site visit early December 2011

Left camera behind!

Foundations are in!

Building really is back to bare bones.