So they levelled the floor with sand and started on our new wall. The wall will support the 2 new beams and separate the living space from the hallway. That row of blocks is still below floor height.
Then goes on the lovely base layer of concrete over the membrane that will keep this place water tight.
Then up goes the wall.
On the right hand side you can see our inset fire ready to go in. We had to have it dropped off early so we could get it through the garage door before it became a window!
So the wall goes up creating our extra wide opening to the living room. The small existing window on the right of this image comes out and is boarded up ready for the door. A new board is also put up to cover where the garage door has come out.
The supporting steels go in and are propped so that the pad stones can be put in under them. This is about the time I started getting really excited as the proportions of the room make themselves evident.
The builders finish the window opening and clear out. Then they lay the new screed, which we had to refrain from walking on for 2 days (much harder than you think when you cant see the whole room from the door you can get to).
Its a shame I got too keen and left a footprint in it ....
So we have a floor. And next we have a Window.
We used the bricks from the doorway opening that we created to fill under the new window with matching stones. And we used the same local glazier who made the windows for the kitchen (left) so that the windows match.
So as promised. A window and some Screed.
Have a great weekend. Next week I'll tell you all about how we reclaimed the original floor boards from the Granary loft above to give ourselves a living room floor and you can all take a look at our new living room with some great before and after shots - because we all love those!!
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